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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

space "M" is for the million things she gave me,
space "O" means only that she's growing old,
space "T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
space "H" is for her heart of purest gold;
space "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
space "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.

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