Whose Glass Is It? Day 5 of 30 - Things That Make My Life Easier

I'm Jaren, a neurodivergent Mom of neurodivergent kids going back to school in my 40's. In this series, I'll be posting about things that make my life easier.

Today's particular post might sound a little silly, but it has saved me hours of cleaning, searching, hauling things back and forth, etc. If you have thirsty kids, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about: the water glass.

The answer to running out of water glasses during the day is not to buy more water glasses. I know. I've made that mistake more than once.

The answer is not even to have a designated spot on the counter for every person't water glass, because they will inevitably get displaced and end up under a teenager's bed next to the eight other water glasses they "forgot" to bring back into the kitchen.

No, the answer is to write your name on them in permanent marker. Don't worry, it comes off, so long as the glass isn't textured.

This solution does two things really well:

ONE:

It prevents everyone in the house from mindlessly grabbing an extra glass out of the cupboard because they can't remember where they put the last one (most of the time)

TWO:

Even more importantly, it keeps the users of those glasses responsible. No more "I didn't put that there!" and "It's not mine!"

It has your name on it, homie. It's yours.

Did I mention how much space in my dishwasher is saved for other things now? Or how much less time I spend hand washing?

Spend your time doing something better, like watching Heated Rivalry.

:) Jaren