Mother's Day Daily: Day 45

Listen, I see you scrolling through those elaborate birthday party posts at 11 PM, questioning your life choices because you haven't hand-crafted 47 themed decorations yet. Stop it. My kid's birthday is next week, and after years of learning the hard way, I've cracked the code on throwing a party that looks intentional without requiring a second mortgage or nervous breakdown.

Here's my tried-and-true formula: Design your invite in Canva (they have templates that don't look like a preschooler made them), then print them as photos through Amazon or literally any pharmacy. For decorations, hit up Walgreens for banners under $20—they always have promo codes floating around. Create a simple design in Canva and have them print it big. Your walls will thank you, and your sanity will too.

Now for the cake situation—because we all know this is where things get real. Grab a plain sheet cake from the grocery store or Costco, buy a pack of themed toy figures, give them a quick boil to sanitize (trust me on this), and boom—custom cake that looks like you actually tried. The kids will lose their minds over it, you'll get compliments from other parents, and you can smugly nod while internally celebrating that you just pulled off Pinterest-worthy results in about 20 minutes of actual effort.