Is it just Matt and I, or do all of the family units out there wrestle with communicating time-sensitive info to another party in their family, especially early in the morning, such as, "Please take out the garbage when you get up. I'd do it now, but the damned neighbors dog will knock down the can between now and when it's picked up." or "Can you switch over the laundry, please?"

Sticky notes on the forehead end up lost more often than not, and my dear Matty has so many messages to himself on his computer monitor that mine would get lost. The fridge is filled with coupons and photos and I can never be guaranteed he'll go there first anyhow.

So what I've been doing lately is writing messages to him on our bathroom mirror. He has to go in there first thing ... and you inevitably look in the mirror. A couple of Christmases ago, my mom left some Crayola Window FX markers in my stocking and I'd played with them, but as I was cleaning up a few months ago, I found them and wondered what can I do with them. Then it dawned on me ... So now they rest in the mug with our toothbrushes, and I can grab one to write a sweet or instructive message to Matty whenever I choose and him to me. It works nicely, especially since they wipe off very easily.