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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – Category: Clothing
Pictured: Short Sleeve Sharkbite Hem Pajama Tee & Grosgrain Trim Crop Pajama Pants
We've recommended Soma's Cool Nights sleepwear line before — Kat mentioned it in pajamas for grownups, for one — and several readers have praised them in the comments over the years. They're designed to be soft, comfortable, and breathable, and to feel cool against your skin. (Note: These are nice for any mom but are especially good for older women you know who are going through perimenopause/menopause.) The line offers separates, sleepshirts, chemises, nightgowns, and robes in sizes XS–XXL. Prices range from $21 (sale price) to $78; the pictured tee and pants are each $38. Online orders may not make it in time (unless you pay $16.95 for two-day shipping); otherwise, visit one of the 300 Soma stores in the U.S. Other Reader Recommendations for Clothing Gifts: Barefoot Dreams Circle Cardigan ($77-$116) (also at Amazon) Gap's Softspun line ($24–$79) Lululemon leggings ($98–$148) Pottery Barn classic terry bathrobe ($95)Mother’s Day Gift Idea – Category: Beauty
Pictured: Kiehl's Creme de Corps lotion
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – Category: Kitchen
Pictured: Cuisinart 5-in-1 Griddler
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – Category: Books
Pictured: Educated by Tara Westover
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – Category: Home
Pictured: Kennebunk Bliss Plush Throw from Nordstrom at Home
Anon
What are some unexpected, not life-changing but still good to know about physical changes you went through as you aged? I’m 38. I still feel pretty good, but I take longer to recover from indulgences and drinking, and I notice that how I feel is hugely affected by what I eat, my water consumption, and how active I am.
Biggest appearance-related change this decade 30: I have deep bags under my eyes and my jowls feel droopy. I also gain weight much more easily. I really have to watch what I eat in a way I didn’t in my 20s.
Anon
I can’t sleep late. I mean, physically I am capable of it and in theory I greatly enjoy it, but my body acts hungover from it. Headache, lethargy, etc. I used to be able to sleep late when I was feeling ill, overly stressed, etc., but now it seems to hurt more than help.
I need real, solid meals at regular times. I can’t just graze through the day or get busy and forget supper. My body stages a revolt.
Ellen
You need to stop drinking. I am your age and I walk 10000 steps a day, and try to get 7-8 hours of sleep every night. You are not as young as you were in your 20s, and if you don’t take care of yourself, you will look even dumpier in a few years. Thats why Grandma Leyeh wants me to get married now, while I am still attractive to men. She said if I wait more then 3 years, only schlubby men will marry me, and then just to have s-x on demand. They have another thing comeing if they think that I will become a s-x machine for them, just b/c they will marry me. FOOEY!
Anonymous
Lower stomach acid. It’s really hard to get enough iron, B12, vitamin D, etc. if you don’t have enough stomach acid to digest your food well. And the symptoms are pretty much the same as the symptoms of excess stomach acid, so I was initially making it worse by taking antacids. I think this cropped up early for me because I also tend to have low thyroid levels, but the doctor made it sound like it happens to most of us eventually.
VeganJo
Keihl’s still tests on animals in China.
“We at Kiehl’s do not conduct animal testing on our products or ingredients, nor ask others to test on our behalf, ****except when required by law.**** As we continue to expand globally and reach our customers around the world, it is our practice to do our part towards advancing the science of safety and validated alternative methods that eliminate the need or requirement for any animal testing globally. In 1989, our parent company, L’Oreal voluntarily stopped using animal testing for the evaluation of its entire range of finished products. The company has invested more than $1 billion over the last 25 years to develop innovative, alternative methods to animal testing, particularly in the area of reconstructed tissue development. L’Oreal and Kiehl’s are totally committed to a future without tests on animals.”