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Mother's Day Revival

Top 25 Mother's Day Tips for Mom's Revival!

By Stacy M. DeBroff

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Avoid Negativity
6. Surround yourself with energized friends. Find people with whom you feel refreshed and inspired, and who make you laugh – and make these the energizers you seek out. Energy is contagious, both positive and negative. Make sure that those around you on a regular basis are energetic and positive. Identify those people who primarily act as energy-vampires or are toxic for you to be around, and get rid of them from your life. The same goes for toxic colleagues and friends: Use polite evasion to keep them at arm's length.

7. Let go of perfectionism. Give up the ideal of having a spotless house. This is a never-ending series of battles you will keep losing. Kids by their very nature create chaos in their wake, even those trained as a toddler to help take their plates to the sink and clean up their rooms.

8. Give up hoping to have a body that leaps straight off the pages of a fashion magazine. Unless you've inherited amazing genes or do yourself the disservice of eating too little, you will likely find yourself consumed by a very demanding part-time job of losing weight. Your scale, bathroom mirror, and smallest jeans should not become the arbiters of your happiness.

9. Toss out clothing that doesn't fit or that you haven't worn in the past two years. Give it to Goodwill or a local charity. Keep only clothes in which you feel great.

Spice It Up!
10. Indulge your sense of smell. Experiment with different scents of perfumes, as they can help switch your mood and give you a pick-me up at much needed times. Treat yourself to some in the afternoon of a long day. Put plants around your house or office, get some indoor seasonal fragrant flowering bulbs such as narcissus, tulips and hyacinths, and grow sweet smelling fresh herbs in your garden such as rosemary, oregano, sage or lemon balm.


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