But, as with most things electronic, the magic number just seems to keep on growing… 2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21?!? How many megapixels do you really need?

Approximate Resolution of Various Output Types

One way to think about this question is to estimate how many pixels (and therefore the number of megapixels) it takes to effectively render a few different common output formats.

Facebook. Let’s say you want to share a picture over the Internet. If you’re on Facebook, the largest possible image size is 720 pixel x 720 pixels. That’s 921,600 pixels… or a whopping 0.9 megapixels.

Other Web Sharing. Let’s say you just want to share some pictures over the web and look at them on your computer. While the upper limit on the resolution will vary, it will be limited by the size/resolution of your monitor. My 19? flat panel and video card on my desktop support a resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels. That’s a total of 1,296,000 pixels, or 1.3 megapixels. Hmm… now we’re getting closer to modern times.

Basic 4×6 Print. Ok, let’s up the ante and contemplate a print product. Typical print resolution is 300 ppi (pixels per inch). That means that a 4 inch by 6 inch picture will require approximatley 1200 pixels by 1800 pixels. That’s 2,160,000 pixels, or a shade over 2 megapixels.

Large 8×10 Print. Want something bigger? How about a nice 8×10 print that can fit in a matted 11×14 frame. At 300 ppi, that requires 2400 x 3000 pixels. That’s 7.2 megapixels. Now we’ve actually entered the realm of modern cameras. But, still, most consumer level digital point and shoot cameras deliver at least 7 or 8 megapixels.

Uber-Large Poster Print (24 x 30 inches). And now for something obscene. Let’s make a really big poster print. At Costco, I can print an image at 24×30 inches for $8.99. That would require 7200 x 9000 pixels or 64,800,000 pixels. So, a full 300 ppi image would take, umm, 65 megapixels. Oops. They actually look pretty good at ~12-15 megapixels as long as you don’t hold your nose an inch from the picture.

In other words, pretty much every conceivable normal output format (from web images to an 8×10 print) requires less than 8 megapixels. If you’re a professional photographer creating movie posters, large print ads, or the like, you could probably benefit from a higher resolution. And there are some reasons why you’d like to have a little extra resolution to spare. But, while more is better, that doesn’t mean it’s necessary…

Food for Thought

In 2004, Canon’s flagship camera was the EOS 1D Mark II. That camera, near the top of the line of professional Canon dSLR, offered 8.2 megapixels. It’s successor, the EOS 1D Mark II also topped out at 8.2 megapixels, and the flagship line didn’t increase until the EOS-1D Mark III was introduced in 2007 with 10 megapixels.

Up until a few years ago, 8-10 megapixels was enough for professional photographers the world round. So, although today’s flagship camera offers 16 megapixels and the more recent 5D MK II offers 21 megapixels, these aren’t exactly necessary. It’s nice, but it’s something of a luxury, and often times it’s entirely unnecessary.

Does that mean you should turn away a high megapixel camera? No, not really… but you can find some few-years-old digital bodies in good used condition for a decent price. If there’s no other reason for you to choose the newer body, you can save yourself hundreds of dollars by buying a slightly less-than-modern camera that offers less-but-enough megapixels.

Everyone wants his/her skin stay healthy and look youthful. The older you get the more work will be required to keep it that way. There are a lot of things you can do to help your skin get healthier. The health and appearance of your skin requires work on both the inside and the outside. You can’t achieve long lasting healthy skin by focusing on just one aspect. While it may seem too good to be true,  anti-aging products and vitamins can help your skin stay healthy and more youthful.

Wrinkles on the Skin or Skin color changes.

Vitamin A makes the protective tissues of the skin stronger and moisturizes your skin. It is essential for new tissue growth, maintenance and repair. It is also effective in helping your body rid itself of toxins appropriately. All this adds up to clean, clear, healthy skin.
Buy skin creams with a vitamin A that promotes skin-cell turnover to prevent deep lines and help diminish sun damage. Egg yolk is full of vitamin A, and you can pat a little on trouble spots to help heal your skin.
To help premature aging of skin, start using retinoid treatments as soon as possible. Even women who have yet to see wrinkles or crow’s feet, such as women in their early 20′s, can benefit from retinoid treatments. Retinoid agents contain Vitamin A and they are excellent for preventing and reversing sun damage, which can really age skin. They are available in prescription and over-the-counter form.

