Bad Mother Stories: Disorganised

I had dropped V and her sister, E, off for their much longed for dance classes which meant I had to wile away one hour with my littlest while waiting for E to finish and then take E home and return for V an hour and a half later.  No, this dance school is not next door to my house – I feel the beginnings of Mum’s Taxi starting (Aargh!) – I have to travel up to forty minutes each way, depending on the level of traffic, but it is the dance school we all love so off we go each week.

This is however E’s first week and my first time of trying to juggle both classes.

I had intended to give V some snacky food to eat but it had simply escaped my mind when I dropped her off.  Now usually I remember to supply a snack and ‘usually’, she does not eat it until she gets back in the car on the way home.

Regardless, I accept it was a mistake on my part.  

As soon as you think of an issue, write it down.  You are more likely to remember!

So what can I do to prevent this happening again?  “Get more Organised!” Is what the hubby shouts out!  What do you think?

What I have done is put a reminder on the calender function of my wonderful, amazing Samsung Galaxy S2 calendar which in turn links to my Google calender.  So Now I get text reminders and a jingly reminder on my phone so that when I am packing the dance bags each week I make sure a snack goes in as well.  So far, I have not forgotten again.

It is quite surprising the difference a little thing like a reminder on your calender can make.  Sometimes doing one little thing, like making a record on your phone as soon as you think of something, can make the difference between forgetting an important task or not, between being a bad mother or not. :-D