I was on vacation for a week, with no Wi-Fi, no reception for my phone and no inclination to do any work at all, which is why this post is covering so many kindnesses. It's a good thing being nice to people isn't hard work! I did jot down my good deeds daily, so here is an itemized list:
173: I was still at home on this day, and it was J's last day of school. I sent in cookies for his class.
174: To celebrate the final (final) day of school, which is always a P.A. Day (why?), I took the kids to the park. I brought along the leftover cookies and shared them out among various people there. I also gave a crisper-full of vegetables to my neighbour because they wouldn't stay good until we returned. People at the park liked the cookies and most even said thank you. My neighbour was very appreciative and even offered me money for the veggies, which I refused. She spent the week watering our tomatoes so it was a fair trade.
175: This was the first official day of our holiday, and on the drive I went into the gas station and paid for someone's coffee. He was befuddled (it's a much better word than confused) as to why I would do something like that. I explained that I was doing something nice every day for a year and he was even more flabbergasted (that's a great word too). Too flabbergasted, in fact to thank me, but that's okay. Maybe I opened his eyes to a new way of thinking. I'm always optimistic.
176: We went to a local coffee shop up north where my parents live. She had opened the day before and I gave her some tips for good recipes. She also asked me to show her how to measure cream for coffee by hand, because I have a long history of working in coffee shops. So I showed her the proper measurements. She thanked me and gave me a free muffin.
177: I let my husband fish for the whole day. Enough said.
178: I went to pick up pizza for the herd today. A small kindness, but at least no one else had to do it.
179: I went back to the coffee shop to tell the lady her coffee was very good and compliment her shop. It is a cute place and she appreciated hearing that. She gave me another free muffin.
180: I took J go Karting today, so my kindness was dedicated to him. I'm nice to him anyway, but this was something special. Besides, I haven't been in a Go Kart for over a decade and it was lots of fun. I also brought back ice cream for everyone.
181: The last official day of our holiday. I cleaned the trailer that we stayed in for my mom. Usually she cleans it before anyone uses it, and most who use it clean up after themselves. I did a full clean though. I scrubbed the walls and floor, as well as taking out our garbage and putting all the dishes away and stripping the sheets. It was very clean so my mom doesn't have to do it again next time.
182: On our first official day back at home, we were in dire need of groceries. I donated a couple dollars to a charity there. That store always has people with charity boxes so it's a great way to do at least one nice thing a week. I think this week was for The Hospital for Sick Children.
183: We invited the new neighbours to the park with us today. It was fun to have some extra kids along, and the mother had been wondering how to get there so we took them with us.
184: I tipped the coffee girl one dollar. In my experience as a coffee girl (noted previously), one dollar is a good amount. Some people tip two dollars, but I'm on a budget and it's still far more than the usual nickel.
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