Since I've moved out of my mother's apartment, she is constantly bitching about not seeing me enough. Fair enough but working full time and living an hour away has made me reluctant to haul ass to see her and the cats on a regular basis. It is a shitty situation but it is what it is.
Then, I read this post on Design*Sponge and it gave me pause. I am currently working for a Big Department Store and I see people spending huge amounts of money on clothes, scarves, bags, shoes, nose hair trimmers, blah blah blah....and I really wonder how much thought goes into these gifts. I pride myself on giving gifts that reflect the wishes of the person and I know that my mom wouldn't give a crap about any thing I could buy for her. What she really wants is my time.
With that in mind, I came up with this: once a month, I will invite my mom to my apartment for dinner. I will cook something delicious and we will spend a few hours together enjoying the food and each other's company. Or we'll get into some spectacular fights and I'll get to say "LEAVE MY HOME NOW!" once a month. Either way, it'll be an adventure.
