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my team and I never named the fish in our tank! We’re ready to correct that right now. Will you help us choose a name for our new baby fish? We’re taking suggestions for fabulous fish names through Sept. 1, 2020. Just email us at ashley@tillmansmiles.com to put your favorite name (or names) in the hat. We will announce the winning name and the creator of the name for our baby sickle fish at the beginning of September on our Facebook page. Go for the Grill While you’re at it, don’t forget to enter our Big Green Egg giveaway if you haven’t yet. There are three easy ways to enter our drawing for the grill:
1. Make a referral. For every friend who makes an appointment and gives us your name, you’ll get 10 entries.
Yesenia and family on vacation, and it’s baby J’s first trip!
2. Leave a review. For every review you write on Google, Facebook, or Yelp, you’ll get three entries. Please use your real name in order to be counted.
I am following in my staff’s footsteps and heading to San Antonio this month for some much-needed relaxation. It’s difficult to step back when things are tough, but sometimes it’s necessary for our mental health. I hope you’re making time to take care of yourself right now, too! I’m looking forward to seeing you when I get back.
3. Visit our office. Every time you come in before Wednesday, Sept. 30, you’ll get one entry.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, we’ll draw a winner and announce the results on our Facebook page. You can follow us there at Facebook.com/ DavidTillmanDDS for updates. Hopefully, these two contests will bring a bit of fun into your summer.
—David Tillman
Turn Your Entryway Into a Command Center Head Back to School Stress-Free
they needed towalk out the door each morning? Believe it or not, it’s possible! And it all starts with turning your home’s entryway into an organized command center. Get hooked on coat racks. Building an entryway command center starts with coat racks. You should have enough hooks for every member of your family to hang their jackets, backpacks, and purses. It’s also good to have some extra hooks just in case. Get your family in the habit of hanging their belongings in the entryway rather than trailing them through the house. Create a clever shoe solution. Keeping your shoes by the door ensures that on busy mornings, the left shoe isn’t in the bedroomwhile the right shoe somehow ended up in the playroom. However, shoes can quickly pile up into a mess of their own. If there’s space in your entryway, cubbies or labeled storage bins are a great solution to make sure each kid has a designated spot for
their shoes. If you don’t have storage space by the door, a wall-mounted coat rack is a great workaround. Install the rack close to the floor and have your kids hang their shoes on the hooks when they come in. To your battle stations, everyone! Make sure each member of your family has a designated spot to put their belongings in the command center, including you. Sure, you might not have homework to keep track of, but what about your keys? Your parent battle station can include a bowl for keys, a tray for newmail, and a calendar to help you monitor your weekly schedule at a glance. Organizing your entryway won’t magically make school mornings stress-free unless you consistently utilize the system. Kids will need to build the habits of leaving their shoes by the door and returning their backpacks to the hooks after they do their homework. So stick to the plan, be patient, and take it one day at a time.
“Has anyone seen my backpack?”
“Dad, did you sign my permission slip?”
“Mom, I can’t find my shoes!”
This is the household anthemheard on school mornings across the United States — a chaotic rush of tracking down shoes, throwing together lunches, and racing to the bus stop. What if there were a stress-free way tomake sure everyone in your family had everything
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