Erma Bombeck on A Mother's Love
We all know that being a Mom is the hardest, most rewarding job on the face of this Earth.
"You don't love me!"
How many times have your kids laid that one on you?
And how many times have you, as a parent, resisted the urge to tell them how much?
Someday, when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I'll tell them...
* I loved you enough to bug you about where you were going, with whom and what time you would get home.
* I loved you enough to insist you buy a bike with your own money, which we could afford, and you couldn't.
* I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover your hand picked friend was a creep.
* I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your bedroom, a job that would have taken me 15 minutes.
* I loved you enough to say, "Yes, you can go to Disney World on Mother's Day."
* I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, disgust, and tears in my eyes.
* I loved you enough not to make excuses for your lack of respect or your bad manners.
* I loved you enough to admit that I was wrong and ask for your forgiveness.
* I loved you enough to ignore "what every other mother" did or said.
* I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall, hurt, and fail.
* I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your own actions, at 6, 10, or 16.
* I loved you enough to figure you would lie about the party being chaperoned, but forgave you for it...after discovering I was right.
* I loved you enough to shove you off my lap, let go of your hand, be mute to your pleas and insensitive to your demands...so that you had to stand alone.
* I loved you enough to accept you for what you are, and not what I wanted you to be.
* But most of all, I loved you enough to say no when you hated me for it. That was the hardest part of all.
Erma Bombeck
For all those times your mother "loved you enough," send a fabulous, heart-warming Mother's Day gift basket.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Inspiring Eco-Friendly Earth Day Quotes
Here are seven inspirational eco-friendly Earth Day quotes sure to motivate you to take notice and action. Go "green" and make a difference to the planet. One person can make a difference. It begins with an earth-friendly consciousness. It begins with you.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Native American Proverb
Earth laughs in flowers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The earth is what we all have in common.
Wendell Berry
The world is such a cold dark place and there's nothing I can do,
but God in all His/Her wisdom said: just build a better you.
Author Unknown
Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea."
George Carlin
Every day is Earth Day. ~Author Unknown
Celebrate Earth Day--and every other day--with eco-friendly Earth Day gift baskets and organic gift baskets from Cachet Baskets. We're committed to making our world--and your world--a better place.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.
Native American Proverb
Earth laughs in flowers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The earth is what we all have in common.
Wendell Berry
The world is such a cold dark place and there's nothing I can do,
but God in all His/Her wisdom said: just build a better you.
Author Unknown
Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea."
George Carlin
Every day is Earth Day. ~Author Unknown
Celebrate Earth Day--and every other day--with eco-friendly Earth Day gift baskets and organic gift baskets from Cachet Baskets. We're committed to making our world--and your world--a better place.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Holidays and Dates to Remember: April through June
Here are some special holidays and dates to remember for 2nd quarter--April, May, June--o8. How much would a loved one enjoy receiving a unique gift basket from you on one of these special occasions? From parties, celebrations, and holidays to sympathy, bereavement, and condolences, we've got a custom gift basket for every reason and every season.
April
May
June
View all of our April, May, June holiday gift baskets by clicking on our Seasonal Themes menu, then Spring.
Visit the January 08 archives for the 2008 list of dates to remember.
April
- April Fool’s Day, April 1
- Easter Sunday, April 16
- Orthodox Easter, April 23
- Earth Day, April 22
- Administrative Assistants' Day, formerly Secretaries' Day, is the Wednesday of the last full week of April (that is, the Wednesday before the last Saturday in April)
- Arbor Day is often the last Friday in April
May
- National Day of Prayer, May 5
- Nurses Day (week), May 6-12
- Mothers' Day, second Sunday in May
- Armed Forces Day, third Saturday in May
- Memorial Day, last Monday in May
June
- Fathers' Day, third Sunday in June
- Flag Day, June 14
- First Day of Summer, June 21
View all of our April, May, June holiday gift baskets by clicking on our Seasonal Themes menu, then Spring.
Visit the January 08 archives for the 2008 list of dates to remember.
Friday, April 4, 2008
May Day Baskets and other May Day Traditions Worth Observing
"April showers bring may flowers."
May is just around the corner, and March is going out like a shivering, cold lamb which means we're expecting a lion's share of snow here in Colorado. All the better to bring those May Day flowers.
The tradition of giving May Day gift baskets of flowers is as old as the ancient pagan tradition of Beltane itself. Beltane, observed on May 1st, celebrates the Goddess of Spring whose purity, strength, fertility and passage to womanhood is honored. Today, I use May Day as a measure of how much I've grown. Each year the perennials come back--iris, daffodils, lilacs, and violets--remind me of my own rights of passage. Not typically a Christian associated holiday, we can all relate to the cycle of death into birth--winter into summer. Some communities still observe May Day by selecting a May Day Queen, dancing around the May Pole, and giving May Day baskets.
