It Starts With Coffee

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cardstore.

My mom is a pretty remarkable woman. Not only does she run her own business and is a constant support for me owning mine, she raised me after her and my dad divorced when I was 7. Sure I saw my dad all the time and he was a big part of my life, but the everyday odds and ends were my mom. The packed lunches in school, the drives to cheer practice, dance and any sport I played. The many dr’s appts, friends parties, trips to the mall etc.

As I have grown up we have had our differences(mainly in those horrible teenage years) but her love for me and support of me has never faltered. I have found the older I get the more I want to talk to my mom. She is my favorite person to vent to because she’s been there and she gets it. She is beyond supportive of everything I do. She tells me like it is. She has the best recipes for ANYTHING!

In my wedding planning process she has been so helpful and so amazing. There have been so many days where I wanted to scrap the whole thing and elope and she talks me off the ledge and reminds me how normal that is.

I think for me thats the best part of my mom. She always makes my weird, crazy sometimes irrational fears seem normal. She never makes me feel any less than I am. She goes out of her way not just for me but for everyone around her and is probably the most selfless person I know.

I can only hope to be half the mom that she is someday. Or at least have her babysit the days I feel defeated? Kidding!

I also love this from cardstore.com

I wanted to of course get her a Mothers Day card but with life the way it is…being so busy it was nice to discover a place like Cardstore.com

This Mother’s Day, Cardstore, the popular custom greeting card website from American Greetings is encouraging people to take the extra step to celebrate mom. It’s not just about the phone call or text message, it’s about that perfectly personalized card that enables us to take pause and reflect on all the extraordinary things she’s done.

I think by now we have all seen this amazing video being passed around.

American Greetings created a job posting for a company, Rethom Inc. (“Mother” spelled backwards), based on everything moms do under the title ‘Director of Operations’ and placed it across 27 markets through job postings, 14 market newspaper classified ads and 2 Google sponsored ad units, resulting in 2.7MM impressions. The job description outlined all of the tasks of a mother without revealing the job was indeed a mom. In the end, Cardstore only had 24 inquiries – thereby proving that being a mom is the world’s toughest (but most rewarding) job.

Interested in telling American Greetings what they missed in the World’s Toughest Job description list?  Then head over to http://po.st/jZxAGd, and discuss what you think they left out.

I got on cardstore.com and made my mom this card. I chose it because it really describes how I am with my mom. Especially the “I want mom when” part.

Want to make your own card for your mom??? I have a great coupon code for you and the great part is it even mails the card!!! So if you don’t happen to see your mom on mothers day or even if you want to surprise her with some snail mail you can!

Coupon Code is: CCF4249

How many of you are going to check this out and do something fabulous for your mom?

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cardstore.