She won’t say what she wants. I will. 💌🎁

Hi beautiful, ☕️ 

Mother’s Day is coming in hot. 🚀

I’m a mom.
I have a mom.

And somehow...

I’m also the one reminding people to get the gift, making the brunch reservation and answering, “What should we get Grandma?”

Like I’m HR for the holiday. 🫠 

I know this is a little late — not because I forgot, but because I was deep in the trenches opening tabs, building carts, and finding out the best gifts for moms.

So here it is. Early enough to actually help.

Because no one needs a last-minute candle scramble. 😅

Today, I’m breaking it down:

• What moms actually want — from someone who’s been on both sides

• What’s sitting in my cart (and living rent-free in my brain)

• Things my mom taught me that hit different now

More on that later… 😉

She’ll think you planned this for weeks…

My mom is 65 and will always say the same thing every May…

"Don’t get me anything. I don’t need anything."

Which is code for:

“I don’t want to be a burden, but if you show up empty-handed, I’ll absolutely remember it forever.” 😛 

I know how hard it is to find something that feels thoughtful and gets here on time. You want it to say “I love you,” not “I grabbed this in the checkout line.”

So here’s my shortlist — the things I’ve actually loved or gifted, and that always land:

• The lip collection I’d gift any mom — pretty, hydrating, effortless, and makes you look put together in 30 seconds flat. Who doesn’t want that?
  

• This skincare gift set made my mom text me, “What is this magic?” It leaves skin dewy, firm and glowy.
  

• The at-home upgrade that looks high-tech but feels like magic. I have this and now I’m hooked.
  

• This delicate piece of jewelry makes even sweats feel intentional. Call it quiet luxury — aka the thing every mom loves but won’t buy herself.
  

• I live in co-ord sets, and being gifted one? Peak mom joy. This comfy half zip & high rise pants is more than enough for school drop-off and cute enough for coffee after.
  

• And if you really want to go big...there’s this one thing that makes any mom feel completely taken care of. Just trust me.

You can’t go wrong with any of these. They’re simple, beautiful, and feel like someone really thought it through.

My emotional support cart…

The gifts we don’t ask for — but really want. 😍 

There’s something about motherhood that makes you feel like everything has to be earned.

Rest. Breaks. Nice things.

So we build carts.
We scroll.
We save.
And then we close the tab because “now’s not the time.”

But what if this Mother’s Day, you actually let yourself have something that feels more than just functional?

Something that’s not just for the house, the kids, the fridge, the car.

Something just for you. 🫵 

Here are the soft upgrades that make me feel more taken care of and a little more like myself again:

— This gorgeous tote that looks designer (without the designer price) and makes errands feel slightly more important than they are.

— A wellness gadget I wasn’t sure about but now wear every day like a secret superpower. (and no, it’s not an Apple Watch)

— The pair you’ve probably seen on celebs — classic, easy, and secretly affordable.

— The one thing that makes my shoulders unclench after 9 hours of being “on”

— The everyday pair that secretly goes with everything.

Nothing on this list is ‘urgent’. But every single one feels like a little yes to yourself.

If no one gets it for you this Mother’s Day?

You know what to do. 😉 

What my mom taught me…(that I didn’t get until now)

My mom has more energy than me and she’ll roast me and hype me up in the same sentence. 🧨 

And she always has a take — whether I ask for it or not.

When I was a teen, I thought her advice was dramatic.

Now? I catch myself repeating it to my own kids. 👶 

Here’s what didn’t hit until I became a mom myself:

“Don’t leave the house looking like you’ve given up.”
I used to roll my eyes. Now I swipe on blush and mascara like it’s a survival tactic. You never know who you’ll see or meet.

“You’re allowed to feel it. Just don’t stay there too long.”
I say this all the time now.
Mostly to my kids… and honestly, to myself.

“Sleep on it.”
Annoyingly effective.
The amount of texts I didn’t send because I followed this rule? Growth.

“Drink some warm water. Rest your body. You’ll feel better.”
I used to roll my eyes.
Now I do this and feel slightly less unhinged. She was right.

Moms don’t just give advice — they imprint it. And the older I get, the more I realize... she knew what she was doing.

If your mom’s still around, tell her.

And if you are the mom now — know that they’re listening, even if they pretend not to.

PS: If this helped, I hope you’ll DM me on IG to say your mom loved her gift...or that you bought one of these for yourself and had zero regrets. 😉

See you next week!

xo Jen

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