Quicky thoughts on back to school

So, I just posted a bunch of drafts in a row. I think should just post stuff instead of setting it aside and waiting to perfect it at some later date.

Back to school is a bit hectic right now. I need a new plan for this year. I have struggled for years to get and stay organized. Getting organized comes easily; staying organized is the struggle.

These are my goals for this year:

• Create a dedicated work area for the kids.
• Create a schedule that isn't too ambitious (the overly-ambitious part is always what gets me).
• Meet regularly with teachers and the principal -- just to talk, just to keep lines of communication open. Last year, lack of communication was just this side of catastrophic. The school would try to contact me when I wasn't available. Then I would call back, and the game of phone tag would ensue. I want to schedule regular and predictable times that we can meet, even if they are only once a month.
• Send snacks to school for the kids. 
• Get ready WITH the kids instead of before they do.I think that being ready and trying to get a jump on the day has been an issue because they are missing two things, my leadership and my example. While I'm downstairs making breakfast or tossing another load of laundry in the machine, I can't trust that they are actually getting ready. I know the brush their teeth and hair and that they change their clothes, but I don't know if they are brushing well enough or if their clothes are clean. I can do the laundry or whatever before they get up, and get myself ready when they are getting ready, so I can watch over them better.
• Set a shower schedule. This way, I don't always have to say, "did you take a shower yesterday?" They take turns and the babies get showers every other day. But writing things down helps everyone.
• Make menus weekly.