I don't think I've written about our wall calendar by the kitchen table. It's how we keep everybody informed – and BOY, do they prefer to be informed – about the weekly goings-on. Right now it's looking a little run-down and in need of a cleaning, and I think some of our color-coded white board markers are running low, but we're keeping it real here:
I bought this dry erase calendar, that's essentially a big decal sticker, four years ago. Each Sunday, Tod goes through our google calendars (which we're also really good about keeping updated) and he writes out all of our plans for the week. (And then we give him a hard time when things are hard to read, or in the wrong color, or whatever else we decide to pick on him for.) The decal actually runs from Sunday to Saturday, but as you can see I put labels on it so the week runs from Monday-Sunday that way we can look ahead at the whole week. The kids absolutely rely on it to know what to expect from the week, which as I said before, they really rely on – neither one particularly likes surprises, they like knowing what's coming up. Of course most things these days are virtual, like this week's Dems meeting and the Theater Parent meeting, as well as Reed's tutoring prep meeting. And sometimes we have to write things we intend to do (like try to straighten out Amy's clothes/closet situation) on the calendar so we don't forget them.
I think this has helped to teach the kids that writing things down (wherever it works for you – on the wall or on your phone) is the best way to keep yourself organized.
[And now I need to make a note to take some time to clean that calendar...it is a mess!]
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