These are the Christmas gifts every working mom wants – WRAL.com

By Stephanie Llorente, WRAL contributor

Thanksgiving is over, and its officially the most wonderful time of the year! At least, we want it to be. But, if youre the one tasked with planning and executing all the family gifts, parties, travel and school holidays ON TOP OF your regular day job, the holiday season gets overwhelmingfast.

For everyone with a working mom on their Christmas shopping list, allow me to make your gift purchasing process super simple: All working moms want for Christmas this year is a break. Thats it. Nothing fancy. Nothing expensive. Just, a break.

Because, after two years of managing homes, schedules, work loads and mental loads in the midst of a pandemic, were just flat out exhausted. In fact, I surveyed my Instagram following and asked, What is the best Christmas gift a working mom could receive? Literally every response fell into three categories: time, experience and community.

So, here are a few ideas to help the working mom(s) in your life feel recharged, renewed and restored with the three gifts they crave most. Plus, if youre reading this as a working mom yourself, simply copy this link and send it to those shopping for you this season!

Time is a hot commodity for moms in the workplace. Anything that can make our lives easier while creating new pockets of time for us is always a win. Here are some ways you can gift time:

Experiences are always a welcome gift because they provide moms with small pockets of time to reconnect with themselves. Much of mothering is focusing on others, so its a treat to place focus on your own wellness.

Working moms (all moms!!) need community, and I cant say this enough. They feel largely unseen and isolated, and this was happening well before COVID came along. We were built to be in community with each other, and its always fascinating to me how many moms want this for themselves, but dont know how or where to find it. So, help them find their people, and youll be giving a gift that literally keeps on giving. Here are a few of my favorite local mom communities, plus one national in scope:

All in all, I think its safe to say that moms who work outside of the home dont need another kitchen gadget or coffee mug (neither do moms who work inside the home. They want a break, too!), so use an idea from the list above or get creative. And, if you really want a give a useful, tangible gift to a working mom in your life, Ive got a list of those over on the Restored blog. Happy gifting, friends!

Stephanie Llorente is a mother of two children and a regular Go Ask Mom contributor. She is the owner of Prep Communications and Restored, a faith-based business that delivers relevant resources and intentional community to working moms.

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