I honestly do NOT believe for one minute that I was born organized. No way! I believe however, that my mom provoked that organizational bone in my body to be more active. She is after all a very organized person. Everything is in its place and she knows where that is. She plans things out ahead of time, when my dad will allow and she has her act together.
Now, as a child I was not organized. In fact, I verged further to the side of “messy”. I had a messy room, messy closet, messy bathroom, you get the picture. My mom was constantly having to tell me to put things away, clean my room, etc. To which I often rebelled and stuffed it under my bed or in that oh so messy closet of mine, which of course resulted in the doors bulging and mom knowing that I didn’t do what I was told.
Over the years though, someway somehow my mom’s organizational skills rubbed off on me. After I married and moved out of the house was when I began to discover this fact. I began to organize my kitchen cabinets, my desk, my linen closet. I liked having things “just so” and it became a fun hobby for me to enjoy.
What things are you influencing in your daughter? Do you think you’re not making a difference, think again, there is still hope which you may not see for years to come.
There are lots of ways to connect with your daughter. Did you ever think blogging could be one of those ways? Blogs are truly HOT right now from mom blogs to niche blogs, from cooking blogs to review blogs they are all over the place and you can truly find one on virtually any topic.
Choices, choices, choices, as moms our lives are full of choices. Our daughter’s lives are full of them as well, and it is important that you help her to make wise choices even in the little things like choosing her after school activities. What happens after school is equally as important as what takes place during the school day. It’s important that you and your daughter choose the right after school activities. Obviously as the parent, you’ll be the one making the final decisions. However if you can include your daughter in the process, you’ll have better buy-in.
There are many things in our lives that we pass on to others. You may have traditions in your family that are passed down from generation to generation. How you celebrate certain holidays, the way that you allow the birthday boy or girl to choose what’s for dinner on their birthday, celebrating all the birthdays in a given month together as a family, whatever the case may be.
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