Busy, busy bees

by amanda on 02/23/09 at 10:47 pm

Today I have watched one of my children throw up and the other one cough all night. I taught 5th graders how to create research outlines and how not to kick each other under the desks. I made supper and organized my thoughts for our club’s board meeting tomorrow night. I paid bills and balanced checkbooks. I chose outfits for tomorrow and read storybooks to sleepy boys. Somewhere in there I found my husband, gave him a kiss and thanked him for helping me through my day. As I sit blogging to you, ignoring the perpetual To-dos, I am reminded to focus on what good I have accomplished today and hope that I will forgive myself for not accomplishing all that needs to be done. Like…my dogs are really hungry, having not yet been fed. Poor things, they were once the center of my universe.

I am so pleased that our local club of Juniors has a high level of motivation and self-direction. I am consistently inspired by the women in my life, including the clubwomen I am fortunate to know. Thank you, ladies, for continually striving to help others and make positive change in the world. Our annual blood drive brought in over 55 pints and our local Sallie Southhall Cotten Scholarship nominee won at the District Level. We had a beautiful Membership Drive social that brought in potential members and we are very excited to attend our District Arts Festival this weekend. Many of our Juniors and our local community’s students have art pieces in the competitions.

The continuing hard work of others reminds me that I must also remain constant in my quest for purposeful accomplishment. I appreciate all that you do. Now, let’s feed those dogs and cross our fingers there’s no more throw up from the kids!