Are you a midlife momma who’s about to send her baby boy off to college? Is this your first time sending a child to college? Are the To Do lists and the Shopping Lists and the Packing Lists (SO MANY LISTS!!!) making you want to curl up in a ball and pretend it’s not happening?

Oh honey, I feel your heartache, your anxiety, your joy, your pride….and I also feel your sheer terror. I feel it, because I’ve been there. It’s one hell of a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Toss in an impossible number of tasks necessary to prepare for move-in day, and you’ve got a perfect storm brewing.

BUT HEAR ME ON THIS NEXT PART: You are going to be ok because I AM HERE TO RESCUE YOU!

The team at TSP includes an experienced mom of a college senior (Lori Parsons, founder of TSP), and the college senior herself (Lori’s daughter, Callie). Drawing from our own experience, we’ve curated a comprehensive list of our favorite products to meet all of your student’s needs for moving to college, whether it’s a dorm or an apartment. We’ve drawn deeply upon our own experience of what worked, what didn’t, and what we wish we would have known. Our list has you covered from packing supplies, to bedding & decor, electronics, closet organization, furniture, microwaves and everything in between. Honestly, we’ve made it so easy that all you have to do is shop from the couch (with your wine) or while sitting by the pool (with your margarita)!

Don’t forget to also use our FREE Shopping and Packing Tracker. Remember to check the dimensions of your student’s room(s) so you know how much space you have for the larger / furniture items. Lastly, familiarize yourself with items the school provides, and what they do / don’t allow (size of fridge, multi-plugs, etc.).

NEXT STEPS

Step 1: Download our FREE Shopping and Packing Tracker Tool before you start shopping. You can use this spreadsheet to fill in what you need, what you’ve ordered, what you’ve received, packed, and so on. It will help you stay organized all the way through move-in day.

Step 2: Click through the list we’ve created of our best recommendations for products you’ll likely need to make moving easier and your student will need for their first semester(s) at School. Each individual BUY link below will take you to that item’s page on Amazon (affiliate links).

If you have questions, leave a comment below or message us on social media and we’ll get back to you as fast as we can. Also, if you’ve got a “must have” idea that we haven’t included, we’d love to know what it is so we can add it to the list to help other moms and students.

Click on a category to jump to that section:

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BEDROOM ITEMS

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BATHROOM & TOILETRIES

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DESK AREA

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KITCHEN-RELATED ITEMS

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CLOSET ORGANIZATION

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FAMILY ROOM / COMMON SPACE

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LAUNDRY-RELATED ITEMS

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PERSONAL HEALTH & FIRST AID

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PERSONAL SAFETY

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DEVICES & ELECTRONICS

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CLOTHING, SHOES & ACCESSORIES

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MISCELLANEOUS (PACKING, CLEANING, TOOLS, ETC.)

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STORAGE & ORGANIZATION