school supplies

• On the First Night of Summer, I Printed the School Supply Lists

  

  I used to judge moms who thought about school supplies in July. Then I finished the school year as a tired-but-wired teacher mom and realized that sometimes preparing early is what helps my brain finally rest.

  Kathleen D

  July 3, 2026

  Parenting & Kids

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• The School Items That Actually Survived the Year — and What I’d Buy Again

  

  Before buying all new school supplies for September, I cleaned out what survived the year. Here are the backpacks, labels, lunch containers, folders, coats, and rainy-day bag systems I would actually buy again.

  Kathleen D

  June 17, 2026

  Parenting & Kids

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