I’m A Clubwoman

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 claimed Nancy Malone as my unofficial mentor as soon as I joined the Mount Airy Junior Woman’s Club. She is not only an active supporter of the Arts (my passion) but also embodies the characteristics I admire in a woman – smart, funny, accomplished, and beautiful, inside and out.