On a Budget: Things to Do for Mother’s Day

We all love out mom, but can we all afford to love our mom? Here are some simple ways to show your mom love.

• Homemade gift certificates for help around the house when she turns them in.
• Make a full blown HOMEMADE card.
• A small gift card to her favorite store.
• Surprise her: when she wakes up, the house will be clean. Or at least, everything will be out away and dusted. 
• If she loves music, CDs are quite cheap, as are DVDs.
• Her favorite food indulgence: cake, chocolate, ice cream, Jaffa cakes, etc.
• Help more. Every day, do something out of your way or without being told.
• If she’s been complainging about having to do a tedious chore or task, do it for her the day before. When she wakes, up, it’ll be gone.
• Cute little household accessories. Be sure they’re colorful. Moms love little things like cute votives or bowls or picture frames. Just make them classy, not tacky.

Things NEVER to do: 

• Make up implies she is ugly.
• Spa days also imply she is ugly. Stick with a massage.
• Buy whatever thing is the newest bestest thing. She know you didn’t think of it, the commercials did.