IN the interest of self preservation, and crossing my fingers to salvage at least an ounce of my sanity during this school year, I have chosen to take my brain, and put in into a physical, visual, color-coded, interactive format to better assist me in keeping up with all the crazies that live under my roof.
Any an all information anyone feels needs some “Mom attention” must be submitted in writing and then deposited into either the file slot of said child, OR attached to the white board. The white board also is for phone notes, information from my husband OR my sister, seeing I need to keep track of where they need to be and when. They don’t get file slots due to the fact they won’t be coming home with ALL sorts of papers and packets from school I’ll need to see, sign, and return to slot for them to pick up and return to school.
Each child has their own color. It is reflected in many ways, including their magnets to hold notes on white board, their own colored dry erase marker, AND their own pad of post it notes!! What are the chances that THEE 5 colors we assigned the kids would come in ONE pack of post-its. So glad. Funny enough, the color assignments came from the need to stop going thru SO many cups each day with everyone home. I found the 2 for $1 at Wal-Mart, and got each of the kids a 2-pack of cups. This color coding is already working out GREAT!! You never have to wonder what is who’s. Hey, we even got computer thumb drives in the right colors for each of the kids.
So, once important things are submitted, I am the ONLY calendar enterer person that can enter ANYTHING onto the calendar or attach it to the cork board.
I will NEVER be able to put into words how happy I am to have finally gotten this all UP and how eager I am to get it RUNNING. I don’t need to remember, I just need to LOOK as I’m passing by with a load of laundry, or off to drop someone’s stuff in their room, etc.
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