Dry Skin.

Your skin needs vitamin E, B. A deficiency in certain vitamins, such as Vitamin E, and B , can cause dry skin as well as cracks at the corners of your mouth. You need to take a multivitamin daily to ensure that you are giving your skin all the nutrients it needs to be healthy and youthful.

Vitamin E is a great tool to have on hand. You may take vitamin E as a supplement and apply it directly to the skin. It is in countless products for that skin that are available on the market. It can be effected in preventing skin damage. A quick trick to have a quick soothing vitamin E mask is to take one of the pills, poke it with a clean sewing needle and squeeze the liquid out of the pill and apply gently around your face. A little goes a long way!

If you have especially dry, thick, or ashy skin on your elbows and knees, generously apply a rich emollient to those areas and allow it to soak in. For best results, use a thicker balm or salve that contains ingredients like 100 percent pure shea or cocoa butter. However, only apply these products to those very dry areas, and be sure to rinse your hands after application.

Hyaluronic acid is a very powerful skin hydrating serum. If your skin is feeling very dry beyond repair, buy some hyaluronic acid and apply to the afflicted areas with a dropper. This acid has the most moisturizing and hydrating effects on the market today. It is able to hold up to 1000 times its weight in water.

Uneven Skin Tone.

Your skin needs vitamin D. Search for serum oil that has vitamin D as main active ingredient that brightens your skin instantly and lightens spots and blotches over time. Do not forget vitamin H. Vitamin H is an important part of a vitamin regiment that promotes healthy looking skin. Vitamin H gives your skin a natural glow. Additionally, vitamin H makes your skin smoother, making it look more beautiful and more even.

Saggy and Dull Skin.

Vitamin C will plum the skin, help to improve texture and enhance radiance. Look for skin products that have Vitamin C.
You can experience the full benefits of the antioxidant, Vitamin C, with a simple home remedy. Take an orange, and squeeze some juice into a container. Dip a cotton ball into the juice, and dab it on your face. Leave the juice on your face, and it will quickly evaporate, leaving you with a healthy glow.

Dark Eye Circles.

Vitamin K. A daily eye cream is a good way to battle under the eye circles or discolorations. These creams work by obscuring the blood vessels and plumping up your skin. These creams often contain Vitamin K and caffeine that will stimulate your blood vessels and bring more blood to the surface.

Prolonged use of oral steroids may cause capillaries under the skin’s surface to dilate, which leads to noticeable redness and flushing. Care for your skin during therapy, by adding oatmeal to a warm bath and applying nourishing lotions and creams to your skin that contain chamomile, vitamin K or extract of licorice or lavender.

So to wrap things up, make skin care a regular part of your routine. It is important for many reasons and need not be a time consuming ordeal.

Anti-aging products are sure way to get great skin care. The sooner you start using these types of products the better. Many of them contain highly valuable vitamins that will have lasting effects on your skin. This gives you a long-term investment return that is definitely worth the attention. And take a multivitamin daily to ensure that you are giving your skin all the nutrients it needs to be healthy and youthful.

So you have decided to give affiliate marketing a try, and are busy learning all about what is affiliate marketing. You have found a great affiliate program, with pre-made websites, lots of training and ads that you can use right out of the box. However, all your work could mean nothing if you don’t stay away from the following 3 newbie mistakes in affiliate marketing.

Believing Income Projections
Most affiliate programs want you to work exclusively for them, and to accomplish that they’ll make unrealistic claims about earnings based on the few who actually accomplished those results. Don’t believe the hype! Keep in mind that income projections mean that you can make as much not that you will make those amounts of money, especially if you don’t work for it. Affiliate marketing can be very profitable, but it may take time and effort and as such is not the best way to earn money online fast. Remember as well that most of those income projections involve spending money on your business outsourcing and scaling your enterprise to industrial proportions.

