10 Nice Things to Do for Mother's Day
Mother's Day is your chance to say "Thank You" to
your number one fan in life - your Mother! Whether she is near or far,
your mother or a motherly influence, is someone in your life who carries
you in her heart and thinks the world of you.
So how do you show appreciation? As a child you probably served her
breakfast in bed, gathered for lunch as a family, and picked her flowers
-- right out of her prize garden (or the neighbors), right?
But as time passes you have to find something new to do or say.
FEATURE ARTICLE: "10 Nice Things TO DO for Mother's Day"
1- Plan a meal for mom as either a brunch or a nice dinner you
cook or go out. It's always nice for her to be free from cooking and cleanup on this
special day of the year.
2- Get a card that expresses your thoughts. Handwrite a note,
too.
3- "Shower her with Flowers" to bring a smile to her face.
4- Cleanup the kitchen without being asked.
5- Buy her new dish towels, spatulas, and dishcloths in her
favorite
color.
6- Make her bed and cleanup the house.
7- Clean your room/house and serve her on your best
dishes.
8- Play her favorite music and pull out the family pictures to
reminisce.
9- Offer to change the oil, service her car, or do something from
her "TO DO" list.
10- Write a list of "10 Wonderful Memories I Have of
Growing Up" to share with her.
TODAY'S QUICK TIP:
Families who have kids that turn out "right" eat at
least 5 of their 21 meals together as a family each week. Plan to sit down and eat as many meals
together on the weekends as you can.
REMEMBER: "A simple menu, laughter and love are all ingredients
you need for a memorable meal." -- Ann Matturro, writer
"The Organizing Pro,"
Marcia Ramsland
www.OrganizingPro.com
- "The Place to Go to Simplify
Your Everyday Life!"
My Mother and Our Story
A couple weeks ago I flew in Florida to see my mother where she
had recently moved to a smaller place. She is 87 years old the last of my
older living relatives. In her retirement home she now shares a room with a roommate,
and has a chair, a
closet and a nightstand. I wondered if she was happy in this smaller
arrangement, or would she be mad at me about the change?
I didn't need to fear... Mom was absolutely delighted to see me. She
perked up for the five days I was there, started to eat well, and became
alert. Daily my brother in Minnesota and I call her everyday
right before she has dinner. We are her lifeline to "family, memories,
and emotional support" from afar.
But What Can I Do for Mom?
As I looked around and thought of how life had changed for her - all
her beautiful china cabinet possessions gone, photo books dispersed to
family, and suitcases packed away for good - I noticed her drawers and
closet. Her slacks hung neatly in the closet, but her blouses and tops
were rumpled and stuffed into the top dresser drawer. What? How could I
as a Professional Organizer let my mother live like this?
As she napped I gave her the "Royal Organizing Treatment"* and took
everything out, folded and hung matched tops on the slacks hangers, and
took out someone else's clothes that had found their way into her
drawers. Putting her favorite clothes together was a gift I gave her,
just like she gave me as a child. How many laundry loads had she done
for me? It was now my time to take care of her. It only took doing three
steps: her closet, her drawers, and her paperwork and shelf items. (See
Chapter 7* of Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay that Way.)
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the million
things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell
"MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.
Howard Johnson (c. 1915) |
Treat your Mom (or a motherly
influence or a younger Mother in your life) special on Mother's
Day! Is it time to tell her the words she always wanted
to hear - "Mom, I got organized and my house no longer looks like
it did when I was a teenager and you closed my door?"
Share a good memories together.
Good changes can happen every day. |
