Post-Fourth Rush

My mom always says that after the Fourth of July, time seems to rush towards the end of summer and school starts in a flash. I think this is true mostly because there is simply so much to do before school starts that we procrastinate until the last half. We forget that on the Fourth we still have nearly two months before the end of summer. As a college student, I've put off way too many pre-school preparations. There's just so much to do!

My favorite part of the approach of the school-year is buying school supplies. I just love fresh notebooks and pens. I've actually been spreading some of my purchases throughout the summer because I decided to really invest in some larger purchases this year. For instance in May I purchased a Franklin Covey planner and on the Fourth I bought my first MacBook Air. I decided that I really wanted to start fresh since I'm starting at a new school and be the Rachel I am in my head.

This year actually makes school supplies shopping difficult because the Staples that we always used to go to a few towns over is gone now. I thought about getting my school supplies online, but it just isn't right. Plus, it would be really difficult for me to match colors without being able to see them in person. And I could go to Walmart, but they just don't have the same selection.

I color-code each of my classes with a binder, notebook,  and pen in the same color. The pen is mostly used for keeping track of the class and it's assignments in my planner. I like to reuse supplies when I can, but every year it's inevitable that I have to get some new stuff like notebooks, pens, highlighters, and white-out tape.

 I really like the Staples-brand notebooks because the covers are plastic which helps protect my notes and is super durable when they're tossed around in my backpack. I also really like the Staples-brand white-out tape. It works really well and it's super easy to use. I prefer to write in pen so it's great to fix mistakes in my planner or my notes. I'm using two different kinds of binders, which kind of drives me crazy because they don't match, but sometimes it's not worth spending money to get new ones. My favorite of the two are Avery binders. They're rubberized on the edges so they don't get frayed and their really durable plastic. Add their re-usable tab dividers and it's the perfect pair!

How do you guys get ready for the beginning of the school year?

Have a super day!