Expecting Instant Results
Affiliate marketing is not a get rich quick scheme. If you need money right away, other ways to make money online may suit you better. You will need to work on your affiliate sites every day, and it may take weeks until you make your first sale. Look at it as a long term investment that can make you wealthy, provided you work enough on it. Becoming proficient at online affiliate marketing takes time and effort. While affiliate marketing is one of the best business ideas for beginners since it doesn’t require you to have prior knowledge, it is not the right thing if all you are after is a quick buck.

Using the Default Promo Materials
If you want people to click through your affiliate link instead of somebody else’s you’ll need to put a bit of effort. Using the default pre-made websites that another two thousand affiliates are using is not the way to go. You need to differentiate yourself from the lazy affiliates that think it’s all just plug-and-play. In order to do so, you’ll need your own website, and enough original content for people to trust you. You need to build trust in order to get them to buy when you suggest a product or service is exactly what they need. Become an expert on your niche, whether it is essential oils for skin or pet care, and then you’ll be able to sell regularly and confidently.

If those 3 affiliate marketing mistakes weren’t bad enough, there’s yet another one that many people fail to mention:

Quitting. Affiliate marketing is an endurance race, and if you just quit you’ll never get anywhere. If something isn’t working after a few months, learn more. Consider getting affiliate marketing training, changing the way you select programs or finding a mentor who can guide you. But never quit, as that’s the only sure way of never becoming a successful affiliate marketing professional, or anything else for that matter.

Irene writes about home businesses and other ideas to make money on her Ideas to Make Money Blog.

“BistroMD Ranks #1 in Channel 7 Blind Taste Test.”

See for yourself-  the channel 7 blind taste test of 4 different popular home meal delivery weight loss plans:

With such glowing comments about a weight loss plan, I was curious to see what it was all about so I did a little research and this is what I found out:

BistroMD was designed by its founding physician to help patients who struggle with planning and cooking healthy meals. She used her scientific understanding to combine foods to help their unique body chemistry adjust to promote weight loss.

Every entrée in this weight loss plan is hand-prepared by their chefs. Each day of meals is designed to provide you with the right balance of lean protein, complex carbohydrates and healthy fat ratios to lose weight. They do not allow the addition of chemicals, hormones, or unnecessary fillers or additives in their meals. Plus every meal is USDA approved and contains a full nutritional and ingredient breakdown right on the label.

BistroMD delivers a healthy and delicious way to lose weight that is deeper than just calories and food. They offer resources every step of the way. They offer free dietitian support for nutrition and health questions, an active community on Facebook for motivation and inspirational support, friendly customer service support for customizable menus and a website, newsletter and blog that are a wealth of health information.

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Diets, dieting and weight control have become such a huge focus in our lives that we have been considering any viable option to help us stay fit. Unfortunately, many of these options or lifestyle changes can cause a significant change that may not be best for us. Our progress often ends up with our health being worse off than it was to begin with.

Food has become tastier with the addition of natural and artificial additives resulting in us eating larger quantities of the foods we enjoy. Restaurants have increased the portion size and we have increased our intake by thinking that “more is better.” The average dinner meal today is sufficient enough to feed two adults. It leaves little guesswork as to why so many of us are fighting a battle with our weight. Nutritionists, physicians and ordinary folks have recognized the problem and have been looking for ways and means to control the meal plate and portion size.

An excellent idea that has come from this is the notion of a portion control plate.

The plan was to create a visual tool to help take the guesswork out of what we should eat and how much of it. The portion control meal plate is designed to assist us in doing just that by providing a visual tool in the form of an attractive design dividing the plate into three parts for proteins, vegetables and fruits.

