The perfect gift for Mother’s Day

Something different for Mother’s Day

We all know mothers who have brushes, paints and canvas;  however, canvas is not on their easel or painting desk. Art supplies are pushed deep in drawers or hidden in storage boxes for the day “when I have more time”. We know life is hectic; there are so many duties, obligations and tasks to deal with!

There’s more to life

Many years ago when I was in my thirties, an older lady was my friend. I was wondering often how she got everything done and still had time for concerts, trips and visits to friends’ places. She told me this. “You know, dishes, laundry, cleaning: that is something endless, there’s always more of it and there’s never time enough to do it perfectly. I chose to simply take some time off when I need to and nothing too crucial has happened so far neither with our dishes, house, nor clothes.”

Floral paintings by Inese Poga
All the beautiful flowers blossom at once

Good advice

“I realize, my house is not perfectly polished at some moments, but do I want to say at the end of the day all I did was cleaning, washing dishes and doing work around the house? There’s more to life, so I just had to disregard not that urgent stuff and make nice things happen for me.” I followed this advice and ever since I had weekends for doing something more than just routine duties.

Learn how to say “No”

One more thing is that we have to learn saying “No”. I have no time for this, and, no, I am not going to this event, and, no, I’m not watching this. No, my dear family, I will not be cooking tonight since I have my art class. That’s exactly how it works. Once in the studio, you are out of reach of all troubles and nuisances and annoying daily obligations, even phone conversations, bills and other provocative and stressful stuff.

Perfect gift for Mother's day
Painted flowers last longer

Some mothers already have it all, and it is not that easy to find a perfect gift for them. The best gift nowadays is time for oneself or time for doing something peaceful, relaxing and enjoyable. Gift of experience works very well. You can give your busy mom a gift certificate for art classes, and this gift will last for quite a while.

Perfect gift for Mother's Day
Orchards in bloom, acrylic painting, it is on my mom’s wall and she looks at it frequently

Gift certificate for art classes is also a perfect solution for children who cannot spend a fortune for Mother’s Day, but would love to still give a meaningful, valuable gift which does not get eaten up right away and does not wither within two next days.

Happy Mother’s Day!

7 Replies to “The perfect gift for Mother’s Day”

  1. Dear Inese, I totally agree with your points made here. I do so thank you for sending my your blogs after I had made my initial enquiry about your art classes. After only attending four I fully appreciate the value they have brought to my life. This one evening is mine alone, to cherish and to create in. I thank you for your generous spirit, you impart wisdom far greater than a purely artistic nature. Looking forward to many more hours painting with you. With sincere thanks, Chris

    Chris Stevenson 905 440 0661

    Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 20:51:22 +0000 To: christev54@hotmail.com

    1. Thank you so much Christine! You said it so wonderfully, and I am really happy about every student who enjoys and values my classes! I highly appreciate your kind comment and see you next week!

    1. Thanks! I can see often how many people don’t have time for themselves because they never get out of routine! I’m receiving quite a lot of e-mails, and theoretically everybody wants to do something, but for some people it only lasts while they’re typing the e-mail message. I suppose it’s very difficult for most people to commit to something and then keep doing it.

    1. Thanks Monica! That’s exactly how it is: there are no irreplaceable people, somebody else usually can take over some routine duties. I mean, we just have to make that time.

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