I knew I wanted to write about this topic well before I even decided to start up a blog. And since Mother’s Day this weekend I decided now was the perfect time. Mother’s Day is about us Mamas being Mamas. Not about our family being consumers and buying all these gifts to just make us feel special. But that’s what retail stores and commercials want you to think. Honestly it didn’t really bother me until I became a mother myself. Then it just clicked! I used to participate and give in to the pressure of retailers and all their advertising. I was a sucker, and I don’t like being a sucker. Are you a sucker?
“Let’s make Mother’s Day about being more mindful and less about gifts!”
Now don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the way your celebrating the day or the way your family chooses to celebrate it for you. This is just my perspective on my family and how we celebrate. In 2013 it was my first Mother’s Day. The very first time I was celebrating the holiday were I was the “receiver”. I knew that first time was going to set the tone for every year after. And I didn’t want the same basic tone that aired on all the tv channels, filled the store flyers and flooded social media. I didn’t want to be flooded in gifts. So on the days leading up to my first Mothers Day my husband asked me the “typical” question. “What would you like”? And as I thought about it I actually got really confused. It didn’t make since… I don’t need some extravagant gift or elaborate day to make being a mom special. It was special because of the Little’s that made me a mom. Them on Mothers Day was all I wanted, they were enough! So below I’ve created a list of simple and mindful ways to take back and enjoy your Mother’s Day with the ones that made you a mother. Letting their presence be the only gift you need! Be a rebel and don’t let the retail companies dictate the holidays for your family. You don’t have to be a consumer to have an awesome Mother’s Day!









