I see all these awesome picks of family command centers on Pinterest and am inspired to do the same.
The only problem is their calendars are tiny, at least for my family.
Between the calendars for 2 schools, the library, family birthdays and events, plus whatever classes we’ve managed to enroll the kids into – there is JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE to enter them all into the calendar.
So I searched, and searched during my lunch hour at work to find something that could work, and stumbled onto… DESK CALENDARS! The size was big. The boxes per day was big. And some even had lines, 5 lines – to separate out my kids activities. Bonus – my refrigerator is the top/bottom one so the top or freezer door fit the calendar perfectly.
The first month – I used regular pens and filled out on the kitchen table.
The second month – I used a sharpie so I could write on the calendar while it was on the freezer door and not have my pen quit working on me.
The third month – I found my system. I used different color fine point sharpie pens so we could color code by kid.
Here’s hoping we get through the rest of the school year.
About Us
We have five children including 2 sets of twins. Currently ages 7,7,5,2,2. That’s 2 fraternal twin girls, a single boy, followed by 2 identical twin girls. Life After 5 – kids that is, has definitely changed.