Chalkboards don’t have to be rectangular and ugly, it can be as ornate and beautiful as a mirror, like this scalloped design. This is the perfect thing to put in the kitchen for reminders or for practicing words and spelling. I need all the reminders I can get, this morning I forgot I had a doctor’s appointment for my daughter and I sent her to school only to realize minutes later about the appointment so I rushed back in the school and checked her out. I got a lot of chuckles and head shakes from the other parents. There are days when I feel like I am totally losing it and cannot keep up this juggling act of parenting and working full time, so any little bit helps whether it is a reminder or extra organizational devices. Bella Scalloped Round Chalkboard by Charn & Company for $170, comes in shabby pink, cream, and white.