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Help for my son's project Boredom Busters
Replied Nov. 24, 2009
Do you have ideas for simple gives?
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- Why I'm choosing to give:
- I have always believed in giving to others and do it much of the time! I love the idea of this challenge, and hope it will get people to pay attention to all the ways/things we give to each other everyday!
- What I'd most like to receive:
- Friendship and the joy of giving and knowing that others are learning how great it feels also.
- How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
- saw it on a blog
- About me:
- I enjoy being creative - (photography, paper arts/crafts, writing, making jewelry...) Also enjoy listening to music, watching old movies, meeting people and having fun, laughing, and spreading random acts of kindness! I also love to take in all that we are surrounded with... the incredible sunsets, and views we have when we take the time to look!
I'm in the Phoenix area of AZ.
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- yes
Lynn's Blog
December 1
Yesterday I called a friend and invited her to lunch. It was a fun spur of the moment get together! Then later, while I was at the drive thru window at the bank, I decided to give the clerk a candy cane. After she sent my receipt back, I put a candy cane into the container and sent it back. I thought she had walked away but she heard the tube and turned right back around and saw her gift! She was so excited, she said it made her day! I love to watch people's reactions when I do this! It always b… Continue
Posted on December 1, 2009 at 9:07am — 3 Comments
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Today was a pretty good day. foo and i went sledding! it was great! i haven't gone sledding in years. and the first time i went down the hill, i was feeling the same joy as all the 8 year olds going down the hill. i'm really glad we went. i'm doing…
Ok, back to the no sleep issue, bigtime.
After I posted last night's blog entry, I took a warm bath, lit some candles and relaxed. This was after our phone call with Stephanie which went really well. I then decided to pull out a book I have read be…
This is a great gift idea. I like these stones and would love to give them away to families and friends.
So genuine, I am impressed! You are the only one to read this loooooooooooooooong blog :)
So Bridget just said she wants us to get to Round 82! That's almost 3 years right?
Day 25 was mellow. My giving? Time to the IRS! We'll pay NM IRS and appreciate schools, roads, libraries and parks ... And the Feds ... well ... we might see some $…
I can't believe that I am half way through round two. Monday, 2/8/10Yesterday started with a 2-hour delay (I actually knew abut it before I went to bed). Despite having an extra two hours of sleep, I was exhausted all day. I was exhausted today too.…
What a fun gift!!! Great idea :)
Hey Kristen, Nice job of recovering. And you are very right. Givingsomething to others no matter how little can really change the outlook on the day. Keep up the good work. JES
Footnote: By recycled, I really meant passing them on to others to enjoy, and they can pass on to others, and so on and so on
Great gives! I always thought magazines should be recycled!
These recordings are now on my website at last!! After I wrote this post I had some things to sort out on my computer so it took way longer than usual to get them on.My original post.......Today my third day of 29 Gifts I created two new
healing rec…
Bad TV doesn’t seem like it would make for a good gift, does it? Well, when bad TV is so bad that it’s addictively good, it can easily become the gift of a fun night in.Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am obsessed with the twisted-rea…
Just wanted to post a quick blog before calling it a night! I didn't know what today's gifts would be, but as frequently happens, they just present themselves. I was in line at Einstein's Bagels. There was a lady in front of me and another lady behi…
No prob! Sorry I was late! :-)
Thank you. Dawn put me out of my misery only a short while ago today. I'm embarrassed i didn't see the icon myself, but realize that sometimes the harder I work at something, the more complicated I make it. Thanks.
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