Since becoming a mum, I tend to cringe a little when walking through the shops or flipping through magazines this time of year.
And I’m sure you do too.
Mother Day looms and all of a sudden, every single shop and department store scrounges through their range of products to see how they can relate it back to “What Mum REALLY wants for her SPECIAL day”
Leave it to the retailers to try and push quarterly sales by – at the very least – making their sweet suggestions.
That’s just the realities of consumerism.
Kikki K’s minimalist window display cut right to my disorganized self, telling me I needed to declutter my life.
I hear ya, Kikki. I hear ya. But I don’t need more pretty notebooks to pile up with all the other unused ones or a beautiful big brown tote bag to shove more crap in.
It’s time I need, Kikki. Unmeasured, unadulterated time.
Time to cook, time to chill so I can gather myself together to stop yelling at the children, time to at least have a bit of bow chica with Mr Surfer as we’re both too tired to have the entire bow chica bow wow.
Can you give me that with a special Mother’s Day discount? Can you?
Then, there’s good ol’ Mr Harvey Norman. Because you know, I can’t be a mum who “takes care pride in my appearance” unless I inflict pain on myself with a much needed epilator.
Mr Norman, you nailed it! That’s exactly how I want to spend Mother’s Day. Having a scary electrical appliance edging around my cha cha to remove the amazon jungle down there.
At the end of the day, it’s about how well your family know you and understand what you want/need this Sunday (firm Thai traditional massage, followed bottle of champers in the sun) or if anything at all (Sanity and sleep, thanks).
The twinions came home from daycare yesterday with their yearly Mother’s Day interview answers.
Allow me to indulge you:
What’s your Mum’s favourite thing that she likes to do?
K-Bear: Clean up the mess
Nunu: She likes dinosaurs
What is she really good at?
K: Finding boys, it’s called Hide and Seek
N: She is good at jumping
What is she not very good at?
K: Nothing
N: She is very naughty
What makes your mum happy?
K: Volcanoes
N: A favourite shop
Why do you love your mum?
K: I love to sleep in her bed and I love her hugs and kisses.
N: I love my Mum. Can I go to play now…?
How can I argue with any of that? What they don’t know of their mum, they’re certainly very much on their journey to finding out. And of course, vice versa.
How well does your family know you? Doing anything special this Sunday? Scheduled in for a massage? Extra sleep? Dose of sanity?
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Apparently I am having breakfast in bed – suits me! Hope you get some extra special you time this Sunday xx
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How embarrassing are those cards they make kindy kids produce?! They always have such doosies that kids observe which border on humour and depressing! I find Mother’s Day advertising embarrassing too. I really don’t want an electric footwarmer or floral nightgown and can guarantee I probably never will! Do love that handbag display though! Happy Mummy’s Day to you! X
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It’s great that your favourite thing to do is clean up the mess! Can you come to my house after my kids have given me breakfast in bed? We might need your skills… 🙂
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I’m going to ask my kids the same questions, although I’m a little scared that they’ll say that I spend all my time cranky and on the computer! Funny girl x
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I love the answers your kids gave. Could they be any more downright honest? So cute!
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Clean up the mess!! Hahahaha out of the mouths of babes 😉
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The twin ions are gorgeous! Love all their answers and I agree with all the Mother’s Day hype even though I wrote a post about some gift suggestions! I think it’s nice to receive a gift and card as a token of appreciation but give me some time to myself and later with my hubby because motherhood is so demanding and more stuff isn’t going to really satisfy what I want. 🙂 I hope you have a blessed Mothers day and that you don’t get given a dinosaur as a present! 🙂 x
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Sorry, but those answers are HILARIOUS, well done BOYS! My experiences with Mothers Day have not been the best to date, I’ve actually asked my hubby each year NOT to get me anything. On Sunday I am running in the Mothers Day Classic, which will be my first fun run. I can’t wait! I hope you have a lovely and relaxing day xx
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My partner asked what I wanted and I said I wanted to go bowling (all of us together). He said that was ridiculous and I couldn’t have that as a present. I pointed out bowling was expensive and he replied “I can’t tell people I took you bowling. I have to get you something.” As I’m not his mother, I kind of think this is weird in itself…
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Grace, I always thought you were a dinosaur/volcano kinda girl! Hope you get some time for that extra bow wow 😉
Happy Mother’s Day to all the lovelies xx
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Here’s hoping you get a really messy dinosaur you can spend the day cleaning up! Classic answers. Happy Mother’s Day, Grace. Enjoy de-fuzzing yourself. x
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Aww I love those answers!! I made cute Mother’s Day presents with my class yesterday and they had to answer questions about their mum. One of the questions was ‘if you could tell your mum a secret, what would you tell her?’…. one of the kid wrote ‘that I’m actually a super-hero’. Geez I giggled!!! How cute!! Happy Mother’s Day! xx
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Gorgeous questions and kids are so honest. Wishing you a wonderful mothers Day on Sunday.
Carolyn
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Those kids cut through the crappola 100%… and their answers are what motherhood’s all about. I’ve asked for a ‘no presents’ day, just asked to go for a big family walk. This is seen as a MASSIVE sacrifice ont he part of the teens, I can tell you.
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I’ve been a fan of Kikki K for ages – love their style.
The Twinions’ interview reminds me of my (now teen’s). My favourite all-time thing to do APPARENTLY is hang out washing (it’s possibly one of my LEAST favourite). Nonetheless, I stuck my interview up on the fridge for ages, I still have it in the precious-stuff drawer.
