Card Factory is a wonderful place but when March rolls around, BANG, mother's day is plastered everywhere and it's a bit overpowering for me. I have to walk past one nearly every day since it sits inbetween my sixth form and Asda, where I like to get my lunch from. I always forget that mother's day is so near and I'm drawn in by the pretty colours and patterns that practically spill out of the shop before it smacks me in the face and I avert my eyes to avoid freezing up and blankly staring at the abundance of...stuff.

Yesterday I walked past a Card Factory with a friend who realised that she needed to get a birthday card so headed into the shop and I found myself pausing to take a breath as if I was about to dive into the sea. Metaphorically I was diving into a sea of "mothers day tat" (although there was a mug in there that said "I am so lucky to have such a perfect child" which I found most amusing). Nevertheless, I just headed straight to the back by the aged cards and started looking through them, ignoring the collection of people I just squeezed myself through as they picked out cards and mugs and cushions for their own mothers.

Then it occurs to me I should get a little something for my grandmothers and godmothers, as they are who I have to "celebrate" mothers day with now, but a little too late to send things off to them now inbetween finishing school work - I'll work on being more prepared to appreciate my extra mothers next year than worrying about missing the one I lost. If any of my lovely ladies are reading, last year's mother's day post [x] still applies and I love you all very much.

That wasn't as tear jerking as it seemed it was going to be in my head, although if it was for you then I have some tissues here that you may have [insert virtual tissues here]. We shouldn't take to commercialism and buy into just one day for appreciating your mom but even so, bring a tea to her bedside in the morning as I used to do and write sweet words in a pretty card for her and buy her the flowers she loves the most. And even do it on random days of the year too so she knows just how much you love her all year round.

Tomorrow I have the happy distraction of a photoshoot with the lovely Steve and Deb so I shall depart from you now and get my camera ready - to be honest it's in some need of loving, the poor thing hasn't had much use with all this never ending school work that consumes my time. *heavy sigh* right-o, I love and leave you.