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I openly admit that I have repeatedly taken the easy way out on Mother’s Day and just bought flowers and a card. I will also admit that I would be disappointed, to say the least, if my husband or my children (when they are grown) did the same thing for me. Flowers and cards are a nice gesture, but they really fall short of showing moms how much they truly mean to us.

Make your mother (or wife) proud this year by putting a little more thought into it. Think about what she’s done for you. Think about what would be memorable for her. Think about a way to show her that doesn’t involve pesticide-laden flowers, chemical-laced lotions, or over-packaged candies. I know I sound like a holiday spoiler, but gifts really can be healthy for the people receiving them and healthy for the planet we live on. Think of how proud the special women in your life will be that you’re considering the bigger picture.

Okay. Enough with all the thinking. I’ve actually taken a little bit of the thought out of it for you by finding 5 awesome options (that are completely recession proof) for the moms in your life. You can thank me later.

1. Give her a time out. Whether it’s with or without the kids around, let mom lie around and do nothing. No cooking, cleaning, laundry, diaper changing, tantrum squelching, spit-up washing, trying to get the baby to sleep, or getting up a million times for random reasons like rescuing toys from the toilet or making sure that wasn’t a meow heard coming from the dryer for an entire 24 hours.

2. Unplug. Turn off the TV and the computer and the video games for the day and get outside. Take a walk, a bike ride, or a break on a blanket at the park.

3. Give the gift of time. Give mom a break by volunteering to run errands, prepare dinner, or tend the garden. Or, give her some one-on-one attention by making plans for just you and her.

4. Make a DIY Spa Kit. Pamper mom with a basket of indulgent goodies. Sugar scrub: fill a small container with white sugar, saturate with apricot or olive oil, add a couple drops of lavender oil or organic vanilla extract. Facial mask: mix a little ground oatmeal with organic honey in a small container. Have mom open her pores with a warm wash cloth, apply the honey mask, leave on for 20 minutes, and then rinse. Bath salts: mix 3 cups epsom salt, 2 cups baking soda and 1 cup table salt with an essential oil. You can find many more recipes by doing a simple on-line search.

5. Write a Letter from the Heart. Hand-written letters are nearly a lost art form, but they are a simple and priceless gift for someone you love. Don’t worry if you’re not as linguistically inclined as Shakespeare; just write what you think, in your words. Your mom (or wife) will love and cherish it forever.

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Do you have an idea to share? Let us know in the comments!

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