“We've tried to create visual systems before, but we really struggled to pull systems together that we could see all the way through and stick with.” — Jessye

You could DIY this. (Though, given the amount of work I've put into this adult kit, I'd prefer you didn't copy all my ideas.)

When we try to DIY things, we often spend so much time trying to solve the problem that by the time our glorious velcro chart is actually done, we've lost the steam required to implement it.

You may have downloaded a visual schedule on Etsy or tried to DIY your own. Maybe you got one on Amazon, or you have a big command center that you struggle to keep up with.

Mighty + Bright's visual schedules are different (that's why we get feedback like Jessye's!). Every aspect of our well-thought-out visual system is thoughtfully designed to be easy-to-implement in 15 minutes, right out of the box.

I've done all the work for you — ten years of work, in fact — coming up with the perfect system for your family.

The result is a system that might look simple, but has every single thing accounted for — including a fall-back for routine items or activities that you forgot.

After all, the last thing you want to do is spend a bunch of time DIYing something, paying to have it laminated, and then discovering you forgot something.

Plus, you can feel good that you're supporting a single mom's hard work.

We fully recognize that these charts aren't cheap. But there are several great reasons for that.

High quality with a thoughtful design

We've spent the last ten years perfecting these schedules. They're extremely tough. Made of thick, powder-coated metal and finished with a thick dry erase varnish, they're built to stand up to years of abuse and constant dry-erasing.

They're also thoughtfully designed. Every aspect of these charts — from the neutral color of the chart itself to our proprietary method of using reusable stickers — is intentional. They're strategically designed to be engaging, so they actually get used long-term. They may look simple, but that's because we've taken all the guesswork out of it for you, so you're ready to go in fifteen minutes. 

Meant to last years

Unlike a $10 chore chart from Target or a DIY from Pinterest, these are investments that are meant to last.

We're a small business

And speaking of Target, another major factor in our prices is that we are a small business. 

We don't have the buying power of Target, which means our products are more expensive for us to purchase. We also don't have the same flexibility as Amazon — we are real people. 

Sara runs the business. Brianna runs the warehouse. Katie helps with social media and managing projects. And Cherry helps source products. When you buy from Mighty + Bright, you're helping real women put food on the table every night. In fact, 50% of our operation are single moms. And we are very, very grateful.

The truth is, some things are better when they're analog, and this is one of them.

Using devices keeps the invisible invisible - so unless we remember to check the list, we don't actually solve the whole "out of sight, out of mind" problem. It doesn't give us a sense of control over our lives — it gives us a sense of being dependent on a device so we don't completely lose our minds.

We should also consider the impact of using apps. Notifications are great for things we need to be reminded of, but it's not ideal for reminding us to do things we need to do on a daily basis to take care of ourselves. Again, we aren't actually creating the neural pathways we need to learn a habit, and notifications affect our stress response.

According to Dr Sanam Hafeez, a psychologist at Columbia University, “[Notifications] send our brain into overdrive, triggering anxiety and stress, and at the very least, hypervigilance, which is meant to protect us from predators, not the phone.”

For people who struggle to stay focused, this is even more important. Routines should be more about rhythm (the order in which we do things, or the fact that we get things done at all) rather than trying to do things at a set time. When a notification interrupts us at a specified time, we may not be ready to do the thing at that time, so we dismiss the notification — and it goes back to being invisible.

And, on a less serious note, it's nice to have something that you can use for years *without* a subscription.

“We've tried to create visual systems before, but we really struggled to pull systems together that we could see all the way through and stick with.”

You may have downloaded a visual schedule on Etsy or tried to DIY your own. Maybe you got one on Amazon, or you have a big command center, but no one is referencing it.

Mighty + Bright's visual schedules are different (that's why we get feedback like Jessye's!). Every aspect of our well-thought-out visual system is thoughtfully designed. Here are a few of the problems our schedules solve:

• What items do I add to the system? It requires a lot of mental load to figure out everything that goes into a visual system, and by the time you *do* all that, you've fun out of steam. We've done all the work for you.
• We don't stay motivated to use it. We need something engaging and fun in order to stay motivated (that's why we use fun stickers, which everyone LOVES, magnets that make that satisfying "click," and fun add-ons like our Stay on Task bracelet.