Three Kids and a Cup: College Prep, Wellness, and Passion Projects

College Planning for Real Life

College Applications are complicated Your plan shouldn't be

Applications, essays, scholarships, FAFSA, financial aid, deadlines and college decisions—all in one organized system.

One Brand, Three Worlds

Everything starts at our kitchen table.

Three Kids and a Cup is one home for a few creative projects: college prep tools, the Just Be Well wellness line, and whatever passion project comes next.

College Prep

The College Application Planner Command Center on Amazon, plus checklists and goods that keep application season calm.

Just Be Well

A wellness line inspired by my grandfather. Simple goods for slowing down on purpose. Launching soon.

Passion Projects

The creative corner. Experiments, seasonal drops, and whatever idea shows up next.

College Prep

Applications are complicated.
Your planner is not.

The Command Center keeps every deadline, essay, recommendation, and form in one place, built for students and the parents cheering them on.

The College Application Planner Command Center book cover
On Amazon Now

The College Application Planner
Command Center.

College research tools, application and essay trackers, scholarship and FAFSA worksheets, and deadline calendars. One system, every detail, zero stress.

Plus a growing shelf of college-centered goods on Etsy.

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The Shop

Made for the
season you are in.

The Command Center planner, college prep goods, packing necessities. Small batches, packed at our kitchen table.

$12 $22
College Prep Dorm Move-In Checklist Notepad
$14.00

5.5 x 8.5 inchesRecycled paperShips in 2 to 3 business days

New The College Application Planner Command Center
$22.00

Spiral-bound, lays flat160 pages of worksheets and trackersShips in 2 to 3 business daysAlso available on Amazon

College Prep College Bound Mug
$18.00

Designed in small batchesGift wrap available at checkoutShips in 2 to 3 business days

College Prep College Bound Spiral Notebook
$12.99

College Bound Spiral Notebook | Three Kids and a Cup Big dreams. Big plans. One page at a…

College Prep Personalized Dorm Packing Bags, College Move In Bags, Dorm Room Organizer, College Packing Storage Bags
$15.00

THE COLLEGE MOVE-IN BAGBig enough for the bulky stuff.Personalized so everyone knows whose is whose.Reusable. Zippered. Easy to…

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Herbal tea, an open journal, and a candle on soft linen
Coming Soon

Just Be Well. Inspired by my grandfather.

A wellness line about slowing down on purpose. Small reminders, made the way my grandfather taught me: unhurried.

Tanya Valine smiling in a sunlit forest, wearing a wide-brim hat
About Tanya

Three kids, one planner, endless coffee.

Three Kids and a Cup started the way most things do around here: three kids, a mountain of forms, and one very necessary cup of coffee.

When college application season hit our house, I built the organizer I wished existed. That project became The College Application Planner Command Center, now on Amazon, along with a growing set of college prep goods on Etsy.

My goal is simple: make the college application process feel a little less overwhelming for students and parents. From tracking deadlines to comparing schools and finding scholarships, I create practical tools to help families stay organized and enjoy the journey. Because college planning is complicated enough. Your planner shouldn't be.

Organized-ish, caffeinated, and glad you stopped by.

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Kids at home
1
Planner on Amazon
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