Inside: Find over 50 gift ideas for moms who sometimes just need to hide in the closet with their chocolate... and a few other items that might take the edge off a stressful day.
It's no surprise that I'm a mom who hides my chocolate. Currently, you can find a jar of Nutella in the car and a dresser drawer. There are Hershey's kisses hidden in the entertainment center and Ghirardelli squares in my desk. Sometimes I even forget where I've hidden my chocolate, so it's like a little surprise present for me when I find it.
Sometimes you need chocolate or tea or whatever your vice is, and you don’t want to share it. So you hide it. Maybe you hide it in the pantry and label it gluten-free bread-sticks, or you stash it behind the laundry basket.
Wherever you hide it, know that you are not alone. You and countless other moms out there are hiding their stash of chocolatey goodness from those darlings who drive us to eat it.
This gift guide is for you --the mom who hides her chocolate and sometimes just needs a break. Feel free to email it to your significant other or leave it open for your kids to find. Think of it like that magazine you circled when you were six and left on your parents' bed.
I didn't just come up with this list on my own. I asked a group composed of thousands of tired moms who are working hard to parent, educate, and raise their children to be responsible human beings.
Sometimes we need to release ourselves from the burden of shame and lock that bedroom door and eat our chocolate in peace. Because it’s cheaper than therapy.
...and like a comfy t-shirt.
...and appreciate cozy socks.
...and need silence.
A sound proof room seemed a bit extreme for a gift guide, so I went for the next best thing... Noise Cancelling Headphones.
Enjoy your chocolate in peace!
...and enjoy a calming scent.
...and combine it with a good book.
A good book... even an okay book. We just want to escape to another world where there are no dirty dishes or mountains of laundry.
A gift card for Kindle or iTunes or even Audible are perfect to fit this need.
...and need a magic cleaning fairy.
While you're hiding in the closet eating your chocolate, it's hard not to notice all the dirty laundry. And sometimes you begin to wonder what it would be like to have a magic cleaning fairy.
Since this isn't a Disney movie, I'd settle for a housekeeper for the day.
...and are partial to cookies.
...and enjoy a little fruit with their chocolate (you know, to be healthy).
...and know the best chocolate comes from Italy.
...and favor their chocolate in liquid form.
...and prefer to eat their chocolate in style.
...and are a little nutty.
...and appreciate a little variety.
...and are partial to salty with their sweet.
...and are just not sure what they want.
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Hi, I’m Dachelle. I’m a homeschooling mom of 3 in the South. I love chocolate and have been known to hide it from my children. I can often be found reading a good book (or even sometimes just an okay book) and enjoying a jar of Nutella — don’t judge. I blog, here, at HideTheChocolate.com when I’m not creating book clubs and making lists…lots and lots of lists (it’s an addiction). Learn more…
Dachelle, I’m in Italy and wondered if you’ve ever had true, Italian Nutella? My friends here in Italy tell me it’s different. I’d happily send you some to try.
Girl!!! I did not like Nutella until I went to Italy. I swear I could not get enough of that stuff while I was there. It is different and is Ah-Mazing. You feel free to send me all the Italian Nutella you want!