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The Essential Calendar was created to help families stay organized and connected. Having a three-mon

08/28/2026

My senior came home from school the other day and promptly fell asleep on the sofa. I felt so nostalgic for his preschool days when he’d come home and take a nap. Being out in the world can be exhausting! Between early morning practice, multiple classes, navigating the personalities of schoolmates and teachers, and after school activities, high schoolers put in really long days. Felt good to have a spot for him to rest at home 💟

08/27/2026

🍂 The back-to-school transition is genuinely one of the hardest logistical stretches of the family year and you are not dramatic for finding it overwhelming. How are you actually doing right now? Drop a word or an emoji in the comments, we really do want to know!

08/26/2026

Pinning this here for every mom staring down a new school year wondering how she’s going to hold it all together. You’ve done hard seasons before. You’ll do this one too. Tag someone who needs this reminder today.

08/25/2026

“Wait, I had practice today?” 🍎 If you’ve heard some version of that in your kitchen recently, it’s not because your kid is careless, it’s because the schedule only lives in one person’s head. A calendar that only one parent checks isn’t a family system. It’s a to-do list with extra steps. We wrote about what actually helps everyone stay in the loop (including the kids!) without you having to repeat yourself fifteen times a week. Link in bio!

08/24/2026

September has a way of throwing everything at you at once. 📅 The forms, the practices, the early dismissal days nobody warned you about! It all lands in the same span of weeks and the families who make it through without dropping something are the ones who got it out of their heads and onto the wall first. Save this carousel and work through it this week. Your future self will thank you!

08/21/2026

Late to the party but had a lot to say!

08/20/2026

Solid advice, this one!

08/19/2026

🍝 There’s something about a big homemade dinner at the end of summer that feels like the perfect way to close one chapter and open another. Tonight’s agenda: chicken parm, going around the table to share the best parts of summer, and talking about what everyone is looking forward to this school year. What’s your family’s end-of-summer tradition?

08/18/2026

The chaos of back-to-school season doesn’t come from any one thing being hard. It comes from everything showing up at once with no single place to hold it all. 🍎 Our All the Things Calendar runs from mid-September through the new year covering back to school, fall activities, the holidays, and everything in between on one 18x24 sheet. Get it on your wall before school starts and go into September with a plan instead of a scramble. Order today at the link in bio!

08/17/2026

One moment you’re sending your kid to kindergarten. The next, he’s out the door to his senior year 🥹 Back-to-school season is always a big transition, but I’m feeling it extra this year! If you need a little support to stay organized this fall, save this as your reminder to get a plan on the wall before September arrives. Shop the link in bio!

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