What do I Wear?!?

I'm not going to lie, being a parent has made me feel ...(wait for it)... Like I have multiple personalities! Yeah, you were waiting for me to say magical or give you some sappy answer, but really I'm just crazy. I feel like the biggest issue facing parents today is the struggle between expectations and reality. I would love to be one of those "on top of it" moms with the perfect Pinterest crafts and matching snacks, but I have an actual, real life to live, so those Pinterest worthy projects have to actually be worth my time. For it to be worth my time, it needs to give back... And by that, I mean I want it to make something easier for me!

Now, I didn't actually find this on Pinterest, but it definitely gave me the inspiration while pursuing through more creative people's ideas! This "what do I wear" chart was a straight blessing during the school year and has completely taken the arguing out of getting ready in the morning, so it definitely classifies under the "worth my time" category. 

Every Sunday, I write down the weekly forecast with temperature and whatever weather icon is on my iPhone on our family's Week Calendar. This calendar is located right in the hub of our home so it's easily accessible to my husband and I, as well as the little guy. Every morning, J can take a quick look at the calendar to see what the temperature is going to be and look to see if it's going to be sunny, cloudy, raining or snowing. With information acquired, he can go to his closet and check out this handy-dandy little chart I made!

As you can see from the picture, it's just a table from a word document, nothing too fancy. J just has to see where the temperature is and then it clearly lists what articles of clothing he can wear. For example, if it's 71* out, he finds the 70 on his chart and looks down the line-- okay,t-shirt, shorts, and I need to have a sweater. In his closet I keep a couple of pre-made outfits so he can just grab and go, but most of the time it's really up to his choosing what shirt or pants he wears because I know he will still be dressed appropriately for the weather.

Now, the chart is not perfect. There are still mornings where I give him some additional instruction because let's face it, I live in Colorado and the weather is crazier then I am, but most days it's an awesome foundation to build off of.

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Happy Monday!

~C