Since eating well is more than what you eat, it’s also about eating the right amount of each food group; portion control takes the guesswork out of healthier eating; retraining you to eat the right amounts of the right foods, in the right portion size.  We all love having a full plate and many of us grew up being told to “clean our plate” so we carried that into adulthood and finish our plates even when we are full. Portion control dinnerware has a reduced  sized  meal plate of ten inches. It gives the appearance of being full.

Enter meal plates designed by Precise Portions. These high grade porcelain plates have an attractive design that doesn’t take away from the functionality of the plate. They are attractive enough to use for guests and everyday meals so you will be more apt to use them. They also have place settings with glasses and bowls to ensure that you have the right portions of liquids and soups, too. The convenience of being dishwasher and microwave safe also makes it easy to use for any meal.

A diet focusing on portion control can help you manage your weight, control your blood sugar and reduce your health risks, without imposing any more guidelines than you’re already following. Proper portion control can lower your blood pressure, raise your metabolism and leave you feeling energized – without forgetting the foods you love. Portion control dinnerware naturally supplements your current fitness plan – without getting in the way.

Each LIFE-style Portion Control Dinnerware Set includes:

– 1 LIFE-style 10″ plate portion control markings are seamlessly integrated into the plate’s design for effectiveness and discretion – just stay within the lines for optimum results
– 1 16oz portion control bowl subtle interior markings help you accurately portion soups, cereals, salads and more
– 1 8oz portion control drinking glass
– 5 nutritional planning guides (placemats) these helpful daily trackers offer valuable insight
– 1 “Quick-Start Guide to Healthy Eating” 16 pages of nutritional tips and a bonus section of 7 “free” foods and drink that are always up for enjoyment
– 1 Precise Portions cork coaster

Features:

– Designed by registered dietitians using current nutritional guidelines
– Elegantly styled Porcelain China portion control plates
– 100% for use in microwaves and dishwashers
– High quality chip resistant finish
– Lead and cadmium free

Functional fitness and functional exercise are the latest gym buzzwords. But, what does being functionally fit mean to us moms? It means that our exercise programs have trained our bodies to handle real-life situations, not just lifting a certain amount of weight in an idealized posture created by a gym machine. This type of exercise gets all of the muscles to work together rather than isolating them to work independently and will result is making everyday activities easier and reduce our risk of injury.

Think about it like this. You have worked out at the gym and have increased your lifting capability, you’re toned, tight, and ready for the beach. You lift the baby to put her in the carseat and your back goes out. What happened? In all likelihood, you’re not paying enough attention to your functional fitness.

Functional exercise can be as simple as playing a game of toss. It links dozens of muscles working together to adjust to the ball’s flight and unpredictable path. If you’re anything like me, you have not spent much time playing toss over the winter months and are looking for a way to get fit enough to keep up with the kiddos in the summer months to come.

I found the Ugi at home system that will help you do just that.

Ugi is a modern twist on the old school medicine ball. It’s weighted and has the squish of a beanbag and the bounce of a stress ball in a beautifully simple design. The Ugi Ball works as a functional fitness training tool because it challenges the exerciser to use entire muscle groups at one time. The Ugi Ball is versatile enough for the smallest living room, the busiest gym or the largest outdoor park. It comes in weights of 6, 8, 10 or 12 lbs and you can find recommendations for your ideal weight ball on their website according to fitness level. I think you will find that it is the perfect tool for use in stability, strength and endurance training and gives you a full body workout in 30 minutes with a single piece of equipment.

The Ugi 5 day a week, 30 minute total functional fitness program is a series of one minute exercises that are efficient enough to change your body completely- from warm up, cardio, strength conditioning, balance to cool down and flexible enough to be done anywhere.

