Mother’s Day Gift Ideas She’ll Love (Without Breaking the Budget)

Mother’s Day is just around the corner on May 10th, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate the amazing moms, grandmas, and mother figures in our lives. 

Finding a thoughtful gift doesn’t have to mean spending a fortune, so I’ve put together a list of beautiful and meaningful present ideas that feel special without stretching your budget. Whether you’re shopping for something cozy, sentimental, practical, or a little indulgent, these affordable picks are sure to make her feel loved and appreciated.

I have gifted this cute tree coaster set a few times already, and everyone loves it! It doesn't matter if you have a rustic, farm house, or clean kitchen design - it will fit anything!

Marc Jacobs The Tote Bag! I have the black one for well over a year now. Perfect size, timeless design.

Are you using Rakuten? If so, you can get the bag for $158.99 instead of $210! Use my link and you will get $50!
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Let her join the Pickle Ball craze with this super cute set form Jonathan Adler! They have several designs available, and I'm sure you'll find something that will stick out on the court!

Can't go wrong with this "Love You More" necklace from Jennifer Zeuner! Such a cute design!

This gift set from MONDAY! I love everything Monday. 

My current favorite is THIS body wash. It smells so wonrdeful - fresh & clean!

Find all these gifts and many more in my Amazon Store! I have collected ideas for craftsy people, the outdoorsy type,  beauty items, fashion, and must haves for pet owners.

 

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Father's Day Gift Ideas // ...or just a Gift Guide for any Man in your Life!

Father’s Day always arrives on the third Sunday of June, ready to be celebrated and enjoyed. Yet each year it seems to be a scramble to find a gift for dad that he will love, even if he’s not a big shopper, never needs anything, or has everything he needs. Here is a list of my favorite items!

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Kodak Mini Shot 3 Retro 3x3" 2-in-1 Portable Wireless Instant Camera & Photo Printer

The Kodak Mini Shot 3 Retro allows you to shoot and print high-quality photos anytime and anywhere. After taking fabulous shots, you can print them directly from your Kodak Mini Shot 3 Retro OR connect with any mobile devices via Bluetooth and print straight from the photo gallery! The Kodak Mini Shot is also available in a 2 x 3 inch size.

This bundle is compatible with iOS, Android & Bluetooth.

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How To Score 11 items for only $60 at H&M! (Coupon Codes)

I scored some major deals shopping online on H&M! I actually only went on the website to check if they still have my favorite bra - which they did. ON SALE!! FOR $9.99!! So I ended up putting two into my cart, and decided to give the rest of the SALE section a try... And that's when it went down!

Here is what I bought: 

• 4 bras
• 2 pillow cases
• denim shorts
• wide cut shorts
• jersey shirt
• glasses
• black blouse

And I ended up scoring ELEVEN items for $60. You can usually easily spend this amount on just one bra. How I did it? I'll show you!

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My Birthday Wishlist - not only for Michael Strahan

So... ya... I'm about to hit the THREE FIVE. I will be officially be closer to 40 starting June 17th, 6:22am. Besides giving away a Starbucks gift card on my birthday (enter HERE), I sure do have a few things I'd like to have for myself!

Workout clothes are always needed, since I actually work in workout clothes and work out in workout clothes (d'oh)... and then new running shoes (in desperate need of those!)... 14oz boxing gloves... and since my 5th Fitbit SURGE just fell apart and bit the dust (have I mentioned that I HATE FITBIT and their customer service?) I want a Garmin. Oh and a cooking set. Coffee always works.... Frames for my 2 new prints... Dutch oven!!

Just check out below what I want:

You know what I'll probably get from the list below? Nothing. Nix. Nada. Niente. Well - unless I buy it myself I guess. But hey, a girl can dream. Maybe Michel Strahan wants to be nice and buys me all of the above. Who knows?

See this typewriter thing up there? I bet you were like "Girl, what do you need a typewriter for?" ----> Wait for it. I saw this thing on Facebook, and that's when I wanted it. Right away. And I bet so will you. Look!!

Neat, isn't it? Plus it brings this nostalgic feeling. Yes, this is a 34.97 year old speaking. 

Do you have a wishlist for your birthday? 

Heck - when is your birthday?

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Killing Time // NaBloPoMo

Remember, I went to the Apple Store yesterday. I was about 45 minutes early, so I spent some time strolling through a few stores. I love me some PINK (Victoria's Secret), and was pretty excited to find two items I've laid my eyes on ON THE SALE RACK! Whoop whoop!



A shirt and a zip hoodie. LOVE! At one point an older lady asked me about my shoes and where I bought them... Yeezy. Well... I didn't tell her the truth and told her they were a gift. Otherwise she might have thought I'm craycray. VERY craycray. Well - we all know I am, but still.

I'm just super happy I scored these two things for cheap!

 

Shopping // Miranda, my new love // Weekend Recap

Howdy!

Sunday night. Another weekend is over, and I´m already ready for the next one! Getting up tomorrow will definitely hurt. I know it.

Oh well....

I´ve promised you guys to show you what I found on my little shopping trip saturday. Here we go:

I definitely needed black ballerina flats. So I bought them. 5 Euro. Pfffffft! Then I saw the colorful ones. Took them as well. Yep, another 5 Euro! Then I found the dress! And darn, I couldn´t decide which color I should take.... So I took em both :oD! Not even 10 Euro each, so that was a great deal and I wore the pink one last night and the blue one today already. New favorite pieces!

The flea market I went to kinda sucked, to be honest. People were just selling crap and it was pretty small so I was done after 30ß minutes. I did find a book though! 2 Euro... It´s a hardcover, so it´s alright. The english title is Oracle Night the first german book I read in a loooong time!

I thought I would stay at the flea market at least 1.5 hours. Well, I didn´t. I told M I will be at his place around 5PM for dinner and movie date. So I had a lot of time left. What I did? :o) I was having a great time in the sun:

Plus I stopped by at my beloved LUSH... And found a new love: MIRANDA! Oh. My. God. This soap smells sooooo good!!!

Dinner and movie date was awesome :o) we had a wonderful time, even though I passed out around 10PM I think. I was so tired cause of the emotional past days plus all the traveling.

Today I just went to church, had a great time of course, and since I had a 50% off coupon for Starbucks today, I stopped by on my way home, and put approx. 170000 calories into my body :oD! IT WAS WORTH IT!

Now I´m about to go to bed - almost 10PM over here and another busy week is coming up.

What did you guys do this weekend?

Smooches,
Anni

Shopping

Since I gave away 5 huge bags full of clothes to welfare, plus somehow stuff keeps breaking, I treated myself with some online shopping today. I really need a jacket...

My favorite white winterjacket didn´t survive the last few months... -> trash :(
My green parka has a huge hole in the armpit... it was cheap, around 15$. And I wore it 3 years straight. So it´s ok to finally say goodbye.

I´ve already bought a nice black coat at the H&M sale a couple of weeks ago, but that´s not something I wanna wear every day!

Since I become more and more "outdoorsy", I decided I want a softshell jacket. I found a nice one in a magazine. Sale. 69,90 Euro. I liked it so I checked out the website.

What I finally ordered was this jacket for 49,90 Euro (regular price was 100 Euro):

Plus a warm and cute fleece jacket in one of my favorite colors, apple-green for 29,95 Euro (regular price was 50 Euro):

I´ve ordered the softshell jacket one size bigger than I usually wear, so I hope I might survive some colder days as well if I wear the fleece jacket under it.

Now I can´t wait to get the package! I hope they fit and I like them... I´ll keep you updated!

Have a nice day!
xoxo
Anni