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Without making this story longer than it has to be, I did something nice for my friend and co-worker who has been in treatment for an extended illness. We got new project calendars and she's been too overwhelmed to hang hers, so today I put up hers up and already put a big note on it to celebrate on the last day of her treatment! I moved her New York City artwork across the room (which was displaced due to the calendar) so she can more easily see it versus looking at a blank wall. Hope she's… Continue

She was a tough nut all right, but every time I'd visit, I'd smile and be uber polite ... and today, I went there for lunch after having been away for a few months. She was working again and she remembered me and actually smiled at me. She was pleasant! She commented on liking my Fossil wallet (it is a nice one and I've had it for years ... lots of fun colors and design to it!). I was almost speechless but managed to smile back and say thank you.



More pleasantries were exchanged, you… Continue

One of my favorite giving suggestions from the "Challenge" was to join FreeCycle, an online community that matches peoples needs and wants with people who have things to give away versus having them end up in a landfill. So I joined my local group. And my first "give" was my beloved orange Pebble cell phone to a local college student who had a broken phone. He showed up in a lime green VW bug so certainly was appreciative of color!



That same day, I had an extra comp ticket to the… Continue

No matter how you say it, I've been blessed with a beautiful tomato crop this year. I've shared tomatoes with my out of town mother (via my brother who stopped by to visit on Saturday and took some to her) and my physical therapist at the rehab facility. Who's next? The ladies at the barn ... neighbors ... and then comes the salsa!

Hope everyone is having a great giving Tuesday!

Wow, this 29-day giving challenge has been so cathartic for me (hope I'm spelling that right!). I had a chance to speak with my son about our "issue" ... actually it wasn't speaking at all, but rather confrontational from my end. I had previously drawn my line in the sand about house rules, and he broke the "mother" of all rules, and he knew the consequence. It was just one of those things that plays out a certain way and in hindsight you wish there were other ways it could have been handled.… Continue