Summer is almost over (ugh), time to start thinking about your school bag situation. As tempting as it is to keep it rotting in the corner of your room until the night before school starts, we have your guide to resetting and glowing up your backpack/tote bag/school satchel.
Dump and Clean
Undoubtedly, your backpack has been through it. From English essays to Chemistry worksheets to History notes, things can get cluttered fast as assignments pile high throughout the school year. So tip that bag upside down and dump everything. Toss the trash, recycle the papers and keep anything that could be reused (like your pencil case or folder).
You might want to stop there, but take things further by giving your bag a much-deserved spa day. Take a wipe or wet rag and wipe down the insides of your bag, freeing it of all the lint, crumbs and dust it has collected throughout the year. Then, spray it with some fabric cleaner to have it smelling less like cafeteria fries and more like summer flowers.
Curate Your Essentials
Now’s the time to decide what to keep and what might need a refresh. Make a list and set aside some babysitting cash for a Target run. Grab a new planner, some journals and some sticky notes. You’ll already feel like an academic weapon before the school year has even started.
And don’t forget an emergency essentials bag. Never go to school without a few pads, some hand sani, a lip balm and maybe a mini deodorant. You’ll feel so much safer knowing you have backup just in case Aunt Flo makes an unprompted visit during fourth period.
Personalize It
You want school to feel exciting—and making your supplies feel more aesthetic will give you that extra dopamine boost. Don’t treat your backpack like an unnecessary burden. Make it your own, with charms, badges and little accessories. There are so many ways to decorate from bows to plushie clip-ons (looking at you, Labubus). You’ll feel so much more excited to enter school when your bag is something you actually want to look at.
Slip In Some Summer
The transition from summer to school can be the absolute worst, so throw in some vacay szn reminders to add some extra sunshine into the dreary school hallways. Tuck a few Polaroids from your fave summer nights, your fave sunnies from golden hour walks with your friends or a seashell keychain from a beloved beach trip.
Adding these little touches might seem small, but coming across them when searching for your pencils will make those first few days just a little brighter.
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