Crossing Guard Kindness

Everyday when I take my daughter to school we pass a couple of very friendly crossing guards. One in particular is an older lady and we see her in the afternoons. She is so kind and friendly with all the kids and the parents as well. She's constantly smiling and always seems to be in a good mood, even when some of the drivers are clearly frustrated with the speed and rules she's enforcing. I think she does a great job and today I stopped to take a second to thank her and say hello. I let her know that we appreciate her hard work and feel safer with her on the job.  She was of course very gracious and smiled and waved at the kids. I think it's a great act of kindness that she takes such pride in her job and she is setting a great example for us all.

Candy Candy Candy!!

   This year my kids got HOOKED UP when it came to candy On Halloween. They got enough to last until year, and I'm not even exaggerating. I love candy as much as the kiddos do but even I knew there was no way we could keep the entire stash. So for my act of kindness/good deed today I took it to local dentist offices who send it overseas to soldiers and give it away to local charites as well. They gladly took it all off my hands and assured me it would be put to good use. I'm glad we were able to share with so many others today because we had more than we could ever want or need... well maybe just more than we could ever need, haha!

A Little Loveless Pie

   Tonight my family and I went out for one last little birthday celebration. They took me to one of my favorites and a Nashville classic... The Loveless Café. Despite the long wait, the food especially the biscuits are AWESOME! After I finished my meal I was stuffed and as much as I wanted some, I had no room for dessert. But when the waitress came back and mentioned dessert, I asked her I we could buy a couple pieces of pie and have her take them to another table anonymously. She thought it was a sweet idea and gladly agreed to deliver the pie to a couple lucky recipients.  We didn't stick around to see who got the pieces of pie but I'm sure it was quite a sweet surprise.

Oh and the picture here is of the hubby and kids posing as we waited for our table tonight. I know it doesn't show today's act of kindness but I thought it was funny and you might get a little laugh... you're Welcome!!

Lunch Delivery

  My mom is pretty talented and crafty, and really great at making floral arrangements and holiday decor. So today she put her stuff in a local craft fair to sell some of her creations. My dad came along to help and to kinda be the pack mule hauling items and moving tables, lol. It was an all day day affair, so we decided to go out an visit them for a bit, give them a little company. I knew that they wouldn't be able to leave the booth so my husband and thought it would be nice to bring them some lunch. They were very appreciative for a little break and bite to eat. Well I think they were most happy to see their grand kids. Not sure how much they sold today, but at least they were able to do it on full bellies!!!

Sick Day Surveys

   All this year I've tried to keep a few good deeds tucked away that are very simple and something that can be done from home. Well today I have a sick kiddo home and it doesn't look like I'll be going anywhere anytime soon, so I decided to do one of the stashed away ideas. My husband told me a while back about a company called Survey Monkey Contribute. Basically it's a website that conducts surveys and research for for several organizations and brands and when you fill out surveys for them they donate to a charity that you designate. So I hopped online today and filled out some questionnaires about my preferences and then had money donated to The Boys and Girls Club of America.
Life can get busy and hectic and emergencies arise, but if you look carefully there is usually something nice that you can do for someone else that literally only takes a moment of your time. If you're interested check out the link above and start raising some money for good causes!

Birthday Freebies!!!

   Happy Halloween! Today is all about candy and costumes for most but it also happens to be my birthday. I've been thinking for a while now what kind of acts of kindness I wanted to do for my birthday and decided to give away my birthday freebies to a lucky few. Every year I get vouchers from several restaurants and stores for free meals or items on my birthday for signing up for their rewards club or membership etc... If you don't do this, you really should. most are free to sign up and then you get something for free on your birthday each year. The picture above is a few that I went and gave away to people today. We stopped at IHOP and gave someone a free pancake meal, went Arby's and gave someone a free shake, and we had several free ice cream vouchers to give away. The look and surprise on people's faces was great and I was glad to share some of my birthday fun with others!

Food Bank Donations

   One of the "bucket list items" on my list of good deeds this year was to donate food to a local food pantry, and that's just what I did today. Not sure why I haven't done this yet this year, but today I found many items to pass along to those in need. I bagged them up and took them over to Greenhouse Ministries where they gladly accepted them. After the government shutdown, many local pantries are very low on supplies since they had many more people coming in needing food while their support was temporarily suspended. Also since we're right on the heels of the holidays more donations will be needed as well. Glad I could help out today and if you have items just taking up space in your pantry maybe think about giving them to you local food bank.