BRW Grace, when are you planning your trip to NZ? (hear they do great volcanoes) 😉
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“What is she not very good at? – NOTHING!” Ahhhh #bestanswerever 🙂
It’s a blessing to be mothers to the sweet children we have. Happy Mother’s Day in advance and have a wonderful time being pampered by the family!
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I love those daycare fill ins they are sooo adorable:-) And EPILATORS!!! Grrr, only a man could have invented them. I had one once, used it once and then threw it out. Incredibly painful. Yes, give me time. Wonderful, endless time.
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That is so cute! My favourite answer: “She is very naughty”. :-0) I am hoping for a few minutes of peace and quiet and maybe breakfast in bed. Happy Mother’s Day!
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Don’t get me started on Mother’s Day advertising. I’m yet to meet a woman who wants a steam mop for MOTHER’S DAY! The Big Sister has bought me something from a stall at school. It’s a secret, but already she’s let it slip that it will help me with my writing. A pen perhaps? Happy Mother’s Day lovely. xx
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That interview is so cute! I’m gonna start doing one with Punky at the ends of the year once she’s 3 and might understand the questions!
I was looking at my timehop app and there was a status I wrote 2 years ago… “I mut have missed the memo that told me that because I’m now a Mum I must want a Michael Bolton CD to add to my collection”. And that sums up for me MD advertising! The only thing I want it MD is a voucher for a massage or some other pampering, and to not have to change any nappies for the day! This year I will get the nappy thing but instead of a voucher I’ve got a fitbit wristband tracker which is just as cool and something I’ve been wanting for a while.
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Your boys are funny little men. All I want is sleep and time to read my book. You are so right so much is commercialised now and it is very sad. I hope you have a lovely day and your boys take care of their lovely Mama .
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Early in the morning for talk of bow chica and cha chas, so kudos to you for waking me up! My then 4yo daughter wrote on mine my favourite activity was “packing up” (otherwise why would I do it so often?) I’m sure she’s since worked out we usually don’t have real fun through gritted teeth…
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I love that your favourite thing to do is dinosaurs…can you please come over and play dinosaurs with Cherub? I’ll make you a coffee 😉 Hehe, it’s very cute. I hope you have a lovely relaxing Mother’s day.
I’ve been told that I’ll be getting snuggles in bed from Popette (hoping she at least gives me a sleep in!) I was hoping to go on a picnic at the park, but looks like it might be hubby cooking me something yummy out of Manu Fiedel’s cookbook instead….mmm…tarte tatin 🙂
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That’s so very cute!
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I love that volcanoes make you happy lol.
Meanwhile when I read bom chika I was like whats that some kind of thai food lmao then I got it when you added bow wow – clearly I’m not getting enough either!
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Oh, my, your boys are sooooo gorgeous I can’t decide what my favourite answer is with so many crackers to choose from: dinosaurs, volcanoes…
I’ve asked for a bottle cutter, because I’m like that x
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That’s so cute. When my daughter was younger, my favourite things were eating veggies and watching ‘my shows’.
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Of course…all mums love Dinosaurs and Volcanoes 🙂 Lovely post Grace…time is the winner. My boys wanted to buy me something for mothers day and I told them I would just love their bedroom cleaned up (I should have taken a before photo) and breakfast in bed – so much better than stuff I don’t need. And they are way too big for cuddles now 🙂
Time! Can I go play now…actually can I go sleep now 🙂
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Your words are sweet and your kids words are too – what more could you want than sweet words from the people you love.
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I’ll take a big box of time too please. My daughter was asked at kindy why do you love your mum – she answered – because she buys me shoes!!!!
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Obviously those awesome dinosaurs you got those gorgeous boys for their birthday was a huge success! Hope you have an awesome Mothers Day!
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We’ve timed our trip back to NSW well and will be spending Mother’s Day with our mothers this year. Of course, I’ve gone and left their presents at home so may need to do some last minute shopping.
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I see all the Mother’s Day brochures and suggested items for Mum and then I see the price tag! There’s no way I want my husband spending that on me, how ridiculous. Like you, I just want some quiet time where I can put my feet up with no interruptions and maybe a meal cooked for me and the house cleaned and a foot rub…then I’ll be happy.
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I love those answers! How cute!
Happy Mother’s Day!
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You are so naughty Grace!!! How funny is that? Love the answers kids give to these questions 🙂
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Oh wow Grace, the beginning of this blog was like I could have written this myself! The similarities ended with the hilarious twinion responses! As for me, a night away and opera on the beach with my mum on Saturday night and then driving back to my family on Sunday morning for cuddles and kisses!
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Yes you are very naughty.
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Oh Grace! Their answers to the questions are hilarious! Can’t stop laughing! “She is good at jumping”
That answer comes from the trampolines! Hahaha!
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I love it! A mum who loves dinosaurs, jumping and cleaning the house!! You’re so awesome Grace, now can I go and play?? Happy Mothers Day for Sunday xx
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Your boys are soooo cute! And clever! My favourite is the last question and how they answer with such certainty their love for their mummy! Happy Mother’s Day for you for Sunday Mummy Grace! I already had a little celebration with hubby and my girls last weekend doing all that I love! Admittedly still very sleep drived though. This weekend will be spending and celebrating with hubby’s mumma. Hope you get a sleep in! Xxx
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I know my kids well enough not to even ask for extra sleep! A cooked breakfast is what I’m getting and I’m really looking forward to not cooking it! Happy Mother’s Day, Grace xx
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oh, I laughed! My perfect mothers day would be one spent by myself, no needs to fulfil but my own! xS
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haha this made me laugh yes indeed. I was drawn to that Kikki K window too and had similar thoughts. I’ll need a notebook just to organise my notebook collection and keep track on them, and what their supposed to be used for. I hope you got some R&R Time
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