Are you going away to school or moving out on your own for the first time?  Don’t forget a sewing kit.  A good basic sewing kit doesn’t need to be elaborate or anything.  It can be a purchased kit or you can put one together yourself. All you really need is some good quality thread in basic colors, black, white, navy, red and maybe gray or brown.  It’s also a good idea to have a spool of heavier thread as well, like a spool of black button hole twist or upholstery thread.  This will be helpful for that occasional cushion repair of that second hand couch your parents gave you.  Add a small pair of scissors, some straight pins and safety pins and your are ready to tackle just about any emergency repair.  If you aren’t the sewing type, don’t fret, you have everything you need when you talk some one else into doing it for you! lol!