Flowers are the primary staple of a typical May Day basket. Growing up in Iowa, violets were my flower of choice. And if the lilacs were early, the fragrant, purple flowers looked and smelled wonderful spilling out from the top of the basket. We included popcorn and small candies--usually Starbursts or Tootsie Rolls--in a colorful homemade basket. We used Styrofoam cups (not today's "green" container of choice), the bottoms of liter pop bottles cut off (definitely a "green" choice), and construction paper covered boxes. We'd make a dozen baskets the evening before and then drive them around to our neighbors. And in proper May Day tradition, we'd ring the doorbell, then run! (A quiet, undiscovered get-away was tough when we had to drive.) At least we weren't catchable...which meant no May Day kisses--as tradition calls for when a "basketeer" is caught.
So who gives May Day Baskets today? Sadly, the tradition is falling to the way-side. And I haven't seen a May Day Pole since elementary school--and that was in the late 60's. May Day is the perfect opportunity to send a surprise gift! Why not send it to any young girl you know--especially those teenagers who are going through their own rights of passage. Send one to an expectant mother or your grandmother as a nostalgic reminder?
Or save yourself the time it would take to assemble the essentials and have Cachet Baskets put together a May Day "flower" basket that will last all year. A floral-themed coffee mug or writing journal outlasts fresh flowers. Or surprise a gardening fanatic with Spring-themed gardening basket full of gardening tools that'll take them well into the fall.
Take your first April showers rainy day and plan your May Day Basket list. Rain is to flowers as baskets are to friends. One helps the other grow. Let's take this May Day to honor our friends and all the growing we've done.
May is just around the corner, and March is going out like a shivering, cold lamb which means we're expecting a lion's share of snow here in Colorado. All the better to bring those May Day flowers.
The tradition of giving May Day gift baskets of flowers is as old as the ancient pagan tradition of Beltane itself. Beltane, observed on May 1st, celebrates the Goddess of Spring whose purity, strength, fertility and passage to womanhood is honored. Today, I use May Day as a measure of how much I've grown. Each year the perennials come back--iris, daffodils, lilacs, and violets--remind me of my own rights of passage. Not typically a Christian associated holiday, we can all relate to the cycle of death into birth--winter into summer. Some communities still observe May Day by selecting a May Day Queen, dancing around the May Pole, and giving May Day baskets.
Flowers are the primary staple of a typical May Day basket. Growing up in Iowa, violets were my flower of choice. And if the lilacs were early, the fragrant, purple flowers looked and smelled wonderful spilling out from the top of the basket. We included popcorn and small candies--usually Starbursts or Tootsie Rolls--in a colorful homemade basket. We used Styrofoam cups (not today's "green" container of choice), the bottoms of liter pop bottles cut off (definitely a "green" choice), and construction paper covered boxes. We'd make a dozen baskets the evening before and then drive them around to our neighbors. And in proper May Day tradition, we'd ring the doorbell, then run! (A quiet, undiscovered get-away was tough when we had to drive.) At least we weren't catchable...which meant no May Day kisses--as tradition calls for when a "basketeer" is caught.
So who gives May Day Baskets today? Sadly, the tradition is falling to the way-side. And I haven't seen a May Day Pole since elementary school--and that was in the late 60's. May Day is the perfect opportunity to send a surprise gift! Why not send it to any young girl you know--especially those teenagers who are going through their own rights of passage. Send one to an expectant mother or your grandmother as a nostalgic reminder?
Or save yourself the time it would take to assemble the essentials and have Cachet Baskets put together a May Day "flower" basket that will last all year. A floral-themed coffee mug or writing journal outlasts fresh flowers. Or surprise a gardening fanatic with Spring-themed gardening basket full of gardening tools that'll take them well into the fall.
Take your first April showers rainy day and plan your May Day Basket list. Rain is to flowers as baskets are to friends. One helps the other grow. Let's take this May Day to honor our friends and all the growing we've done.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Refresh and Renew with the Color of Spring: Green
It's no coincidence that the "green" movement is centered on nature. The vibrant colors of spring are Mother Nature's way of reminding us to rejoice and renew with the season. Thanks to the Daily OM for this beautiful interpretation of the color "green."
March 24, 2008
Unifier Of Opposites
The Color Green
March 24, 2008
Unifier Of Opposites
The Color Green
Green is a combination of the colors yellow and blue, each of which brings its own unique energy to the overall feeling of the color green. Blue exudes calm and peace, while yellow radiates liveliness and high levels of energy. As a marriage between these two very different colors, green is a unifier of opposites, offering both the excitement of yellow and the tranquility of blue. It energizes blue’s passivity and soothes yellow’s intensity, inspiring us to be both active and peaceful at the same time. It is a mainstay of the seasons of spring and summer, thus symbolizing birth and growth.
