Tip 3: School Essentials (BTS series)

Happy Tuesday everybody! I hope you had a fantastic day... even though it was yet another day of school.

Before I list my essentials, I just wanted to acknowledge the fact that just a few days ago a rather large earthquake struck Northern California. It measured at a 6.0, which was the biggest quake since the infamous Loma Prieta quake of 1989. My heart goes out to anyone who was hurt or who lost something because of this natural disaster, and I hope that life will just return back to normal. If anyone reading this was affected or knows someone who was affected by the quake, I just want to let you know that if you need to talk, both Ana and I are here (well not literally but you know what I mean).

Onto a more exciting note, here is our third tip and third installment in our back-to-school series, school essentials!

✎ Supplies

• Binders:

I like to have one binder per class because it keeps me more organized. Also, on the nights when I don't have homework or studying for, say, Spanish, I don't have to lug home my Spanish binder because I also keep my English stuff in there.

• Homework folder:

My mom actually came up with this, but it's 100% genius! Instead of carrying every single binder back and forth every day for that one homework worksheet, I simply carry a folder to every class and slip homework into it. That way, when it's time to go home, all I'm carrying is a folder and a textbook. Like I said, pure genius!

• Lots of loose leaf paper:

I actually prefer notebooks, but my teachers hate notebooks, so I always have tons of loose leaf paper for taking notes (and the occasional doodling).

• Writing utensils:

Pencils, pens, highlighters, pencil lead, erasers, etc. Better to have extra and not need it than be the awkward person asking the teacher for a pen.

• Planner:

Ana mentioned this in the tip before about staying organized, but I cannot stress this enough. GET A PLANNER. It will literally save your life. 'Nuff said.

✎ Personal Care

• THAT stuff:

Ladies, you know what I mean. I'm not going to waste time embarrassing myself telling you to bring the obvious. Even if you don't need it, you'll thank me later. 

• Gum or mints:

Gum is literally life, but not all schools allow gum. Mints come in so many flavors, just like gum. This is perfect for that day that you accidentally eat onions at lunch, not remembering that the cute guy you've been staring at for weeks sits right next to you.

• Makeup and hair accessories:

I actually don't bring any makeup to school because I don't wear enough that it would need to be reapplied, but don't be afraid to bring touch-up makeup if you need or want to. Also, I like to store hair ties and headbands in my locker for gym or if I just get annoyed with my hair. It's also a good idea to carry a hairbrush of some sort so you can always just brush your hair out and throw it up in a high pony when necessary.

✎ Miscellaneous

• Phone / iPod:

I don't know about all schools, but I know that some schools allow you to listen to music and use your phone whenever you aren't in class, which comes in handy when you're like me and have pretty much no friends.

• Earbuds:

Just read above ;)

• Food:

And tons of it. A lot of people refuse to eat lunch, but that's just stupid in my opinion. You need to eat no matter what, so bring food. Done, end of story.

• Money:

I like to keep like 7 bucks in my backpack in case I need to buy food or take the bus or something like that. Emergency money is also good to have when you go to Starbucks and for some reason your gift card isn't working (don't laugh - that literally happened to me on Friday).

So that's all I have for you guys today, sorry about it being late (I know, I know, AGAIN) but y'all know how life is. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@twotimeslife) for updates and sneak peaks!

Also, has anyone else read Looking For Alaska? I just finished reading it and omg talk about major crying fest (sorry I just felt this was necessary haha). 

Look out for a new blog post on Friday… let’s see what Ana’s been up to!

Love ya lots ♥︎

xoxo

- ash