With Ugi you can:

–Exercise almost anywhere
–Create endless variations of the 30 minute workout
–Put two days together to make a one-hour total body workout, three days a week
–Cut the intervals down to 30 seconds to get a 15 minute workout
–Mix it up endlessly

What you get:

–Ugi Ball in the weight of your choice
–Five total body workouts on DVD with instructions, tips, tricks, modifications (utilizing 140 different exercises)
–A stand-up, easy-to-follow Ugi workout guide that has all 5 total body workouts
–A no-nonsense guide to making good eating choices
–Access to their online video library of Ugi exercises
–Free downloadable Ugi interval timer for the iPhone (other smartphone platforms to come)

Bicycle riding is a great way to spend time with the family, see the
world at your own pace and to get exercise. There are so many types of biking routes and bikes that have been adapted to maneuver those routes that the task of buying the right back for you can be confusing. You can’t just see a bike that is shiny and new and say that it is for you. Pick the wrong bike and it will end up unused and taking up space in the garage or in your next yard sale. So, to get you started on your new exercise adventure here are five helpful tips for buying the right bike:

1. Determine where you will be riding your bike and how often.

How often you will ride and the route that you choose determines the best type of bicycle for you. Type selection is important and depends on where you intend to ride. Are you planning to ride on mountain trails or are you looking for simply speeding along the road or pavement? Your preference will actually determine whether you are looking for a road bike, mountain bike, beach cruiser or just a hybrid bike. Ask your friends or family members about bikes or you may just do some research on the internet so that you can develop some proper knowledge to help you find a bike that works for your needs.

2. Know your height.

Bikes come in different sizes to accommodate your height. A bike that is the wrong size for you can mean cramped legs, a sore back, sore knees or stretched muscles. To make sure you are buying the right size bike, straddle the bike. You want about an inch clearance above the frame. Checking the seat height is easy. While someone holds the bike frame steady, get on the bike. You want your leg about 90% extended or slightly bent. When your pedal is all the way up, you want your bent leg vertical so that your knee is over the ball of your foot. The seat can be adjusted forward or back to achieve this. To check if the bike fits your torso, your back should be at a 45- degree angle and your arms should be bent slightly. The handlebar stem can be changed out if you need it to be longer or shorter to get the right torso length.

I’ve included this bike fitting video to help in buying the right size bike.

3.  Visit a bike shop for advice.

Go to the experts when you want to know something. Those who sell bikes for a living know about bikes and will most likely share their personal views. Let them size you for a bike, ask their opinion about what type of bike you need and find out all the nuances of bike riding. Make sure that you are asking your customer representative about the features of the bike that you prefer. Learn about the frame, the seat, the brakes, the speed gears and more. Every type of bike will have a different set of features and try to find the model which will suit you the best. Ask about the availability of the accessories and parts. These things must be readily available so that you can buy them whenever you need them. Bike repairing can be a difficult task because of the complexity of the type of bike in question. Make sure that the bike shop offers repair services. If you don’t find a bike at that store that is the right bike for you, take the knowledge from that visit to choose a bike from another store or shop online. There a are some great online biking stores where you can often times find bikes that are not available locally.

4. Test ride a number of options.

Ask the store if you can take several different bikes for a spin. Some of the bike shops may allow trials while others may not. You could even ask a friend for their bike to “test drive” in advance. Don’t let the first bike you ride be the one you purchase from the store.

5. Buy the best bike you can the first time.

People have the tendency to stay on the cheap side especially during a recession, but there are some things that don’t pair well with “cheap.” A bike is one of those things. You will be riding this bike alone or maybe attaching a carrier for your child to ride with you. You want to know that you can depend on your bike to keep you safe while you ride. If the bike you need is out of your price range, then shop for a good quality used bike.

Burley Encore Child Trailer
from: Jenson USA

There is more to bike riding than just riding. That’s the easy part. Choose your bike wisely to get the best for your money and your riding days will be that much more enjoyable.

So what’s so great about the new iPad 3? Well, the good news is that it is not an update of older iPad models. It has its own distinctive features which most people are sure to look forward to. However, it’s not exactly groundbreaking either. Although there are many new features that a lot

of people are sure to welcome, most of these features are more or less comparable to other gadgets that have been entering the market in recent years.

iPad 3 Design

For starters, the new Apple iPad is very stylish, and it has a great Retina Display that is certainly better than previous iPad models. The design is not all that different from previous iPad models though. In fact, if you’re not familiar with certain subtle differences, you could easily mistake the iPad 3 with its predecessors. The only difference is that the iPad 3 is that, at least with regards to design, it’s around a millimeter thicker than previous iPad models.