Green is one of the reasons that spring instigates so much excitement and activity. As a visual harbinger of the end of winter, green stems and leaves shoot up and out from the dark branches of trees and the muddy ground, letting us know that it’s safe for us to come out, too. In this way, green invites us to shed our layers and open ourselves to the outside world, not in a frantic way, but with an easygoing excitement that draws us outside just to sniff the spring air. Unlike almost any other color, green seems to have its own smell, an intoxicating combination of sun and sky—earthy, bright, and clean. In the best-case scenario, it stops us in our tracks and reminds us to appreciate the great experience of simply being alive.
Green balances our energy so that, in looking at it, we feel confident that growth is inevitable. It also gives us the energy to contribute to the process of growth, to nurture ourselves appropriately, without becoming overly attached to our part in the process. Green reminds us to let go and let nature do her work, while at the same time giving us the energy to do our own.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Go Green: Five Ways to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Each year Americans produce millions of tons of trash. Our landfills are crowded with plastic, glass, and paper products that could have been reduced, reused, or recycled. Cachet Basket Company owner, Beth Alexander, has always been environmentally conscious and has built a brilliant green gift basket business reducing, reusing, and recycling whenever possible. And she encourages her clients to do the same.
When your eco-friendly gift basket arrives you’ll often find written across the top, "This box has a wonderful history--please pass it on." Beth has been doing this for years--long before it became fashionable or profitable. That’s just one example of what Beth and Cachet Baskets is doing to make a difference.
Here are 5 actions we can all take that will guarantee a beautiful planet for generations to come.
1 Use durable coffee mugs, and pass well-loved and worn mugs on.
2 Refill and reuse plastic water bottles.
3 Turn empty jars into containers for leftovers.
4 Donate old magazines and socks to Elementary Schools for student projects.
5 Use pretty ceramic dishes with cloth napkins and towels instead of paper.
Do your part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. After all, as Margaret Mead said, "Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. Indeed, that’s all who ever have."
When your eco-friendly gift basket arrives you’ll often find written across the top, "This box has a wonderful history--please pass it on." Beth has been doing this for years--long before it became fashionable or profitable. That’s just one example of what Beth and Cachet Baskets is doing to make a difference.
Here are 5 actions we can all take that will guarantee a beautiful planet for generations to come.
1 Use durable coffee mugs, and pass well-loved and worn mugs on.
2 Refill and reuse plastic water bottles.
3 Turn empty jars into containers for leftovers.
4 Donate old magazines and socks to Elementary Schools for student projects.
5 Use pretty ceramic dishes with cloth napkins and towels instead of paper.
Do your part to reduce, reuse, and recycle. After all, as Margaret Mead said, "Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. Indeed, that’s all who ever have."
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Adult Gift Baskets for Good Girls and Bad Girls
When I'm good, I'm good. When I'm bad, I'm very good.
Mae West
No doubt about it, Mae West was an icon in an era of Bad Girls. If she’s had access to TV she’d have produced the first episode of Girls Gone Wild.
Mae, the "laugh vamp," was known for rippin’ up the vaudeville stage with her bawdy, sensual antics. Mae shimmied and wise-cracked her way through prohibition and censorship, and conquered every medium available from burlesque to vaudeville to the silver screen. Her slow moving sash-shay and quick witted drawl turned ordinary lines into something suggestive. She was applauded for her erotic, magnetic stature by most, and denounced by others who were unsettled with her bad girl persona.
For those naughty girls who know how good it feels to be bad, send an adult naughty gift basket for a bit of inspiration. And for those good girls who really want to be bad, ease them in with a "Lover's Kiss" adult gift basket.
Mae West also said, "A man’s kiss is his signature." Let us help you get your lips in the mood. Whether your girl turns good or bad…comes down to you.
Mae West
No doubt about it, Mae West was an icon in an era of Bad Girls. If she’s had access to TV she’d have produced the first episode of Girls Gone Wild.
Mae, the "laugh vamp," was known for rippin’ up the vaudeville stage with her bawdy, sensual antics. Mae shimmied and wise-cracked her way through prohibition and censorship, and conquered every medium available from burlesque to vaudeville to the silver screen. Her slow moving sash-shay and quick witted drawl turned ordinary lines into something suggestive. She was applauded for her erotic, magnetic stature by most, and denounced by others who were unsettled with her bad girl persona.
For those naughty girls who know how good it feels to be bad, send an adult naughty gift basket for a bit of inspiration. And for those good girls who really want to be bad, ease them in with a "Lover's Kiss" adult gift basket.
Mae West also said, "A man’s kiss is his signature." Let us help you get your lips in the mood. Whether your girl turns good or bad…comes down to you.
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