Welcome to Mission: Manage the Mayhem

                                          a.k.a. Mom's Command Center.

 

 This is where laundry gets (sometimes) sorted, meals are planned (ish), and at least one child's activity schedule is remembered.  Think NASA, but with more juice boxes and fewer qualified astronauts. 

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With 5 children, busy seems to be an understatement.  Sports schedules, doctor appointments, therapy sessions and play dates were only a fraction of the things I have had to be strategic and extremely detail oriented about. My go to is usually a planner that I carry around in my purse everywhere I go, the problem was, I didn't carry it around the house.  So if the phone rang with the stables trying to reschedule my daughters Horseback Riding Lesson as I am stirring Spaghetti Sauce, racing to find my purse and flipping pages just didn't seem as efficient as turning around to the wall in the kitchen and glancing at the Color-Coded Command Center Calendar. 

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If you have ever envisioned a whimsical hub that keeps track of everyone's appointments, homework, missing shoes, and that one permission slip you swear you signed - this space is for you. We're talking about building a mom-powered command center that can handle the daily chaos like a pro...or at least make it look like you've got things under control (even if you are secretly Googling "how to get crayon off a turtle").  

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If you've ever found yourself like me, yelling "Who took my dry erase marker?" while trying to figure out which child has basketball and which one has a dentist appointment, then mama - you need a Mom Command Center. 

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This powerful space has been a game changer in my life and is the headquarters of my home. It doesn't have to be fancy, or require a Cricut Machine (unless that's your thing). It just needs to work for YOU - because managing a house is a full-time job and your brain deserves some backup.  

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Instead of juggling a million reminders, you can put them somewhere visible - where the whole family can see them (and maybe even read them).  You can stop digging through backpacks or scrolling texts to remember who has practice when. Even if the house is messy and someone is crying over a broken banana, at least the command center is holding it together because your brain is already running on the equivalent of 74 open browser tabs!  

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Are you ready? .... Let's Get You Setup! 

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Step 1 - Choose a Location  

Just like in Real Estate, Location is everything! You want to choose a space that is high-traffic but not high chaos. Prime Real Estate options in your house could be the kitchen wall, the corner of the mudroom or anywhere you pass at least 100 times a day.  

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Step 2 - What to Add

Family Calendar - one place to track who is supposed to be where and when. 

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Meal Planner - because "what's for dinner will haunt you in your sleep" 

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Chore Chart - a visual reminder for your children to "help" or at least pretend to. 

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In/Out Tray or Folder System - permission slips, forms to be filled out, and bills to actually be handled.

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Grocery / To-Do List - running low on milk?  Someone should write that down, in case you didn't know your name is also "Someone".  The children usually go by "not mines" and "it wasn't me". 

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** and if you want to add a little "razzle dazzle" you can add a space for daily affirmations and reminder notes. 

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Step 3 - Keep it Simple

What is most important is that it works for you and your family. It can be straight up functional or cute and crafty. 

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Step 4 - You're the CEO Not the Secretary 

Remember: This isn't just a bulletin board - it's your battle station. You're not just managing a home, you are coordinating an entire ecosystem of people, pets, and a fridge that's somehow always empty. Give yourself some grace.  If the house didn't burn down today, you're already crushing it.  You rock! 

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Now grab those sticky notes and push pins, take that corner by the fridge, and build the Command Center you will thank me for later. 

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