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Well, I am sad to say that in my second round, I became more slack with my journaling more than half way through. I have missed out on journaling nightly for the past week, and will also admit that there was a day or two that I missed consciously giving. I feel that honesty is the best policy, and that I will start this second round again today, appropriately on my birthday. I will come up with a really fantastic give. I have already received so much today, so it is only… Continue

Well, this second round is passing me by with lightning speed! My gives seem to come easier and easier, and opportunities continue to present themselves to me.



I hosted 2 families for Thanksgiving and we all had a great time. Tons of wonderful food made by my husband, mostly (who is the primary cook of the family), and wonderful celebration. I have donated books to charity through Barnes and Noble, made donations to the Salvation Army bell ringers, made a knitted cupcake with a… Continue

Wow, this challenge has cycled so very quickly for me! The last few days of my first round went fairly quickly, with small gives (a grocery shop for my husband with the kids, donated change to the Salvation Army, made plenty of tea for my husband, gave time to my children), followed by a big day of giving, appropriately, for my 29th day: I delivered homemade cupcakes to the childcare staff at our local YMCA, and I was able to care for a child most of the day whose mother was in the hospital… Continue

Well, I can't believe that I haven't posted in 4 days, but have been busy with lots of small gives. I have taken the time to read books to my kids in the library during a very busy day, have given money to a homeless man outside of a gas station, bought a friend a bouquet of flowers and wrote her a card, convinced my father to join the 29 Day Giving Challenge, and gave a lot of time and little favors to my husband.



I am continuing to receive a lot of wonderful things from people. My… Continue