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Mother's Day Revival
Top 25 Mother's Day Tips for Mom's Revival!
By Stacy M. DeBroff
11. Expand your mind. Treat yourself to a class at a local community college or center: an hour of pottery or oil painting or dancing. Get an adult education catalog and see what catches your eye. You sign your kids up for lessons on everything under the sun, why not try something new for yourself? Try a cooking class, start a garden in the backyard, go for an afternoon of golf with that friend who keeps offering to teach you, or try yoga, tai chi or even karate lessons.
12. Set aside a half-hour a day to read more books. It keeps your mind engaged and challenged, absorbed and intrigued. Carefully think about whether participating in a book group makes sense for you: How much passion do you bring to the books you read? If you can only read a book or two a month, you have to consider whether feeling obligated to read books that don't interest you will be a drag rather than an inspiration. Keep great reading material in a bag in the back of your car: something that you consider decadent and fun, be that a magazine or an engaging novel, to read when you wait.
13. Plan a surprise weekend getaway so that you can come back as good as new! Make time for your partner, as your relationship needs connecting time to be nourished. Make regular dates, swapping with friends if need be to get the babysitting coverage. Spend time alone with each other even on family vacations. Raise this back up to the top of your list of priorities.
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