Tips for getting organized?

Thanks for all the tips! It's all helpful stuff. I've been thinking about getting a rolling backpack to save my back though I may wait until school starts to see how much stuff we actually need to lug around on a daily basis. Do you all use them?

I have a rolling book bag that I absolutely love - I am ok with being a NS nerd!! I am in a class of 40 and I would say about 1/3 of the students use them. Those of us that do are over-preparers, we like to have anything that we could possibly need with us. Those that don't use them think that we are crazy but come to us often when they don't have something they need. :)

A word of warning though, when us rollers are coming down the hall, lookout because we are not necessarily the best drivers! We have a history of accidentally damaging the corners of walls and have a lot of near misses with tripping each other! Lol

What brand of rolling Backpack do you have ?

I am planning in getting one, and have just sarted to look.

I saw one at Target over the weekend for $ 80.00 and have heard good

things about the LL bean one.

There are so many gadgets to try, and it would be easy to over do it.

I'm also working on my study area this week, and plan on a BIG Dry-Erase,

and lots of shelves. the rest is a surprise waiting for me at Staples.

My rolling book bag is an Ativa Mobil It. I purchased it at Office Depot (link below). It is fairly large, opens from the top and is extremely easy to keep everything organized. It is an investment but well worth it. Many of my classmates have stated that they are upgrading to my bag because of its size and convenience. Originally I had purchased a smaller one but I couldn't even fit 1 class worth of books in it.

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/410598/Ativa-Mobil-IT-Ultimate-Carry-On/

I just bought this one in navy, it is very sturdy, has lots of pockets and padded laptop storage(up to 17") and HUGE. I will most likely never wear it on my

back, it is too large!

http://www.luggageguru.com/product.asp?cur=USD&cam=google_luggage_guru&sid=4671&gid=4767&pid=5303&prdCls=G&shopBy=Category

I just bought this one in navy, it is very sturdy, has lots of pockets and padded laptop storage(up to 17") and HUGE. I will most likely never wear it on my

back, it is too large!

http://www.luggageguru.com/product.asp?cur=USD&cam=google_luggage_guru&sid=4671&gid=4767&pid=5303&prdCls=G&shopBy=Category

I wonder why they call that a backpack?! It's really just a small suitcase :)