Use the bathroom mirror as a dry-erase board

I've mentioned before about how we keep track of medications when the whole family gets sick, (that post has a downloadable chart to post on the inside of the medicine cabinet door). Using that chart is a lifesaver when there are many people involved, or when the flu settles in for a week.

For one child with a head cold, however, it may be overkill. For short-term, one-child medication tracking (or for scribbling down profound revelations that occur during a shower or toothbrushing time), a dry-ease marker turns the bathroom mirror into a white board.