Finding Your Mother’s Day Present
It is only a month from now, can you guess, what special day is approaching? For those that don’t care for this kind of fun, I will make it easy for you, Mother’s Day! Celebrating, enjoying or remembering mom is my absolute admired holidays. Yes, I am a little prejudice in that I am a mom, but I expressing how much I adore and appreciate her. I’m over-sentimental, but when one does not have much family, you are thankful for what you do have even more. The hard thing about Mother’s Day is not my ability to verbally express my adoration for mom, it is through gifts purchased or hand-made. I must reveal, I do pick out great cards and regularly add my private note, but I digress, I must find the perfect gift. I thought to myself, I cannot be the sole one out there with this predicament, so I came upon a decision to form a list of likely gift ideas. I came up with 3 categories to divde all of them.
1. Traditional: Flowers are a good staple. What person does not enjoy receiving a bouquet of gorgeous and colorful flowers? Of course, there is also the fruit bouquets or boxes. Yummy and good for you, perfect mix! Contrasting with fruit, there is chocolate! What person doesn’t love chocolate? Dark, milk, white, sugar free, comes in so many forms and shapes. Jewelry is also a fun option. You can get one of the those #1 Mom necklaces or a family tree with everyone’s birthstone. The classic baked homemade goodies or any made by hand project is a winner too! Of course many things today come engraved, digital or otherwise. Photoframes, cups, mouse pads or even key chains. A photo book could also do the trick, you can personalize it and add comments. For example plenty of websites offer photo book options and they even have coupons. You could try Photo Works deals. Even your child’s footprint would be a great idea and not as costly. Overall, these are pretty traditional and believe me there is nothing wrong with that. Who does not like a little tradition?
2. Gift Certificates: Maybe mother has a favorite department store she enjoys to go shopping at or restaurant she loves eating at. Restaurant.com offers plenty of ideas and savings on their gift cards. Treat her to a dinner that includes dessert! One can even get a ittle imaginative and make-up your own gift certificate for special one-on-one time with you and the family. I always think of the Friends episode when Joey has a certificate for “Joey time”. Funny, but I am sure you would make an impression on her, especially if it is handmade. C’mon she earned it! Gift certificates are easy and that way mother can pick out when and where she enjoys her gift. Plus, they won’t rot or die on her.
3. Personal Touch: Personalized stationary or special cards from you dedicated to mom are great! She could use it everyday and think of you at the simultaneously. You could go with a license plate frame and tell the person driving behind your mom that she is loved and the best mother in this universe. A Spa day, massage, facial, hair day, manicure and pedicure day works with or without you. Clothes are also a good alternative, work-out or everyday. Does mom have a collection? Crystals, stuffed animals, spoons? Contribute to her collection. Maybe she needs a good trip or vacation. Cruises or even a little road trip to wine country would do the trick. The right touch makes all the difference.
Some of these of course, could fall into all three lists depending on how you work it. mom would say, the very best things in life are free! Meaning the best gift of all,is YOU or as my mom says, her grandchild. Oh one more gift you can offer, grandkids!
