Mother’s Day Gift Guide, You’ve Got This!
Michelle Balaun2019-04-11T17:24:48+00:00Ready for Mom's Important Day? Mother’s Day only comes once a year, so you better believe the pressure is on to show your mother just how much she means [...]
Sending a Package?
Michelle Balaun2019-04-15T10:20:07+00:00Make Sure Your Package Gets There There are many reasons that a student receives a package. Whether it is just their usual Amazon delivery, a care packa [...]
Shopping Guide for New Students
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:03:48+00:00Top 7 Categories of What They Need. Back to school-college is the second biggest consumer spending season right behind winter holiday season. Parents ex [...]
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:08:17+00:00Transforming The Space To Look Homey. Don’t be alarmed on move-in day when you walk into your student’s bare and cold dorm room. It’s amazing how quickl [...]
Computer and Phone Repair
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:18:43+00:00When Disaster Strikes! My daughters (and myself) have dropped their phones more times than I care to admit; so much so that even the insurance for acci [...]
Fix it!
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:19:01+00:00If It's Broke... Fix it and repair shops are a necessity of life! Cars, Bikes, Longboards, and Scooters oh my! At FAU, you will find all in large numbe [...]
Credit Cards for College Students
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:19:41+00:00What Every Student Should Know Recently I told my daughter to go pay something with a check. She responded by asking me if she had those somewhere. She [...]
What to Get Dad on a Limited Budget
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:24:04+00:00Don't Forget About Dear Old Dad. My sister and I are daddy’s girls but not in the way you would think. We grew up playing sports and having him as our c [...]
Game Day Attire
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T16:30:10+00:00Picture this: It is a beautiful GameDay Saturday... You and your roommates are getting ready for pregaming, there is not a cloud in the sky and the Owl [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:14:43+00:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:15:40+00:00How To Take Care Of Them During Stressful Times. Midterm and finals can be some of the biggest stressors for your student. I typically do not get to spe [...]
Grocery Stores
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:17:49+00:00Let’s Eat! Whether your student lives on campus or off, they will need groceries. Boca Raton has plenty of places to shop in this regard. For those new [...]
Retail Therapy
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:18:30+00:00A Little Shopping Helps! There is plenty of retail therapy in Boca Raton and although your student is up there for school, there is always something th [...]
Being Thrifty
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:18:55+00:00When You Need to Stay on Budget Being a college student, it can be stressful to be thrifty and stay on budget throughout the semester. There can be inte [...]
Books, Books, Books
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:38:54+00:00You Remember, Those Things With 2 Covers And A Bunch Of Pages. A lot has changed since my daughter was a student at FAU but the one thing that has not i [...]
Valentines Day Gift Guide
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:46:06+00:00Sent With Love As far back as I can remember we always celebrated Valentine’s Day; it was a tradition I grew up with and continued when I became a mom. [...]
What Not to Bring to College
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:46:59+00:00Read This Before You Shop! If you're wondering what to bring and haven’t started shopping for your incoming freshman yet, whether for things for their d [...]
Mother-Daughter Time
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:48:18+00:00Nice To Have Some Time Together. Whether you are coming down for a mother-daughter sorority weekend or just to spend time with your daughter, you will f [...]
Gameday Outfits for FAU Parents
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:57:21+00:00Show Your Team Spirit! I love going to college football games- there is nothing like game days but, TBH, I am not going to wear some of the outfits that [...]
Send a Little Halloween Love…
Michelle Balaun2019-04-12T17:59:57+00:00Have Some Halloween Fun! When my daughter left for college, I sent her a Halloween care package. It was nothing fancy; just some dollar store decoratio [...]