In addition to its shape, it’s also worth pointing out that the new iPad 3 is a bit heavier than the iPad2. It weighs about 652g for the Wi-Fi version and 662g for the 4G version. Despite some people’s complaints about the added weight, there’s actually a good reason for it. The iPad 3 offers a larger battery capacity as well as better specs for higher pixels for the Retina Display.

Watch this cool video that shows iPad3 features of Edge to Edge Retinal Display and Internal Magnets + Near Field Communication!

Despite the added features though, the iPad 3 is not something that you can hold with one hand for extended amounts of time. Also, given its larger and its bulkier build means that you can’t fit it into your bag or in small compartments, although some people would say otherwise.

Hardware Features of the iPad 3

Now that we’ve spoken a bit about the iPad 3′s basic design, let’s move on to its basic hardware features. It features a dual-core A5X processor with four GPU cores for improved graphics. Also, the iOS 5.1 has been improved a little bit, and the same may be said about the apps as well as the games. These features benefit from the iPad 3′s improved resolution, which allows users to get better graphics for most of their games and applications.

Despite these advantages however, it’s worth pointing out also that the iPad 3 is not particularly revolutionary. What’s great about the iPad 3 is not how many breakthroughs it has introduced, but how it has changed and improved the features and designs of its predecessors. Most of its features can be said to be the natural evolution of the iPad series, and so they are not particularly groundbreaking. The good thing about these features is that they are not necessarily just upgraded versions of what you can find in the iPad 2. They have been improved to such an extent that they can be said to be something new, though not entirely divorced from their predecessors.

iPad 3 high resolution Retina Display

Among the most prominent (and arguably most popular features) of the iPad 3 are its 9.7in, 2,048 x 1,536 Retina Display, its A5X dual core CPU, its 30 pin dock connector, its 64GB storage space and its Bluetooth 4. These features are certainly a tremendous improvement on what had existed in the iPad 2, and they are among the best assets of the iPhone 3.

Also, compared to previous iPad models, the iPad 3 offers among the highest resolution screen in the market. It also sports graphic power that very few handheld consoles can match. For those who are fond of camera features, the iPad 3 also offers a highly improved camera. All of these new features are well integrated within the iPad 3′s shell, which is one of the reasons why it’s so heavy. Despite so many new features though, the iPad 3 boasts an impressive 10 hour battery life.

All in all, the features of the iPad 3 are what you might expect from Apple and the iPad series. So despite its flaws, the iPad 3 still garners a lot of attention and excitement from those who enjoyed what the iPad 2 had to offer. So there’s some truth to the assertion that the iPad 3 has a lot of great things about it.

Richard Miller is a freelance writer and tech geek. For those of you who want to read more of his articles about the latest gadgets and tech trends, you can visit his blog and website.

With the beautiful Spring weather we have had lately, I keep thinking, “uh oh, Summer is right around the corner” which means lots of time in the pool, beach, water park and more. So what am I trying to say? Yep, it’s bathing suit time again! That time of year when we have to chase around our kids without those sweats that hide the fact that we haven’t worked out since last bathing suit season and opt for a smaller amount of clothing. Before we grab those board shorts and head for the hills, I wanted to share a great workout system I discovered that is perfect for any mom’s busy schedule.

Check out the RKS Workout System. This new system gets you in shape in only half the time. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not, it is the power of the kettlebell that burns 3 times the calories than a standard cardio workout.  Click here to learn about the power of the kettlebell and why it works .

So why is this workout perfect for moms?
- It’s only 30 minutes- You can totally find that in your day
- You only have to do it 4 times a week
- It focuses on functional fitness, which means it’s a workout to help you improve your daily life and activities
- There is rest in between sets which give you time to check on the kids
- You get everything you need with this set- 16 workouts, free kettlebell, nutritional guide and exercise poster
- The kettlebell is small so you don’t need a lot of space to store it.

