Great gifts for working moms | Dec 10th 2007
Let’s face it, working motherhood is demanding, hectic and often thankless. It’s a good thing there are a host of gadgets and goodies available to soothe us stressed out moms and make us smile when it’s time to open gifts. Here are a few of my top recommendations for the holiday season and beyond.
Kindle: Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device
The Kindle, a new wireless reading device from Amazon.com which retails for $399, is my top pick. There are more than 90,000 books available for the Kindle, all of which can be loaded wirelessly onto the device in under one minute once purchased. And it’s not just about books! The Kindle also provides access to top newspapers, magazines and hundreds of blogs. The best part? This gadget holds over 200 book titles at once, weighs less than a pound and stays charged for over 24 hours! Alas, as of 12/4/07, they were temporarily out of stock. I don’t care. I still want one.
Mommytrackd.com, a great Web site targeted to working moms, offers a handful of cool gifts aimed at helping working moms stay organized. Products like the “Gee, I’ve Got It All,” note pad start just $5.00 and make great stocking stuffers. My personal favorite is the Doorganizer - a little bag that hangs from a door knob and provides pockets for storing keys, cell phones and other small gadgets that tend to disappear the second you walk through the door.
And speaking of gadgets, the iPod Shuffle is one of the cutest, coolest little gadgets I’m hoping to unwrap this season. I already own a full-sized iPod, but the Shuffle is so tiny
and travel friendly, I’m not averse to the overlap of owning (gasp!) two MP3 players just for the flexibility giving my already overstuffed briefcase a little break from all the large electronic equipment I typically lug around.
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Happy Shopping!
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This article was originally published in the Poughkeepsie Journal on Saturday, December 8, 2007.