Here’s my list for D26:
- 2 twin XL sheet sets w/3 pillowcases each (kid uses 3 pillows)
- laundry basket (got one w/wheels from Walmart)
- bed shelfie (uses in room at home already, not buying this new)
- purple throw blanket
- bed shaker alarm clock (because she sleeps like the dead)
- book safe (looks like a dictionary, put passport in here)
- travel utensil set (1 knife, 1 fork, 1 spoon)
- 3-pack of iPhone charger cords
- charger cords for other stuff + USB hub thingy to charge everything in
- 2 surge protectors (lots of lightning in Tucson during monsoon season)
- 2-3 IKEA Frakta bags (also can buy knock offs from Amazon)
- shower shoes
- bathrobe (bought for cheap @ Walmart)
- Brita water filter pitcher w/6 months’ worth of filters
- 2 ea: bath towel, wash cloth, hand towel
- 3 queen sized pillows (got from IKEA)
- 1 bath mat rug thingy
- Woozoo fan
- shower caddy
- 1 container of Downy wrinkle release spray
- some desk organizer containers to hold pencils, pens & stuff
- 2 cheap over-the-door single hooks from the Daiso store
- dry erase calendar (D26’s request, D24 didn’t want one)
- dry erase board (D26 uses 1 @ home for her to do lists)
- 1 black fold-up storage ottoman (bought off Amazon)
- 1 ea: bowl, plate, cup (these are $0.50 ea at Target or Walmart)
- clothes hangers
- purple twin comforter for bed
- small tool set
- lap desk so you can easily work on computer in bed
- Command strips variety pack
- Nightcap drink cover hair scrunchie
- hyperspace 5x7 rug (D24 has 1, loves it, D26 wants 1, too)
- Moon Knight poster for wall (her favorite Marvel character)
- Command Strip broom hangers (need 6, 2 ea for each light saber to hang up)
- body pillow (got from IKEA) + 2 body pillowcases
- mattress topper & mattress cover
- Jafanda air purifier ($60 on Amazon, D26 uses in bedroom @ home, need new 1 for @ college)
- G4free UV travel umbrella ($26 on Amazon, feels 10 degrees cooler under this, works great as well in the rain, we’ve used this 1 @ Disneyland & WDW before many times, it’s awesome)
- couple of desk lamps. 1 I bought from IKEA, 1 she uses on her desk in her room @ home (it’s an R2D2 lamp)
- 2 plastic food containers, 1 needs to be big enough to hold pasta salad
- 1 sauce pan, big enough to make spaghetti or pasta salad in
- 1 frying pan. This + sauce span must be able to use w/an induction cooktop since that’s what’ll be available in the dorm
- small container of dish soap + 1 sponge for washing dishes with
- 1 kitchen towel from home
- couple of Star Wars posters
- a desk hutch (dorm desk doesn’t include one)
- 28" TV + HDMI cable. TV will double as external laptop monitor
- wireless computer keyboard + mouse
Considering, but realistically, she probably won’t use it:
- compact ironing board ($15 @ Walmart)
- clothes iron
We’ve tried clothes steamer before, but kind of hate how those things operate.
She’s also going to bring a few decorative items from her room @ home:
- “Danger! Hippos!” Jungle Cruise sign
- Genshen Impact small hanging tapestry (I’m probably spelling that wrong)
- “Eat. Sleep. Play” print (has a gaming console printed on it)
- Jungle Cruise skipper baseball cap
- couple of photos from home
- couple of WW2 mementos that her great-grandfather collected while in the south Pacific when he captain’d a merchant Marines ship during WW2.
- (not decorative) her headphones, iPad, & related charger cords