This Sunday’s Mother’s Day is a little bittersweet. Some of you might not be able to see your mum for their special day today, however, I’m sure you’re appreciating them more than ever!

Whilst we are normally telling people to spend less time online, the current state of affairs is calling for a digital means to connect.

We are sharing 5 things you can do from a distance to let your mother know you care:

1. A joint online yoga class – Start your day by laying out your yoga mat, selecting a gentle flow tutorial from Youtube on your Apple TV/laptop. Set-up FaceTime on your phone and hit play at the same time. If you’re a yoga novice, watch yourselves have a giggle as you try and attempt the more difficult positions.
2. Arrange a Skype cooking & lunch date – Go onto Skype with your mum and line up your favourite joint recipe to cook together from a distance. Whether it’s finger food, or your favourite sweet treats, we have some perfect Inspo in our recipe bank. Bounce off of each other, check each others baking and once the timers go “bing” sit down for a 1-1 digital lunch date and some uninterrupted quality time.
3. Get crafty – Create a digital photo album together. There are countless sites now where you create shared albums and drop in your favourite photos, designing them just how you want. Throw in your joint photos and order a hardcopy when it’s complete.
4. Share your gratitudes – Writing down the reasons why you’re grateful for each other and sharing them, whether it’s in a letter, a text or facetime. Gratitudes are now medically proven to help our immune system flourish as there are increased numbers of blood cells generated as a result of positive emotions such as optimism (Redwine et al. 2016). Besides boosting each other’s health during this time, it’s a great way to really show your mother figure why you value them so much and point out the little things you are grateful for to make them aware they never go unnoticed.
5. Host long-distance movie nights – Netflix’s extension Netflix Party allows you to watch Netflix with your friends online. It synchronizes video playback and adds group chat to your favourite Netflix shows so you can all join in and share your movie thoughts.

Enjoy your day together!

References:

Redwine, L. Henry, B. Pung, M. Et al. (2016). ‘A Pilot Randomized study of a Gratitude Journaling Intervention on HRV and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Stage B Heart Failure Patients’, Psychosom Med. Online: NCBI. Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4927423/ (Acccessed 18 March 2020).