And one more thing, you can try it risk free.  Try the RKS Workout risk-free with our 60 day guarantee. Free kettlebell yours to keep .

Still not convinced. Watch the video of Lauren K below . She is a mom and a RKS success story.

So this summer, don’t be the one beside the pool working the towel cover up. Be the one who is splashing around with the kids and not having to suck in her tummy. Get started on your new body today with 10% off RKS Workout kit. Includes kettlebell. Code save10

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

Mother’s Day is the perfect opportunity to tell a mom in your life just how much she means to you; whether you’re shopping for a gift for your mother, the mother of your children, your grandmother, a friend, a mother-in-law, or any other special mom. You want to make this day special, but with all the Mother’s Day gift ideas out there, how do you find the gift that’s perfect for your mom? How do you avoid giving the mom in your life a gift that she feels is somehow unconnected to the relationship between the two of you? Most moms want something that makes them feel loved and celebrated by spontaneous moments, un-coaxed, unrehearsed bursts of affection or mementos of your relationship. Others might want the big gesture of expensive gifts that she can show off. Get your mom the gift that reflects your relationship and her personality.

Here’s a novel idea: ASK mom what she’d like for Mother’s Day. A lot of mothers would welcome the opportunity to help their families get it right. You could make out a list of options that mom can choose from (just the fact that you’ve put time into writing out the list will mean a lot to mom). Then, before Mother’s Day, give her the list and let her check off the items she wants and return the list to you. Make sure you include blank spaces at the end for mom to fill in items you haven’t thought of. These lists can be made for any age child even if you don’t live at home. Just include items that you can really do according to your age or distance from Mom’s house.

You could include categories like:

“Things to do Together”

If you don’t live at home, a phone call every week on Sunday
A meal prepared by you and enjoyed together, anything she wants
Take her to a movie
Do something together that she enjoys for a day (like going to the mall or visiting over a cup of coffee at her favorite coffee place)

Most importantly giving her your uninterrupted time together.

“Help around the House”- make each chore a separate item

Do this week’s laundry
Vacuuming
Cooking
Trash disappears each day for the next week without a reminder
Beds are made promptly each morning without fussing
Weed the garden
Clean the gutters without being asked
Mow the lawn

or whatever other chores there are around your house

“The Gift of Time” (make a promise to let her do one or more of these things uninterrupted)

A long bath
Watch favorite TV show or movie
Read a good novel
Phone an old friend
Take a walk alone
Work on her hobby
DO NOTHING – without guilt!

And of course, include a category of actual items she might want!

16 Funny Quotes to Celebrate Mother’s Day

Moms definitely have their humorous moments and these 16 funny quotes are testimony to the laughs that mothers often enjoy (and sometimes endure). This Mother’s Day, share these funny quotes with your mom and enjoy a moment of shared love and laughter.

1. “Mothers of teenagers know why animals eat their young.” ~ Author Unknown

2. “Mothers are all slightly insane.” ~ J.D. Salinger

3. “I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.” ~ Phyllis Diller

4. “There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” ~ Chinese Proverb

5. “It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.” ~ Helen Rowland

6. “The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.” ~ Calvin Trillin

7. “A suburban mother’s role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after.” ~ Peter De Vries

8. “It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is a natural urge.” ~ Phyllis Diller

9. “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” ~ Oscar Wilde

10. “A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~ Tenneva Jordan

11. “You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.” ~William D. Tammeus.

12. “Working mothers are guinea pigs in a scientific experiment to show that sleep is not necessary to human life.” ~ Author Unknown

13. “Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” ~ LisaAlther

14. “My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn’t have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.” ~ KareemAbdul-Jabbar

15. “My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” ~ Mark Twain

16. “My mother’s menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.” ~ Buddy Hackett

Yes, children often give their mothers something to laugh about. Hopefully it makes up for the things their children will inevitably do to make them cry. This year celebrate the humorous side of Mother’s Day with a few good laughs and share these funny quotes with your mom.

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