Moms Working.

Maybe you’ve surmised this on your own — Mother’s day is the busiest restaurant day and the 2nd hightest gift-giving day of the year and the day that more flowers purchased than any other.

I am not a mom — but I am the care-taker of a Chocolate Labrador — does that count? Is there a gift for that? Is there a gift for giving birth to a business, while nurturing a marriage?

Eventhough, I am not a mom, I would like to raise a glass to those moms out there who get up everyday, get the kids ready for school, do the ghastly commuting thing, come home to attend the recitals, cook dinner, prepare the baths, do the tucking in…and then start all over the next day — and have somehow figured out how to keep everything balanced.

My mother worked everyday of her life, sometimes two jobs at a time, to pay the bills and to put clothes on our backs; I don’t know how she did it. There was no “life/work” balance philosophy in those days, so we spent a lot of time without her. She would always say, “You have to pull yourself up by the boot straps and do what you’ve got to do…”

I’m sure Dr. Phil could tell you more about why my background has something to do with not having had children, but certainly I inherited my mom’s work ethic.

A mountain of flowers, to you mom and all moms (working or not), everywhere. Photo from: Flowers.com