The Emergency Kit!

It's cold a dreary Monday morning. You walk along the concrete of your school, the dark clouds looming over your head like a deadly disease. You exhale cold air, your breath forming miniature mists. You have a pounding headache, as if an army of ants were crawling in your brain, too bad you didn't bring any painkillers. Your hair hangs lankly over your face and you have to keep flicking it over your shoulder- if only you brought a hair tie! As you think to yourself this day can not get any worse, a colossal boom shatters your train of thought and suddenly it's starts to pour down, instantly soaking you. You groan, cursing yourself for not being more prepared.

Sound familiar? Never have the thing you desperately need in that moment? Well, as part of my 2016 Back To School series, I bring to you the Emergency Kit, equipped with all your basic school needs!

Medical Essentials

• Band aids- If you're anything like me and super clumsy and always managing to hurt yourself, this is what you need! I've always found keeping these in my bag really handy (especially if you're late to class and are running halfway across the school!)
• Hand sanitizer- Schools are dirty as hell and if you don't want to catch any diseases, this is a good idea.
• Painkillers- I am the type of person easily prone to sudden headaches, so keeping these is a must, it's also good to have these if your friend has a headache too!
• Cough drops- Kind of like the previous ones, cough drops are good to keep in your bag, if you have a cold but you still go to school and your coughing your lungs out.
• Tissues- Again, if your sick, you'll need these big time because no one likes to listen to snotty sniffing while doing their work, it's just plain disgusting.

Beauty Essentials

• Girl stuff- (awkward coughing) Yeah not too much to explain about.
• Dental floss- not something that would come to mind first, but if you or someone else has stuff stuck in their teeth, it's comforting to know you got it sorted.
• Deodorant- these are good to keep in your bag, if you forgot to put some on before you left, before a sports class or if you just feel kind of gross. I would keep a roll on deodorant in my bag since its smaller and more discreet that the massive spray ones which are better for home. Just don't lend it to anyone!
• Lip balm- I'm the type of person who has really dry lips so keeping a lip balm comes in handy especially in the summer. I tend to have lip balm with spf 30.
• Hair ties and bobby pins- I usually have my hair out at school but if it gets too hot I'll want to tie it up and pin it back. Again, your friend may need to borrow it too, so it pays to pack at least four hair ties and a handful of pins.
• Moisturiser- It's just comforting to know, if I feel a little crusty I can whip it out and use it. I usually get like a little clear bottle (you can purchase it from any store) and pour it into it from your bigger bottle.

Also I don't wear any makeup at school but if you do, it may pay to bring some foundation, powder, concealer and oil blog wipes just to touch up as the day goes.

Extra Essentials

• Umbrella- Here in New Zealand the weather can be pretty unpredictable, so I keep and umbrella at the bottom of my bag. If you don't want to put that in your bag, you can get compacted rain jackets too.
• Headphones- Being a teenager in the twenty-first century, to have that on hand is just a given.
• Gum- I get the ones in little tubs because, I find that it just lasts longer, especially when you have friends who seem to attack you when you pull any out.
• Portable phone charger- good idea if you don't like being sad.

So that guys, is my school emergency kit! It sounds like a lot, but because it's all relatively small, it doesn't take up a lot of room. I like to keep this in my bag but if you have lockers at your school, it's a good place to keep it too! Did I forget anything? Tell me down in the comments below.

I'm over halfway in my Back To School series and I be back tomorrow with a new post! If you haven't read my previous three, be sure to check them out.

Until next time,

Hiraeth