Being a mom is CRAZY-HARD!!!

Seriously… it is beyond what anyone can ever describe. And it doesn’t seem to get easier…

We Moms MUST somehow force ourselves to take time for US and look after ourselves. And since we’re so bad at giving ourselves permission to take 5 minutes off, we need to remind each other to invest time in ourselves…

What About You?

So, tell us… How do you take 5 Minutes for Yourself?

Thanks to Our Five Moms

The awesome five women in this video are:

Erica our fabulous virtual assistant here at 5 Minutes for Mom
Dawn from Because I Said So
Amy from Mom Made That
Angelica from Modern Familia
Haley from Love Life Family and Then Some

Watch more of our BlogHer10 video interviews here!

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Thanks again to Kmart Design for helping us bring BlogHer 2010 home to you. We still have a ton of fun videos coming to you, so make sure you watch our feed.

Written by 5 Minutes for Mom co-founder Susan.
You get our feed, right?

Okay, I have to hurry and press publish on this post because after watching this video I just had to book myself a pedicure!

Yes, spa-time is the best me-time I can bank.

Facials, massages, pedicures… that’s the stuff we moms need.

The back-to-school prep and my backlog of work has been building my stress and I’ve decided to pop down the street for a treat for my feet.

While we were at BlogHer 2010, we asked five moms this question..

What’s Your Favorite Way To Pamper Yourself?

What About You?

What’s your favorite way to pamper yourself?
And do you treat yourself often enough?

Thanks to Our Five Moms

The awesome five women in this video are:

Erica our fabulous virtual assistant here at 5 Minutes for Mom
Dawn from Because I Said So
Angelica from Modern Familia
Amy from Mom Made That
Haley from Love Life Family and Then Some

By the way, I shot the photo above in May 2009 at a spa tweetup we had in Seattle.

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Thanks again to Kmart Design for helping us bring BlogHer 2010 home to you. We still have a ton of fun videos coming to you, so make sure you watch our feed.

… Okay, I’m running out the door… my pedicure starts in 8 minutes!

Written by 5 Minutes for Mom co-founder Susan.
You get our feed, right?

How do you celebrate Mother’s Day? Or, more appropriately, how would you like to celebrate Mother’s Day? Maybe a quiet day by yourself….a day out with a girlfriend….breakfast in bed….spa treatment….anything, as long as you don’t have to change a diaper?

However it is that you choose to celebrate this Mother’s Day, the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts wants to help you celebrate. And trust us when we say that the people at the Four Seasons know how to pamper moms!

You may remember the amazing experience Susan had this past February when she stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel for the Mom 2.0 Summit. With her two little girls traveling with her, Susan was ecstatic to find such a family-friendly hotel. You can read (and see) more about her experience here and here!

We love that the Four Seasons is making their hotels and resorts child and teen friendly, but, this time, it’s all about the Mom (and the grandmas and aunts, of course)!

The Four Seasons recognizes the endless work of mothers and, so, they have created the “Do-Not-Disturb” Mother’s Day gift options redeemable locally or globally through the Four Seasons Gift Card! Some of these very tempting options include:

• Spa treatment of choice
• Dinner (in-room dining or restaurant; alone or with a friend)
• One-night accommodation
• Breakfast in bed
• Late check-out (spend the morning at the fitness center or relaxing in bed)

“Once rested, rewarded and rejuvenated, moms can embrace even more fully the joys of being a mom,” says Susan Helstab, Executive Vice President Marketing.

With 83 hotels in 35 countries (and more than 40 properties under development), Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts are the perfect destination whether you are traveling across country or just across town. And the Four Seasons Gift Card is the perfect gift for the women in your life on this Mother’s Day! Why not pick-up two gift cards and treat yourself and your mom, best friend, or sister to a Mom’s Night Away? Indulge…..you deserve it!

We would like to give one of you a chance to experience some pampering from the Four Seasons! As we continue to celebrate motherhood with our Mother’s Day Giveaway, we would like to give one of you a $300 Four Seasons Gift Card! That’s a lot of pampering!!!

To enter this giveaway:

• Leave a comment on this post. This giveaway is open to US and Canadian shipping addresses!
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