When agreeing to go away to college, you often agree to living in a smaller space. Dorm rooms and apartments can often feel crammed and small, considering the ratio of stuff to space, which certainly doesn't help considering the other stresses we as students feel.  Sure, you can try and throw out everything not deemed as utterly necessary and important, but I'm a girl who loves having clothes handy for any mood or occasion, costume pieces for randomly themed date functions, and items that I felt necessary buying at the time. (Sue me for being a gir!) Still, my small space can sometimes seem overwhelmed, even when these items are organized in various ways. Rather than decreasing the amount of stuff you own or settling for feeling crammed, I encourage you to buy another item: a mirror. Mirrors have a way of tricking the eye into creating a sense of…

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