Delegating Girl Scout Badges

Oh why oh why didn’t I think of this sooner?!!   How long was I dragged down by ‘mom guilt’ over these Girl Scout badges?  Oh, probably only 2-3 years.  Recently I was cleaning out my own dresser drawer when I came across the bag of guilt-producing badges.  I had so diligently added all my girl’s badges to their vests over the years, until one day I didn’t. Right around the one day that my youngest brought a landslide of badges home at the end of the year.  Good for her and her accomplishments!  Not so good for a busy mom who isn’t the least bit crafty, OK, it’s just a little sewing or ironing but it’s still so not my thing.

Enter oldest daughter who loves to sew, craft, knit.  OK, it’s not from my side.  The daughter who loves to have money but who wouldn’t dream of offering the neighborhood tasks of my childhood such as raking leaves or washing cars.  But sewing buttons onto my coats and adding badges to Girl Scout vests is right up her alley!  I promptly hired her to get ‘er done which she did in a very short period of time, maybe a couple of hours.  As it turns out, I’m not a good negotiator as I found out she would have done the work for half the amount of money I offered her.  But it was worth every penny!  It was amazing that a weight was lifted off of my shoulders in such a short amount of time by someone who could do the job so easily.

Delegation is a great way to stay on top of office or home organization; remember to delegate when:

**  Someone else can do the task better than you can.

**  Someone else can do the task at least as good as you can.

**  Someone will enjoy the task more than you will.

**  Someone else can get the task done more efficiently and faster than you can.

Do a little delegating and lighten your load a bit this year so you can focus on the home organization tasks you do best!

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