With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I can’t help but think about how I can work on spending more time with my own daughter and the mother figures in my life. As many of you know, I lost my mom at a pretty young age and not a day goes by that I don’t wish I had more time to spend just hanging out with her. She was an amazing woman and an incredible mom, and I cherish every moment we shared.
When it comes to my relationship with my own daughter, there’s nothing more important to me. She is my life. She is an incredible mom and I love thinking up creative ways we can spend more time with one another. So what about you? Do you make sure you spend as much time with your mom as possible? If you find yourself looking for fun ways to have quality time, here’s a few ideas for how to spend more time with mom this spring:
20 Ways to Spend More Time With Mom
- Take a class together…maybe a language class or a floral design class – something you both will love.
- Exercise together.
- Join one another for simple things like walking the dog.
- Take up one of mom’s hobbies….perhaps she knits or gardens.
- Sign up for a pilates class together.
- Ask mom to teach you how to bake.
- Put girls day on the calendar once a month – and meet up for lunch and shopping.
- Take a trip together.
- Join a book club.
- Tackle redecorating a room in mom’s house together. DIY the whole thing.
- Plan a seasonal vegetable garden together and spend time there all year long.
- Go on a camping trip or a road trip together.
- Try an art and wine class one evening.
- Check out a new yoga studio.
- Host a mother-daughter brunch together.
- Go to the movies.
- Volunteer at a community organization.
- Join the local garden club.
- Get your best mother-daughter gal pals together for a weekend away.
- Set aside a morning each week for a regular coffee date.
How do you make sure you spend enough special time with your mom? Got any great ideas to share?
