High Maintenance Mom

Happy Mother's Day. I hope you have time to enjoy yourself and spend the majority of your day smiling. We have friends coming into to town but I am planning to go on a short hike with the kids followed by an arts and crafts project that will provide me with something fun from them. When I told B about Mother's Day he asked if he could get a present. I told him it was a day about me and he replied, "that's not fun. we didn't do that last year." More on our struggles another day. Tomorrow I will be focused on smiling, and cleaning before our guests arrive...

Here are a few ideas for Mother's Day (or any day).

Send your friends (or yourself) virtual flowers. They're pretty, make you smile, and don't require any additional attention.

Check out the Human Touch anti-gravity massage chair. You can try one out at a dealer near you.

Order a few meals for yourself. Check out Home Bistro.

Find a Spa near you and treat yourself to some deserved pampering.

Check out some of Gaiam Best Sellers. From yoga, meditation, and pilates DVDs to mats and organic clothing everything about Gaiam makes me think I'm doing something good for myself.

Give yourself some music that makes you happy. For some reason, "I will survive" always comes to mind.

There's also lots of fun products from Sephora to sample.

There's always jewelry.

And let's not forget the joy of a little quiet while the kids work on a project...