Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Some of you are blessed to have your mom with you on this earth, some only have her memories. Either way Mothers Day is next month and it is the day to give her gratitude for giving you love and life. Its the thought that counts but a little something will be a symbol that you put in effort in showing her you love her and hopefully will score you a couple of extra points.

Moms come is all shapes and sizes, all ages, all colors and moms with different tastes too. So there is no "One gift fits all"  gift. You know your mom best and what she likes or dislikes.  Hope these gift suggestions give you some ideas.  But as we all know Moms just want,  LOVE

1. Spa Gift Certificate - This is my favorite of all!  Give her a gift certificate for a Spa as mothers will never take time or spend the money to pamper themselves. She will feel refreshed and relaxed which she so deserves.

2. Say "I love you Mom" with a family heirloom ring. I would love to receive this from my kids. Its a birthstone ring with diamonds and all the names of her children are engraved. It shows how much you mean to her and came straight from your heart. This ring is from my favorite website, bradfordexchange.com . I have bought from them before and highly recommend it.

3. If your mommy is like me a handbag fan, buy her this beautiful tote bag from Michael Kors for $248 at Nordstrom.com. This is very versatile and it will fit all the essentials she needs to carry. Very stylish, modern and timeless. It has top zip close to keep everything secure. This bag is perfect for any age mom.

4. Iphone 5 , Give her the gift of technology so she can stay current. Make sure you download all the Apps for her before. All the Apps which she would love and take the patience to walk her through if she is like me who is technologically-challenged.

5. Gift Certificate to a set of Yoga Classes. Nothing like Yoga for a busy Mom to unwind after a day caring for everyone else. Give her prepaid yoga classes to a studio near her. Make sure there are beginners classes if she is new to yoga. If Yoga is not her thing, maybe a gift to Pilates, pottery class. dance classes or cooking classes?

6. OK, this is my favorite! Why not give her a gift coupon saying "Thank you, MOM" One day of her choice, you promise to spend the day with her doing activities of her choice. Buy her lunch, do her grocery shopping, clean up the #her# house, take her for a movie, mani pedi just spend the day giving 100% of your attention just on her. Do not get angry or lose patience with her just for one day, I know you can do it. One Thank you day!

7. Picture frames are perfect. Its from www.personalizationmall.com You can frame a picture of yourself with your mother and engrave it  with both your names and it is a priceless keepsake, You see, you cannot put a dollar sign before this sentimental gift.

8. If your mom loves to travel give her an all expense paid trip to her favorite destination. If my kids are listening I want a trip to  Prague. I always wanted to go to eastern Europe. So send Mom on a vacation that she so well deserves.

9. I love the personalized ceramic pottery like cookie jars, soup bowls, platters and coffee mugs. Each figure will represent your family member and can be personalized with their names. Its from my other favorite website, www.personalcreations.com This will make mom smile and she will treasure it for life.

10. And there are always those beautiful flowers. Flowers express the feelings which you cannot. So say "Mom, I love you" with flowers.

Have a great Mothers's Day!

Jyothi is a long time New City resident, more can be found on her blog at http://livingforsoul.com