Organising Skills Put Industry's Finest to Shame

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Hurry up with that ribbon," I said, striding like a sergeant behind my line of volunteers. "Don't fiddle around making bows, just a double knot and curl the edges. That's it. How are the goody bags coming? Just one marshmallow each, and more Smarties. You there, leave the washing-up - come over and divide these paper chains into groups of 50. Who's on bird balls? Come on, ladies, we're short on time, let's move, move, move, move!"

It was clear that the co-ordination of the pre-school fundraising table at the village Mistletoe Fair was turning into a military operation. It's not just about a few homespun crafts any more, oh no. If we were going to coax harried customers to choose our table as the repository of their loose change, by gad, we had to run a tight ship.

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Organising Skills Put Industry's Finest to Shame

I was unprepared for these supplementary duties of motherhood. When I became pregnant, I anticipated spending lots of time preparin...

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