Sometimes it's the simplest things that can help make for an extra special Mother's Day. Spa days and jewelry are awesome, but if you find yourself 'in the weeds' on planning, there's still time to salvage things, my Jersey peeps!

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Mother's Day gift inspo in New Jersey (Erin Vogt, Townsquare Media)
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Pick up some special 'weekend coffee'. Rook coffee is a great place to start. If you see that black grackle (bird) perched on a car or SUV in the Monmouth County area, you're close to one of their 11 locations (they're working on opening in Point Pleasant this summer). Also fabulous, Ahrre’s Coffee Roastery (Westfield & Summit), Black River Roasters (Whitehouse Station) and Fair Mountain Coffee Roasters, based in Atlantic Highlands and carried at Whole Foods around NJ.

Chocolate next. Brummer’s (Westfield), Chocolate Carousel (Wall), David Bradley Chocolatier (Windsor, Manalapan & more), Geneieve's Home Made Chocolates (Garfield), Chocolate Pretzel Heaven (Atco, Ocean City & Clermont) & Van Holten's (Brick & Seaside Heights) are some great places to pick up sweet treats for all the moms in your life.

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Mother's day gift inspo in New Jersey (Erin Vogt, Townsquare Media)
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Wine is more than fine. For lots of us, an afternoon wine tasting is on our wish list for when there's some unexpected free time- so make it happen!  This weekend is a Garden State Wine Growers Wine Trail, which means wineries statewide are providing Mother’s Day specials.

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Last minute Mom's Day gift ideas in New Jersey (Thinkstock)
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Take her, or send her, to the movies. New releases this week are Life of the Party with Melissa McCarthy and Breaking In, a thriller with Gabrielle Union. Avengers still are kicking box office butt, while Overboard & Tully came out recently. Depending on what she'd like to see, make it a family outing or give her 'mom time' out with a friend or two!

Let her prowl Netflix or Amazon Prime, while you take the kids out. Head to iPlay America, Bowlero or The Funplex while she can stay in and binge-watch in peace. Or, make it a family movie event and give mom sole voting rights on what to pick.

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Last minute Mom's Day gift ideas in New Jersey (Thinkstock)
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If you are heading out, why not load up the dirty laundry and visit a 'wash and fold' on the way? That's bound to make an over-worked mama very happy.

Or, call a cleaning service and schedule some very late spring tidying. Guaranteed mom won't ask you how far in advance you planned those time-savers.

Happy Mother's Day to all NJ moms, grandmas, godmothers and the many, many 'like a moms' out there, who are never off-the-clock!

Proud Jersey Girl Erin Vogt’s first reporting gig involved her Fisher Price tape recorder. As a wife and momma of two kiddies, she firmly believes that life’s too short to drink bad coffee.  A fan of the beach, Dave Grohl and karma, in no particular order.

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