I love the information influx from Lisa during the Back to School Blitz! 😍 It truly fills me up with inspiration and direction. But I also want to be honest—sometimes that inspiration comes with a wave of overwhelm 😅. Not because it’s too much in a bad way, but because I care so deeply and see so much potential in every area she touches. ✨ It’s taken me a few years (year four now! 🎉) to start understanding why I feel that way. When the Blitz says something simple like “Closet,” my brain doesn’t just think of mine—it thinks of every closet in the house 🧥👚👕. Every sibling. Every niece and nephew 👧👦. Suddenly, that one checklist item becomes four times as long in my head, and I find myself mentally adding dollar signs to each task 💸💸💸. This year, I tried something different 🙌. I asked ChatGPT to break the information down by gender and age group to keep the piles of mental tasks from growing out of proportion 📋🧠. That simple shift gave me space to think clearly—and actually do the work with more peace in my heart 💗🕊️. Honestly, some years it’s felt like my “Back to School Success” is simply stocking every drawer, backpack, and bin with deodorant 🧴🎒 and calling it a win! 😂 But that’s not the full story. Over time, I’ve decluttered closets (often not during the Blitz, but when life allowed 🕓), built up my Sunday Basket 🧺, and gathered supplies that have truly helped me ✏️📦. That’s the beauty of this system: if I miss it the first time, it always comes back around 🔄. Maybe it’s a random Monday in July 📆☀️, or a quieter financial month without birthdays or holidays 🎂🎄, and I find myself able to take a few extra steps forward 👣. Sometimes, all it takes is being in a different season to see what I couldn’t before 🌱🍁❄️🌸. Progress, not perfection 🛤️. Grace, not guilt 💞. This journey is personal—and God is in every step I take 🙏✨. DAY 1 – CLOTHING 👩 Adult Female • Purge clothes you didn’t wear this season • List your current sizes (bust, waist, hips, shoe) in your phone • Make a list of items you need to buy • Gather anything that needs altering • Check exercise clothes – keep 3–5 sets 👨 Adult Male • Purge clothes not worn recently • Note sizes in phone (shirt, pant, shoe, etc.) • Make shopping list: workwear, casual, undergarments • Clean out gym bag and update contents 👧 Teen Female • Try on fall/school clothes • Purge anything that doesn’t fit or wasn’t worn • Record updated sizes • List needed items (school outfits, shoes, accessories) 👦 Teen Male • Try on fall/school clothes and shoes • Purge items that don’t fit or are worn out • Add sizes to phone • List what he needs for the school year (shoes, gym clothes, etc.) ⸻ DAY 2 – COMMAND CENTER 👩 + 👨 Adults • Set up a “home base” basket for back-to-school prep (repairs, notes, shopping lists) • Gather your schedules, appointments, and to-dos • Add all key dates to Google calendar / paper planner: • Fall routines • Work deadlines • Doctor, dentist, eye appointments • Car maintenance 👧 + 👦 Teens • Collect any school checklists or forms • Add their school schedules to the family calendar • Plan transportation (bus, carpool, drop-off/pick-up times) • Set aside uniforms, picture forms, etc. in Sunday Basket® ⸻ DAY 3 – SUPPLIES 👩 Adult Female • Inventory household/stationery supplies • Replenish work-from-home or study items • Label or organize your workspace 👨 Adult Male • Check desk, office, or tech supplies (chargers, pens, notebooks) • Review electronics: cords, batteries, earphones • Upgrade router or cell plan if needed 👧 + 👦 Teens • Inventory school supply list: binders, pens, highlighters, scissors • Label school supplies • Stock up on study tools • Check earbuds, tech accessories, and chargers ⸻ DAY 4 – PERSONAL GROOMING 👩 Adult Female • Inventory and replace hygiene/makeup products • Schedule haircut, eyebrow wax, or mani/pedi • Refresh undergarments (bra, underwear, socks, shapewear) • Update over-the-counter meds and prescriptions 👨 Adult Male • Check shaving and hygiene supplies (razors, deodorant, etc.) • Replace worn undergarments, socks • Schedule haircut • Update medicines/prescriptions 👧 Teen Female • Stock basic hygiene items (deodorant, period care, hair products) • Add light makeup or grooming tools if used • Schedule or remind for haircut 👦 Teen Male • Check grooming basics (deodorant, hair gel, razor) • Restock hygiene kit for gym or school • Schedule haircut ⸻ DAY 5 – GETTING OUT THE DOOR 👩 Adult Female • Clean out purse • Restock essentials (lip balm, medicine, feminine care, snacks) • Prep backpack/workbag • Stock car (snacks, tissues, chargers, oil change?) • Finalize morning checklist: vitamins, breakfast, lunch, bag 👨 Adult Male • Clean out and organize daily/work bag • Restock car essentials (chargers, sunglasses, tools, snacks) • Add lunch prep or protein shakes to grocery list • Add any new tools or work needs 👧 + 👦 Teens • Organize backpacks • Label all gear • Clean and restock water bottles and lunch boxes • Make lunch and snack list • Practice morning routine

Posted by April Dawn Wilkerson at 2025-07-07 20:42:22 UTC