Upside Dad Team

If you’ve coordinated a field day shirt order before, you already know the drill. You are working around a school calendar date that isn’t moving, collecting sizes from dozens of families, managing a budget that was set before anyone knew what shirts actually cost, and … Read more

My son is four, and somewhere between “will eat anything” and “will negotiate the terms of dinner like it’s a hostage situation,” he became a picky eater. Not the baby kind, where you’re worried about iron and first tastes. He has opinions now. Strong ones. … Read more

Moving into a dorm comes with a long shopping list. Bedding, storage bins, shower caddies, and power strips. You’ll probably spend hours researching products you never thought twice about before. One purchase that’s easy to overlook is a water filter pitcher. At first, it might … Read more

When searching for addiction treatment, families and individuals are often faced with a choice between a local rehabilitation center and a larger national rehab network. The biggest difference is usually not just size. Local programs may offer stronger community ties, easier family involvement, and a … Read more

If you’re thinking about trying to talk a loved one into going to rehab, you probably already know that the conversation may not go as planned. Maybe you’ve even tried to start a conversation in the past, but they haven’t responded well. It’s easy to … Read more

Ordering shirts for a mission trip sounds like one of the simpler items on your prep list. It isn’t.  By the time you factor in your group size, trip timeline, budget constraints, color visibility in unpredictable environments, and the fact that some of your travelers … Read more

This guide is written for the people actually doing the work: the volunteer coordinators, PTO parents, church event leads, nonprofit staff members, and community organizers who are managing shirt orders on top of everything else.  Whether you’re ordering fundraising shirts to sell to participants or … Read more