The Household COO

Sunday was my first ever Mother’s Day (well, second if you count last year’s when Gavin was only a cluster of cells implanted in my uterus). For a change, my brother remembered to call home and wish our mother a “Happy Mother’s Day” without me having to remind him. He did remember too late to get her a present though. Well, at least he’s improving. Perhaps next year he’ll remember to send the flowers.

Since I anticipated that he would forget, I included his name on the chocolates I sent Mom. Unfortunately, I forgot to include his wife’s name. I suppose I could be forgiven since they only just signed the papers recently.

My brother must be getting more thoughtful in his old age because he also remembered to call me to wish me a “Happy Mother’s Day”. It was a surprise because the last time I received flowers and a present from him for my birthday, I sent him an SMS to thank him for it. I only realised it was his girlfriend who arranged the flowers and the gift when I received his text message: “Thanks for what?”

They say you only really understand your mother when you become a mother yourself. Well, now that I’m here, I think I finally understand her - or at least, a part of her. Maybe I’ll understand the rest once Gavin grows up.

Why I love online shopping

Every year, there are two days in the year where online shopping has never failed to save my relationship with my mother. My mother is the sort of person who would never admit that she adores getting presents. She’ll tell you not to buy her anything when in truth, deep down inside her heart of hearts, she’s hoping and praying she’ll get something.

My Dad, my brother and I are the sort of insensitive characters that usually take a person’s word at face value and never dwelve deeper than the surface for the underlying meanings. We don’t care that no one remembers our birthdays and we wouldn’t blink if our birthdays went by without anyone the wiser. Because of that, we often forget that my mother is not at all like us.

It has taken me a while, but I think I’m slowly getting there. I now send flowers to my mother every year for her birthday and mother’s day regardless of whether I think she wants them or not. The unfortunate thing is that I usually only get around to ordering her flowers the night before the actual date. For that reason alone, I LOVE online flowers like Interflora - they are a Godsend for someone like me.

This year, my SIL reminded me that mother’s day was just around the corner when she started asking me for ideas on what to make her Mom (my MIL) for dinner on mother’s day (more on this topic to come). Not wanting to be searching for flowers the night before Sunday, I immediately jumped online and started searching for flowers when my SIL suggested I do something different this year. She recommended I try a chocolate gift from Definitely Chocolate after she received a delicious box of chocolates from them as a gift.

Definitely Chocolate offers luxury chocolates handcrafted using Belgian chocolate and the finest ingredients from Australia and Worldwide. Indulge in a beautifully boxed selection of their most popular flavors - Hazelnut Praline, Honey Ganache, Coffee Cognac, Pistachio Nougat and more. Or you can choose your own selection and they will pack them for you. Definitely Chocolate guarantees the true chocolate lover a moment of unforgettable pleasure. These handmade chocolates and Single Origin pure chocolate bars can be given as gifts or consumed for personal indulgence! They offer next day delivery, Australia wide.

So this is what I’m sending my mother this year: