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So I totally loved the concept presented last week by the WFMW host; one bag to grab and go for swimming sounds so … serene.

I think if we had enough swimsuits and fewer activities, we could manage it. But I’m perpetually behind on laundry and life, and I so far have sent my kid to summer camp with an Uncrustables sandwich every single day this break. That’s fifteen sandwiches I’ve not made or supervised him making. But I will get the kitchen tidy (soon!) and he can then make his own …. but I digress.

One kid has swimming two, sometimes three days a week. The other has six, sometimes seven days of swimming. And depending on my working-at-home schedule, one or both of them swims later in the day for extra practice. (I have *got* to get these kids water-safe!)

Helvetica can’t deal with her own swim gear, but will imitate Wolfie. Wolfie needs … reminding. So I rolled out my sewing machine and made an addition to the name tags I’d already put on their gear. Bowties.

More accurately, I put on a hanging loop. A couple on the corners of the towels, and a couple on the insides of their swimsuits, right where the label should be. The insides are important – less likely to catch on the water slide or other unknown object.

The loops are made of simple, durable ribbon in a gender-neutral pattern; small enough to stay in the suits, but large enough for small fingers to hang up just about anywhere needed. The hooks suction to the bathtub wall, leaving no drips on the floor.

Now the hard part – ingraining the habit. Even though we’ve done “Shoes in your basket, by the front door” every day for the past two years they still need a little bit of reminding …

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