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Believe it or not, five months have now passed for most freshmen living in the dorms. After returning from a long winter break, many people find that their room is still very plain and not exciting. Others are extremely happy with their living environment and have fully decked out their room. Ultimately, you need to decide if you are both comfortable and happy in your room.  Don’t fret, if your dorm room still doesn’t feel like home, there is still time!

An article was recently posted about a student who added some ‘boom’ to his res hall room (see here). Whether you are entirely redesigning your room or doing some touch-ups, two things are essential: a theme and organization. Once a theme is established in your room, decorating your room will be a lot easier! By keeping things in a neat and organized fashion, you can reduce the clutter in your room and have it always looking clean. Below are some useful links that will help you to re-design your room and use your space most efficiently.

Ideas for Using Your Space Efficiently

Choose a Theme for Decoration a Dorm Room

Dorm Room Living: Unique Lighting Themes

What to Put on Dorm Walls

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For many people, 2009 was a great year and for many it was a bad year. Have you sat down and thought about how it could have been better or what you could do to make 2010 better?  Some questions to ask yourself might be: Did I work as hard in school as I should have? Did I get the grades I wanted to? Did I join some sort of organization/club? Did I make as many friends as I wanted to or put myself out there to meet new people? Did I save any money? Am I happy with what I did this year? These are just some of the many questions you can ask yourself.

Whether or not you like to set goals for yourself, it is helpful to sometimes take a look back on the past and see how you would like to see yourself progress into the future. The problem with many individuals is that they set unrealistic goals that are not practical to achieve. A great way to set goals is to use the “SMART” method. The website explains ways to achieve your goals by using the acronym Smart: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely.

Take the time to think of what you would like to do differently in 2010. Make the list as short or as long as you would like. You will find that once completing your goals, you will feel accomplished and at ease knowing exactly what you want to accomplish!