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Seems fitting to wrap up my 29 days of giving with Thanksgiving. Thanks to my sister, she made giving easy and made our holiday so much more special. As the host of the big dinner she always comes up with activities before the meal, and instead of random crafts and games the theme this year was giving. First there was a collection for Pennies for Peace, complete with the children's book on display and penny paper wrappers. She had asked family members to bring their pennies and the activity was… Continue

Sounds strange but that's how I spent my weekend and I'm so glad I did. My husband held two screenings of the documentary "The Cove" this weekend as a fundraiser for his non-profit, Ocean Alliance. The Cove is about a dolphin slaughter that has been secretly occurring in Japan every year. A film crew managed to risk their lives to film this slaughter so that the world could see and put a stop to it. My husband consulted the film crew and his partner, Dr. Roger Payne was featured in the film. He… Continue

Since my family have returned from their trip we've been getting back into our routines so my gifts have been patience and non-judgement, tough ones for me at times. There have also been lots of little notes and calls to friends but the EXCITING news was an email I received from my sister in law who runs the women and children's village we were collecting gifts for last week. The main project of the village is paper-making and card making, gorgeous creations, and she wanted to let us know that… Continue

After an intensive week of looking after a friend, today was a day of lots of little things. After shipping off my friend's belongings that wouldn't fit into her suitcase I tucked in a beautiful cashmere scarf that I had bought for myself, which I now realize would look better on her and make her happy. That was my physical give today.



The rest of the day I practiced opening my eyes to everyone around me. I spend so much time walking around with blinders on, just trying to get… Continue