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[quote=Anonymous]My hacks:
-Each family member uses only 1 color bath towel & wash cloth (DH-gray, me-white, DS-dark blue, DD-light blue) so we don’t have to wash towels/washcloths as often (I wash them once per week whereas they’d otherwise get washed after each use)
-Same w cups ^^ we have colored plastic cups and each family member sticks to 1 color so they can use the same water cup all day long (if the cup is used for other beverages besides water we wash it, but if it’s only used for water which is often the case as we’re all big water drinkers it gets reused all day)
-We have a “shoe station” by the door and shoes are always taken off there as soon as we come in and kept there til we go back out. This makes it a) easy to find shoes when we’re leaving and b) cleaner floors in our house
-each kid has 2 water bottles. 1 always stays in the car and 1 stays in their backpack/school bag so we’re never looking for them. We’re big on hydration! Haha. I also always keep some non perishable snacks in the car to help prevent meltdowns and/or allow impromptu outings for which I’d normally stop to pack a snack. 
-we also always keep a picnic blanket and/or beach towels and sunscreen/sun hats in the car in the warmer months so we are always ready to go to the park 
-we have a organizer thing that hangs on the back of our hall closet door where all school papers, kid art that comes home from school, and mail that needs sorting go. My DH or I go thru all the papers each week and deal w, hang up or recycle it as needed
-we set out cereal boxes the night before so kids can get their own breakfast in the morning. Breakfast is always simple on school days. 
-my kids’ socks are all identical so when they get lost they can just be paired w any other sock in the drawer. 
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