simple color-coded schedule with BIC Atlantis® pens + a giveaway!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of BIC®. All opinions are 100% mine.

as i get back into the swing of our school routine, i've hit a few organization obstacles. mainly in the school schedule department. lucky me, this school year i have 3 different drop-off times and 3 different pick-up times to coordinate...more importantly, to remember!

not to mention everything else i'm juggling - the blog, daily errands/chores, home projects, and more.

my new home calendar is my go-to spot to keep track of it all. i set it up just a few weeks ago, but it was already beginning to look like a jumbled mess...

even with the few supplies i had stowed away inside, it was still painful on my eyes to open that calendar each day...

when BIC® reached out to me to sample a few of their BIC Atlantis® pens, i jumped at the opportunity because i knew these colors would be great for an easy color-coded back-to-school schedule....

BIC Back-to-School

to create a simple, color-coded school / home schedule, i chose a pen color for each person. then i created a key on a post-it note and stuck it inside my home management binder...where i keep our daily schedule...

then i added school times and other chores to the calendar for each person using their designated color...

i added a few personal appointments as well. like that court date regarding my summer speeding ticket...ah-hem....

when the schedule was updated in color, i popped my pens into the zippered pouch...

now they are always right there when i need them.

another great use for these pens? writing on school snack bags in the morning...

the boy's new school has a "snack recess". they need to bring snack in a bag separate from their lunch. we learned our lesson quickly within the first few days of school - if you pack snack in the lunchbag, they will eat their entire lunch at 10am. only to be starving for the next 5 hours. we're now packing a separate snack bag and i'm using the BIC Atlantis® pens to remind them to eat only this snack during snacktime. i can write them a little note too!

i'm currently setting up a mini-homework station in the kitchen (sharing soon!), so these pens fit perfectly on the counter where we can easily access them....

i love these pens so much that i grabbed a special package for one lucky reader! yes, me...i purchased them to share with you!....

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