Ah Mother's Day...the day to celebrate "Mom"...the day to give mom a break.
But dishes need done, laundry probably needs put away, kids need fed...
We can't really clock out of the job of parenthood (although we sometimes fantasize about it!).
Our culture seems to have these holidays to remind us about 'self-care' and commercials about how we should celebrate them (buy STUFF!).
How about starting a new tradition:
Get rid of stuff you don't need--then you'll have less to clean/buy/fix/move/use/think about...?
Instead of gifting your mom/wife/sister with more stuff to say "thanks for being a great mom!"...how about offering to help clear out some unused stuff and ease her burden of day-to-day chores to keep up with said stuff?
I know, I know--what a weird Mother's Day gift idea! Just trying to think about what the mom in your life might really like as a 'thank you' :)
Our family did acquire more stuff this Mother's Day: a dog.
We lost our 15 year old mutt this past January and we've been wanting to get another dog, but waiting for our next dog to "find us" as we're not the 'buy a purebred puppy' kind of people.
We came across Stella at an adoption fair last Sunday and agreed to foster her for the week.
It didn't take long to realize that she's a great addition to our family. So we adopted her for good.
To all the mothers reading this: I hope your day was filled with love and was (somewhat) relaxing! Everyday is Mother's Day as far as I'm concerned--I hope you're living the life you love :)
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