Archives for December 2013

Today is a good day folks.  I am proclaiming it.

For our kindness advent today we put fun post-it note messages on public bathroom mirrors.  It’s always interesting to me how we balance this whole advent.  I want everyone in our family as involved as possible, but it’s not easy at all.  For this one, since Harper is in school during the day, she got to stay up a bit later last night and write and color her post-its.

The boys did some this morning and then before MDO they helped stick some at one store and then Amon and myself stashed the rest in random bathrooms where we had to run errands.  We did get busted in one bathroom which made me all nervous and silly feeling and I got all flustered and little girlish as Amon and I bolted from the bathroom.  It’s really hard maneuvering a giant cart nervously out of a store bathroom.  #i’mabigdork

Harper was hilarious writing her compliments.  I told her to just try and think about compliments she would like given to her.  My favorite’s she wrote were “You look lovely today.” and “You have very pretty eyes.”  She also was a tad confused by my  “You’re lookin’ fly.”  She read it and then said, “That just doesn’t seem like a very good compliment.”  I laughed then tried explaining it meant cool, hip or awesome.  I feel like she came away from the conversation a little more educated.

Tomorrow we are leaving a treat for our mailman.  We have been wearing him out with the packages lately and he is always just as kind as can be.  I even have time to make some homemade snickerdoodles.  What, what.

And because I’m a big cry baby and just bawled while watching this super fun Christmas video, I thought I’d pass along the sweet weepiness.  CHECK IT OUT.

Then to off set the tears GO HERE and laugh.  Who doesn’t like a spiderman dancing to Mariah Carey?!?!  Enjoy.

Happy Thursday!

We are still marching on with our kindness advent.  Today we did a little donut delivery to Harper’s school staff.  Yesterday was a snow day, so it worked out perfectly to welcome the teachers back with yummy goodness that is the Krispy Kreme donut.

If you are planning on doing this advent day, make sure you call ahead.  When you call ahead to Krispy Kreme and give them a 24 hour notice you get a 25% discount.  Well worth the phone call and the advanced planning.

Tomorrow we are leaving fun post-it note messages in a public restroom.  Fun and easy and sure to bring a smile to someone’s face.

So who all is stressed feeling today?  Just me?  Golly geez sometimes I can have so much anxiety and stress over the littlest, most minute things.  I feel crazy some days.  I’m trying to breath a little more today and relax.  Looking around.  God is so mighty and so good.  And I do love this season.

Sometimes I let my to-do list rule my thoughts, actions and even my heart.  Goodness knows just about everyone’s to-do lists right now are lengthy…tis’ the season.  I can get so frustrated and act like such a jerk sometimes…especially when it comes to me being selfish about my time.  I find myself saying, “If I can just cross X, X and X off my list I’ll feel better” or then I can play with the kids or etc, etc, etc.  I’m reminding myself that if my list stays long and I only ever so slowly cross things off the world will still turn.  I’m sucking up my pride and admitting to myself that I cannot do and be everything to everyone…and that is just fine.  Grace.  A big dose or grace.  I need it…please and thank you.

So if you are a stresser today like me, I challenge you to breath deeper and accept some grace.  Prioritize and delegate and just down right procrastinate some.  We’re doing our best and trying our hardest and that totally deserves some major props.  Here’s to you.

Happy Wednesday!

Today for our kindness advent we over payed for a Contributor newspaper.  The Contributor is a local non profit whose venders and a lot of their writers too are currently or formally homeless.  Each vendor keeps whatever profit they make from the newspapers they sell.  I’m personally a huge fan.  This is coming along side people and helping them by providing work.  And it’s not easy work.  I can only imagine what it feels like to walk a day in their shoes.

As we drove towards Target there was Mr Rob out in the rain selling his newspapers.  He always smiles, he always chats, our kids know him by name and he is always so sweet to them and he works hard.  This rainy day was the perfect day to pay a little extra for our paper.

Tomorrow is one of my most favorites.  I don’t think I’ll ever take it off our list because it is always so interesting to see how the person whose gas we pump reacts.  I get all nervous and excited.  Tomorrow will be a good day.

Happy Thursday!