I’m back again with another gift guide, but this time a Mother’s Day gift guide from Amazon. I just love shopping there, especially when you have Prime! Delivery is quick, and their customer service is great. Also, you can find just about anything there. From candy to furniture, and everything in-between. This time around, I’m sharing my favorites, or things that are on my wish list.
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I’ve put together 4 gift guides. The first, with things I believe just makes my morning better. The second, a guide with beauty tools. The third, with all my favorite at home fitness equipment. And last, but not least, some mama bling!
Gifts for a Better Morning.
My morning routine starts with a cup of “hot” coffee, that’s if my kids let me drink it! I didn’t start drinking coffee till after my second child, but now, I can’t go without it. It’s how I start my day off on the right foot. That, my smoothie, and some music LOL. Those are my secret ingredients for a good morning. Here’s some of my favorite things to start off the day.
I’ve become quite a picky coffee drinker. I prefer to drink coffee at home than at a coffee shop. Travelling, especially road trips down to Florida are hard for my husband and I. We’ve been chasing a good cup for years now. At least once we get there, everything is right with the world again since my mother has the same Breville as us. My husband has finicked with the settings until we’ve gotten the perfect pour. We love out Breville so much! It is definitely worth the money.
Now if the price point of the Breville is too high. We’ve found the Nespresso Vertuo to be quite good. It was a total life saver after giving birth this time around. Being able to make my coffee with one hand while holding the baby was amazing! I used it the first few months after giving birth.
With the Nespresso machine, we purchased this pod storage. It kept all the capsules nice and neat!
Now of course you need pretty cups to have your liquid magic in. Double-wall glass mugs are pretty, but so are classic white ones.
Now I’m team Blendtec. I’ve tried the Vitamix, but I can’t live without my Blendtec. Is it worth the price? YES! 100 percent. I use it every morning to make smoothies and grind my oats to make pancakes. I also have the twister jar to make nut butters.
The amount of speakers and Echos we have in our home is unreal! We love music and have it on all day long. From the minute we get up, till the kids go to bed. I love the JBL speaker because it’s portable, I can bring it outside, we lug it to the beach with us, you can bring it anywhere. It connects via Bluetooth to your phone. If you have Spotify, it’s fantastic!
Now, this last one is my top pick. If you’re looking for a gift that’s not too expensive and that someone will use, it’s the Echo show. You can ask her to play music, find you recipes, make video calls, connects to your smart home, and you can use it as a digital photo album. It does it all! The only problem is that it’s voice command, so the kids spend all day asking her to play different songs or TV shows. LOL!
Gifts for Pampering.
Aside from doing my hair every few days and putting makeup on, I find it hard to make time to do much else for myself. I try and squeeze in a few extras weekly. These are some of the things I use or want!
Now, my friends who own a nail bar will kill me LOL! But I never have the time with 4 kids to go get my nails done. I wish I did, it’s so relaxing. But I don’t even have time to let polish dry at home! This is why I really want this gel nail polish set. Salon nails at home! Or at least better than my smudged nails.
To go with the gel nail set, I’d really like this electric foot file. I need it so badly in my life!
Before we moved into our new home, my husband had purchased a led light mirror for the bathroom. I thought it was the ugliest thing! But let me tell you how amazing it was to do my makeup with!!! After a week, I couldn’t live without it. This portable led mirror is the same concept.
I’ve been using Argan oil as a moisturizer for my face for years now. If you apply it right after washing, it absorbs into your skin and doesn’t feel oily at all. I always use my Gua Sha massager right after I apply the oil. A little me-time in the morning and before bed.
I also try and dry brush a few times a week before getting in the shower. I feel so much more energized when I do. It’s great for getting rid of dead skin cells, draining your lymphatic system, and helps with cellulite.
This next one, I haven’t used yet, but my niece swears by it! She has the thickest, curliest hair, and straightens it out quicker with this Revlon hair dryer brush than with a regular blow dryer.
Lastly, I use this facial cleansing brush a few times a week when I feel like I need a deep clean.
Gift of at Home Fitness.
Before I had kids, the gym was my life! You could find me there at least 5 days a week. Once I had babies, everything changed for me. I became less obsessed about how my body looked, and more on how strong it could be to carry my baby around. At home workouts became my thing. These are my top picks for that stay at home fitness mama.
Pricey? Yes…Worth it? Yes! The Bowflex adjustable dumbbells are great! You’re fitting 15 sets of weight into a compact one. We’ve had them for years now, and I just love them. When we recently moved, it’s the only fitness equipment we kept. I use them to do arm, back, ab, and leg workouts.
I’ve tried so many different exercise bands in the past. If you’ve had a latex band roll up on you and rip out your hairs while trying to do a workout, you need these exercise bands. They are so thick, made of a stretchy cotton with non slip grip on the inside. They’re not going anywhere!
I also love ankle weights. These have sand bags that you can remove if you need less weight.
Working out in cute outfits is always better than your husbands sweats! I need this cropped tank set and this long sleeve set.
I struggle daily with drinking enough water. As hard as I try, I never refill my glass back up enough times. I’ve been wanting to get one of these motivational jugs for a while. They have the time written on them so you can keep track of how much water you’re drinking in your day.
Doing floor work on the carpet just doesn’t cut in for my bonny spine LOL. I need a thick exercise mat to cushion my back and hips.
Weighted jump rope is great for adding extra oomph to your cardio workout.
Lastly, at the end of any day, workout or not, we moms are sore…all over. My husband got me this massage gun a few years ago and I use it all the time.
Gifts for the Jewelry Lover.
I have so much jewelry! Before I had kids, I would wear daily. But after having my first baby, and scratching her with my rings, necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, I stopped wearing as much. Here are a few things I own and love.
My husband is obsessed with watches! It was without surprise when he bought me not one, but two watches. I love the look of the stainless Micheal Kors rose gold one. The only problem is, that it’s a little heavy for my tiny wrist. So the following year, he bought me the Micheal Kors Pyper with a pink leather band. Much lighter to wear. Although I still love both of them.
With all these watches now I need a display case. Love this little box. It holds 6 watches.
Something else that’s great to have if you love jewelry, is a travel jewelry organizer. Keeps everything nice and tidy.
All the fine jewelry that I posted here are from a shop called Gelin on Amazon. Everything is made of 14K gold. I own 2 of their necklaces, the moon pendant above, and a diamond heart one. I’d been looking for something super dainty and fine that was actually gold for a while. My husband bought me the moon as a push gift after our third baby, and I loved it! I’ve read some of the reviews on how small they are, or that they are too dainty. But let me tell you, I’ve been wearing them 24/7 for 3 years, with nursing babies pulling at them, and they’re still intact. As for the size, it’s exactly what I was looking for, something really delicate. The earrings look so cute, as well as the bracelets.
Lastly, having those dainty necklaces and bracelets tangled in a knot inside a jewelry box is no fun! This hanging jewelry organizer will keep that from happening.
So there you have it! A few of my favorite things. I hope you enjoyed this Mother’s Day gift guide from Amazon. Make sure to check out my gift guide from Indigo. Thank for reading!
Elisa
