I hate the sound of the title Mother’s Day Last Minute Gifts because you are buying a gift for your mother! It shouldn’t be last minute! But if you are like me, life is busy week to week so I tackle the upcoming weekend during the week prior. Thank goodness for Amazon Prime, the Paper Store, and Target!
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But I do want to share some wonderful gift ideas I have this year to help your mom relax and enjoy some time relaxing this summer! I’m a little selfishly building my list based on what I want!
Poolside or Beach Days
Let’s start with some pool or beach day necessities! You can’t go wrong with a gift basket that includes a good book (audio version or hard copy), a sunhat, and a swimsuit wrap.
If you know your mother well enough, I would toss in one of these adorable Vintage swimsuits from Amazon. They are flattering for any body size.
A sunhat is just an adorable and fun accessory everyone should have in their closet! They are cute for the beach and also to protect you from skin cancer. Did you know May is skin cancer awareness month? Help protect your mom’s skin with one of these adorable sun hats for poolside, the beach, or any outdoor activity.
Simple Sarongs are A beautiful beach towel that easily buttons into a Simple Sarong. You can purchase a simple sarong directly from http://simplesarongs.com.
With cleverly placed buttons, these super soft beach towels easily create a fabulous swimsuit cover-up that is not only gorgeous, but it’s also super absorbent! Wear it around your waist, or wear it around your chest. And it easily works to accommodate sizes XS-XL.
The creator of Simple Sarongs has offered one of her wraps for a giveaway sarong of your choice. Check out the details below!
For the Moms Who Love Fitness
If you don’t have the budget for an apple watch, but you want to get a good fitness tracker, I have always been a fan of Fitbit. In fact, I am actually going to put this on my daughter’s birthday wish list this year!
Look at the colors! The features of this product is equal to what I use my apple watch for. So this is a great deal for mom.
- Play your favorite songs and playlists with Spotify app controls on your wrist.
- Also make secure purchases with Fitbit Pay and get called, text and smartphone app notifications.
- Track workouts in real-time with 20+ goal-based exercise modes.
- It’s swimproof and water resistant to 50M, so you can track swims, wear in the shower and more
- Get call, text, calendar and smartphone app notifications when your phone is nearby. Plus send quick replies and a voice replies on android only.
For the Moms Who Love To Read
I read so many different books. I am actually reading and listening to several different books right now. My current reads are below.
Did you know Oprah came out with a new book? I hadn’t heard about it and was surprised to see it pop up as a book suggestion in Audible.com.
Who doesn’t love to listen to the sound of Matthew McConaughey reading to you? This is a fun book to listen to.
I have yet to liken to Mike’s book. But Mike Rowe also has a voice that I could listen to for hours. Plus his stories are just so much fun to listen to!
One of my favorite weekly podcasts is The Holderness Family podcast. Kim and Penn’s lives are just like ours and I enjoy listening to the trials of parenting and being married during these crazy times.
I’m in need to break some old habits and develop new ones. Since I began working for myself there are new systems I want to put into place to help keep me organized and have productive, meaningful use of my time. But I think some of my inability to get one going is that I have some old habits I need to break so I can begin new ones.
When I got together with my girlfriends last week, the subject came up and my friend Heidi recommended this book to me. I can’t wait to put into practice what I am learning!
I can never go wrong with recommending one of Nicholas Sparks’ books. I love the lighthearted stories of love and heartache, but always ends happily ever after.
Enjoy Some Relaxation
I picture myself sitting in this swing while under our deck and in the shade of the summer sun while reading my book.
I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day.
I also like to always take a moment to think of those who lost their moms, and moms who may have lost a child. I know this holiday can be hard for you, and I just want you to know I’m thinking of you.