More Time - The Perfect Gift for Your Mom

By Grace Marshall

Mothers Day, Christmas and mom's birthday -- three times of the year when we are often wracking our brains for ingenious ideas to find the perfect present for mom. If all else fails, we can always resort to a bunch of flowers and box of chocolates, at the peril of hearing a little voice in our heads reminding us "it's the thought that counts".

While presents are indeed very personal, the one thing most moms would like more of, is time. Whoever invents the first time machine, creates the 25th hour of the day or discovers a way of gift-wrapping time by the bottle, is bound to make a fortune.

In the meantime, here are some ideas of how to give your mom the gift of time:

Giving your time

Some shops sell 'time vouchers' or you can make your own. The idea is that you pledge your time to do certain household chores - an hour of washing the dishes or the car, cleaning the house, doing the laundry, etc. You can free up planning and preparation time as well, for example planning a week's worth of meals and putting together a shopping list, or getting all your relatives' birthday cards ready for the next three months.

The stuff she never gets round to

While looking after everyone else's needs, moms are notorious for neglecting their own, so devote some of your time to give her something she never seems to get round to. Put together a collection of her favourite music to listen to in the car, sort family photos into an album or book an appointment at the hair or beauty salon (and volunteer to baby sit your baby brother), for example.

Starting a list

If your mom is always talking about things she'd love to do "one day", but has never written it all down in one place, start the list for her, and leave plenty of space for her to add more. Things have a better chance of happening when they're written down, and you'll be showing her that you've been paying attention and care about her dreams.

Even better, if you can make one of these things happen, with an experience voucher for example, you'll be getting her started in actually putting the list into action.

Show your appreciation

Sometimes the greatest way to save time is to realise that what you've done is already more than enough, and you don't have to continue pushing harder and harder. Let your mom know how much you appreciate her, what she's done for you and the difference she's made to you and your life.

Looking to give your mom some extra special TLC?

How about some time with her own personal life coach, to explore her own thoughts, dreams and personal needs, and create more time, energy, fun and fulfillment for herself?

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Grace Marshall is a life coach, mom and writer, who loves to help busy moms rediscover their identity and passion, and run their lives and homes with energy and confidence.