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 PankyThe 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, GaiamThe 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 ConstructionThe 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, AmazonThe 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
