I hand on heart don’t write these type of blog posts with myself in mind. However if someone I know ‘just so happened’ to read this post and took inspiration from these ideas as gifts for me, a mother, on mothers day. Well wouldn’t that be a result! I have spent the last hour or two trolling websites for my top 30 finds for under £30 to treat either your mum or maybe pop under your partners nose if you are mother.
The most important thing about mothers day are those amazing hand made gifts that you get from your littles ones. Or at least I assume that to be the case. The last 3 years Si has gone to various convenience stores (the likes of spar and co-op) the night before mothers day. Meaning my gifts have ranged from confectionary to stationary (Im talking the useful kind NOT the pretty gold embellished Paperchase kind)
So feel to have a look (Si) and I hope this gives you some inspiration.
I’ll have the Charlotte Tilbury and the leopard bag please, oh and the candles. Ok thanks 😉 lovely gift guide hun, can’t believe how soon it is. X
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Thank you!
Oh Cara!
I know you’re not daft enough to think you’re the only one with one of ‘those’ husbands but just to make you feel better…
I made the mistake of telling my second husband (while we were still dating) that I needed one of those cordless landline phones (it was the year 1999, they were state of the art) so I didn’t have to sit at the bottom of a draughty staircase while on the phone. For my birthday later that year he unplugged his slightly yellowing and actually rather filthy cordless number from his own house and wrapped it up for me.
When I eventually start my blog, I might even write about the time he cut his toe nails and put them in a gift box for me. Or not.
We had a shotgun wedding and are now divorced. Not my proudest era.
Enjoy your Bic pens and ropey crysanths.
Love,
Hx
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😂😂😂 you definitely need to blog about these things!
Go and play in traffic you absolutely moron. If you don’t like Cara why do you follow her? Honestly people are so so stupid. Did writing this comment make you feel better about yourself for even a second? Does the first part of your comment even make sense? I think you’re probably just jealous of Cara for some reason but that’s absolutely no reason to call her a freak!!!!
Go and play in traffic you absolutely moron. If you don’t like Cara why do you follow her? Honestly people are so so stupid. Did writing this comment make you feel better about yourself for even a second? Does the first part of your comment even make sense? I think you’re probably just jealous of Cara for some reason but that’s absolutely no reason to call her a freak!!!!
I can’t believe people leave such horrible comments. It’s such a shame that some people feel the need to troll and try to ruin everyone’s positivity. The above person is spiteful and their comments do not reflect the opinions of your huge following of readers. This post is fab and there are lots of ideas which I shall leave highlighted in an unsubtle manner for my husband. Thank you for writing it.
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You are writing ‘maybe that other lady was right’ but you are that other lady. Just a little note that you have changed your name but your email address is the same and I can see this. What youre doing is trolling and its very cruel. Im not here to offend anyone so please if you don’t like me don’t follow me.
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If you are going use your time to be vile to someone you don’t know, don’t follow or care about at least get your grammar correct.
Love the sweetheart ring Cara thanks for the post x
I’ve never commented on your blog before Cara but I just wanted to say I’m really sorry to see the comments made by Sarah. I don’t want to answer an attack with an attack, but I do feel sad that someone could be so nasty, especially to someone they don’t even know!
I think your blog is lovely and you come across so well Cara. Please keep up the good work. You’ve hit a great tone on the blog and it’s a mix of funny, sweet, honest and inspirational. Si and the boys clearly adore you and I really enjoy reading your posts x
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Thank you Abi, really kind of you. x
Hi Cara,
This is a great post and I just wanted to say how much I love following your IG and your blog! I find it funny, warm, heartfelt and just generally a lovely little insight into your life. I love how you let people know life isn’t always perfect but you can see how happy you, Si and the boys are. I am in my late twenties, engaged and planning our wedding for this year and a new home owner (no kids yet) and I have to say your IG and blog have given me some sanity whilst navigating the ups and downs of life! Life seems to be full of alot of judgmental people (do people not have anything nice to say anymore?!) and your IG is a welcome break from the negativity!
I have always been quite nervous of what I will be like as a mother if I am lucky enough to have children – “will i get it right?” ” am i cut out for it?” “Will people judge everything I do?” (Probably, judging by peoples opinions on our wedding planning!) To the point where it was almost putting me off the idea! Following you for the last year and a half has shown me that we can be a Mum however we choose and if my partner and I are lucky enough to have children one day we will be just fine – it won’t be glamorous all the time, it won’t be fun all the time, we will get it wrong a lot of the time – but it will be the best time and now I can’t wait! So thank you for sharing the intimate moments of your life with the boys and for being honest about life – it’s wonderful being along for the ride!
(Sorry for rambling on and please don’t let the trolling get you down)
E xx
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Hi Emma, Thank you so much! We are all winging it in motherhood! Really appreciate your kind words today. xx
Oh these things are so beautiful, I would love them all. But especially that white company candle, can’t get enough of that scent 🙂
Rachael xx.
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Some lovely ideas on this blog tonight. It’s my first Mother’s Day this year and my husband will need some, ahem, direction… *waves phone under nose*. Please just ignore meanies like Sarah. Your blog is brilliant, I love your sense of humour and honesty and generally giving zero fucks. (My kid also shits in the bath. We have an actual bath sieve now. This is a thing.) Keep blogging about your lovely boys and gorgeous hubby, it’s clear they adore you. Xx
Oh, and if such a thing existed, you would win best hair of instagram. #justsayin
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Haha! Best hair of Instagram would make my life! Thank you 😘
Great gift guide Cara. Some really nice ideas for my mother (and me!) xx