What Moms Really Want

Here's the plan: Pick an exact date, line up any necessary sitters, and prepay for any ser­vices. With every detail out of the way, the hours saved will be the preeminent gift.

By Mireille Hyde

Time to Rest
 

The Gift:

Splurge on a butter-soft nightgown she'll want to wear all day.
$75, Hanky Panky

The Extra Mile:

Baby's up at 5:37 a.m.? You get up. Then clear out of the house so she can lounge as long as she wants.

 
time to exercise
 

The Gift:

She can graduate from using a beach towel for downward dogs.
$22, Gaiam

The Extra Mile:

Book sessions with a private yoga instructor from a local studio. (Bonus: Stealthily steal her Palm to find free blocks of time.)

 
time for a hobby
 

The Gift:

Send her to the garden with these happy patterned gloves to attend to her happy peonies.
$25, Hable Construction

The Extra Mile:

Line up a playdate or take the kids to the park to ensure she won't be interrupted.

 
time to read
 

The Gift:

For instant literature anywhere, get her a Kindle portable reader.
$399, Amazon

The Extra Mile:

Load it with a few enticing summer reads—try Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection, Unaccustomed Earth (Knopf, $10).

 
Dress and Yoga-mat photography by Ethan Palmer, Glove and and Kindle photography by Grant Cornett

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