Set your alarm a little earlier
School season is around the corner, which means you’ll have to wake up earlier than you do now. Start setting your alarm a little earlier each week. Instead of waking up at noon, try to wake up an hour before. And so on. By doing this you’ll get used to waking up early again and it won’t be bad the first day of class.Get organized
This includes, cleaning and organizing your room, deleting old computer files, shopping for textbooks + school supplies and more.Write down goals for the semester
Write them down and try to achieve them during the semester. Those goals don’t have to be school related, but just things you want to achieve. For example; get good grades, meet new people, join some clubs and other goals you might have. I always try to write down my goals to keep myself on track. This is something I started doing ever since I started college and launched my blog. I separate them by monthly and weekly goals to make it easier to achieve. And I should probably write another post getting more in depth about this. But I can’t stress enough how important it is to do this!Make a list of things to do before school starts
Just write down the things you want to do and try to do them. By writing them down you’ll get organized and you won’t have an excuse to forget them anymore. Â You should also check out my Last Minute Summer Bucket-List.Take a look at your textbooks
I know what you’re thinking. Why should you look through your textbooks if school hasn’t begun yet? Well, it is better to go to a class and have an idea of the school material you’ll be using and of the things you’ll be learning about throughout the year, than showing up to class without no clue about anything. It’s something my dad always told me to do, even though I almost never did. It was helpful while in high school, but not so much in college.Get school supplies
My favorite part of going back to school, has always been buying school supplies. But, let’s be honest, we all love this! Even though, it can be pricey sometimes. Which is why it’s really important to only buy what you need… and here are some other tips to save money on school supplies. And below are some of my must-haves for every school year.
Get a planner
Yes, you read right. Get a planner! School life can get busy, you may end up having more homework than last school year. And you’ll have more things to do if you belong to some club. You might be telling yourself, you can remember all of those events, tasks, essays, etc. Let me tell you, you won’t, you may remember some of those things, but you’ll certainly forget most of them. So, trust me, get a planner and actually use it. Do you have any other tips to get ready for school? Leave a comment below! And if you’re going to start college this fall, you may want to check out honestlyhannahblog.com or my college section here! Before going to college, I started reading Hannah’s blog and loved it! I had no idea of what college was going to be like and her blog posts really helped me!
Great tips! Love how you recommend a planner-with technology today I think planners are an overlooked tool for success! Thanks!
It’s interesting that moms also need to get ready for children’s school. Every year.
This is a really concise list. I especially love the point about a planner. I finished school 10+ years ago, but I haven’t thought to properly get and use a planner for my every day life. I end up just using my iPhone notes app or random scraps of paper!
Thank you! I love using planners, they’re life saviors.
I’m learning a new skill, and it feels like I am going back to school all over again. It’s been a long time since I have graduated from school.
I definitely need to follow your first tip and start setting the alarm earlier! We’ve been sleeping in this summer to 9 am every day. I’m normally up by 5 am. I will be so sad in September!
It is really helpful! I’ve been doing that for years! And I’ll so so sad too 😭
I love your ideas!!! I’m heading to school soon, and I definitely want to write down my goals!
First of all, I really like the font that you use for your sub-headings! So cool. And I remember that making sure I was organized physically with all of my books and agendas and everything was super important when I was in school but also that I was mentally prepared to go back. It can be tough to focus again after having fun in the summer! 🙂
Thank you! You can get it in google fonts I think. Being mentally prepared is super important as well.
It really feels like this summer has flown by! I can’t believe school is back in session. These are some great tips to help us out. Thank you!
That’s so true! Time flies , I can’t believe it either.
Yes! I love posts like this that motivate me to try and get organised. They even work when your not going back to school too! I’m starting a new job soon and could definitely use some of these tips!
I’m glad you will and I hope they help!
That are some great tips!!! I also love making lists and have an overview how much is still to do!!! Good luck with your school start 🙂
Great idea and tip. I usually have my friend as alarm clock but because he is leaving to get a job somewhere, then I’ll probably have to get one alarm clock of my own. Thanks for sharing and good luck on that 15 posts 🙂
Great post… I guess the kids need to see this for sure 😊
Great tips for kiddos heading back to school 🙂
I will print this out for my teenage daughters. They will have a big enough struggle trying to get back on a “NORMAL” sleep schedule.
I totally agree with reading through textbooks prior to class. I use to do it when I was in school. I was ahead a good bit of the time.
These are such great tips for everyone. I do agree getting ready ahead of time is a good thing to do. I always say this to my son and siblings.
Great
Wise words here. I used to look forward to going back to school but I also loved the summer holidays. I couldn’t wait to get my literature books so I could start reading! Love your blog btw