Mom's are human....it's OK

200904November

As a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, I have the opportunity to chat and learn from other Professional Organizers all over the country. This recent post by Robin Harisis of Room Service Personal Organizing in New York really caught my attention. She was able to capture exactly what I try to share with Moms in such a perfect way. With her permission, I am copying it here.

So many times, Moms to small children feel so much pressure, that they should be able to get out the door in 5 minutes. It is just the opposite. They CAN’T get out the door in 5 minutes! Giving them the license to say that will go a long way. I have 2 kids (ages 4 and 21 months) and giving myself the permission to forget the 5 minute rule was one of the best things I have ever done for myself and my children. I always thought that, since I was an organizer, I should be able to get out the door in nothing flat…until I realized that my kids were not aware of this rule. Now I pad my schedule with what I like to call “wiggle room.” That allows my kids to kiss the dogs bye-bye, my son to try and put my winter boots on me even when it’s 80 degrees out, and my daughter to choose which coat she feels like wearing today. These are all things that make my kids completely precious. I want to leave time for it…most of the time. :)

Everything takes longer as a mom, even getting out the door. We just have to get used to it and learn to plan for it. That is what being organized is all about.

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