Lydia Earhart
My purse isn’t big enough to qualify me as a mom.
I envision myself along the lines of Michelle Pfeiffer in the movie, “One Fine Day,” where she has a bag large enough to solve any problem that would arise pertaining to her child.
Her bag should’ve been named in the credits of that movie. And no, I am not meaning a diaper bag. When you can find anything and everything in a purse to entertain, feed, wipe or disinfect your child – you have made it to my goal of motherhood.
Someday I hope I’m the mother that gets to wear a dinosaur shirt out of my bag because my little boy squirted juice on my shirt, just like Pfeiffer.
For example, when I was young, my mom would have at least a piece of gum in there at all times. A mother’s purse is like a bag of tricks to keep children in check. Armed with a purse, moms can manage anything. Every mother is a manager in their own right. Same goes for Debbie Unverzagt, Michele Odom, Ella Davidson and Becky Anderson. These moms help their son/daughter to follow the path to make their dreams happen.
More than managing tasks or booking the next gig, their stories are about the support that the son/daughter gets when they keep their mothers close to them. Read the Mom-a-ger story on Page 32.
Mothers can keep you grounded if you keep them close. No matter young or old, you always need your mother and her bag of tricks, similar to Mary Poppins. Perhaps that is why Mr. Banks hired her.
One thing we learned from Poppins besides a spoon full of sugar, was to make the job of cleaning a game. Sometimes I have to trick myself into cleaning, like Poppins did. My daily chores always fall short depending on work or what distraction I have on my DVR. But I know that a clean house does not make you perfect, though it is impressive.
Spring cleaning was made for me. I need the season to tell me when to throw away my old clothes, toss magazines or rearrange something. It’s the season of Mother Nature nagging us to clean and get tidy so we can play outside.
Cleaning becomes only worth the trouble in the end when you can sit, stare and be completely impressed with how good you made a room look. Read more on Page 46.
A clean space equals a clear mind. Don’t stop with the home, reorganize your thoughts for spring, read Page 47, for tips. Time to rejuvenate, shed the winter blues and move forward with less baggage – even moms deserve to lighten their load a bit.
