5 Best Gift Ideas For Busy Moms

Really? Do you know a mom who is actually free? Every mother I know is trying her best to meet the deadlines, sending her kids to school, making them do their homework, pampering them with love, scolding them for their good, handling household chores, doing the laundry and the list goes on. Our mothers are 24×7 on duty, without complaining and without expecting.

Aren't they sounding like supermoms? Read on: I've got five gift ideas that will cheer them up as they sprint through their day.   

There won’t be a single morning when your mom didn't cook breakfast for you, right? So, start her day off with a special breakfast, either cooked by you or ordered from her favorite food outlet.

Spa. Does this word make her go ‘I so need it, but who has the time?’ You can’t make her go there but can definitely relax her with a soothing spa basket from Ferns NPetals.

A box full of delicious cupcakes is perfect for the mothers who are busy, tired, or well just being moms!

A Scarf. Ahaan! It’s something which can never go wrong. Just remember, she is a woman first and all women love to accessorize.

The fifth gift on my list, last but definitely not the least, is a bouquet or a bunch of flowers. Gift it yourself with a kiss on her cheek or get it delivered to her office, these blossoms will surely leave her with all smiles.

That Moment When I Pretended To Return Their Love

India is a land full of generous people, at least I meet them very often. I call them aunty, uncle, tayaji, tayiji, mamaji, mamiji and so on. You all must be wondering that why am I calling them generous, right?

Well, if you are born and brought up in India, then you must have experienced the times when the elders in your family gift you cash on some special occasions. Your first visit to their home, their first visit to your home, your birthday, graduation day, wedding, and there are many such occasions when the cash flows in without doing any hard work.

I remember one such moment from my 16^th birthday party. Although I didn’t want to celebrate it with my relatives, because that’s the trend, right? At that age, teenagers like to spend their birthdays with their friends. But, my mom was too happy that I turned sixteen and invited every relative to my birthday party as a surprise.

Only I knew that the surprise was more of a shock to me. I was really not liking it, until one of my aunts came and handed over a beautiful envelope filled with cash to me, which is popularly known as ‘Sagan ka lifafa’. Other uncles and aunties walked on her footstep and surrounded me with pretty envelopes in their hands. Oh god! I was overwhelmed. I could not believe that I am getting so much cash (Oops! I mean love).

And then, my sweet mom took charge of that beautiful situation. She scolded me in front of those generous relatives and asked me to return back their love. Oh no! I did not want it to happen, but I had to do it. With a very-very heavy heart, I acted to return back those envelopes, saying statements like ‘there’s no need of this’, ‘your blessings are enough’, blah blah blah! At last, the war was over and I got defeated by relatives who have golden hearts. 

Ahhh! That moment was incredibly humorous and I’m all smiles whenever I remember it. Now, the time has changed. Instead of surprising me with cash, my lovely aunties and uncles send me flowers, cakes and gifts online through Ferns N Petals. The bright side of the coin is that I don’t have to fight with them anymore pretending that I really don’t want their gifts.

Gifts, be it cash or anything, make us happy and we deserve them too. So, keep loving, keep gifting and keep making such moments.