The Mom Diaries — Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts That Will Finish First

Pressure makes diamonds, you last-minute shoppers!
Pressure makes diamonds, you last-minute shoppers!
No need to throw up your hands in frustration, you last-minute shoppers!
Last-minute shoppers, fret not!
If, like me, you’ve mastered the art of procrastination, then you’re likely scrambling to get your act together before Mother’s Day.
Forgot that Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday?
Remember when door knocker earrings made an epic comeback, this time wrapped in colorful leather for a modern twist on a classic hip-hop staple?
Do you scour Pinterest for pithy quotes that marry stylish graphics with empowering and saucy mantras?
You don’t need to perfect your back handsprings and toe touches or spell out “Be Aggressive” in order to shake some pom-poms this season.
Today, the much-anticipated live action version of Disney’s classic Beauty and the Beast hits theaters, and those of us who grew up watching Belle twirling around in a floor-sweeping, off-the-shoulder yellow gown with a voluminous skirt, looking up adoringly at a now-gentler Beast as they danced a waltz on the palace’s ballroom dance floor, well, we’re excited.
Pantone announced that “greenery” was the color of the Spring 2017 season, but we beg to differ!