Day Eleven

Ahh, well today I had to run some errands in town and I had to take the toll highway. I usually use an EZ pass but I also scrounged up a dollar in coins and paid the toll of the person behind me as I went through the toll booth. I doubt I'll miss that dollar and I like to think I made someone smile when they went through the toll booth and the toll operator gave them a free pass.

Day Ten

Day ten took a little bit of heavy lifting. Today's random act of kindness was to shovel snow for someone. A friend, A neighbor, your grandma. It will only take you about a half hour; and it means you get to skip that trip to the gym!

Day Nine

So, today I went to the store to pick up a few things. You know those little cans that non-profits and charities leave at the checkouts? Today my random act of kindness was to donate my $0.66 worth of change to the Make-a-Wish foundation. I know that donating your change is just a small simple act but over time it makes a difference.

 What if everyone who went to the store today donated their change to the donation can? Let's do a little math here. Say the average amount of coinage a person gets back is $0.45 and say the store does ... ehh, lets call it 2000 transactions in a day. Thats $900 freaking bucks! Just something to think about. Maybe you'll let your change do some good today instead of it scuffing up the inside of your dryer.

Day Eight

I went to print something today and when I went and got it out of the printer there was a pile of empty ink cartridges sitting in a pile on the desk top. Did you know that many charitable organizations will collect empty printer cartridges and exchange them for money? Whatt? Yes! Donate your empty ink and toner cartridges and keep them from ending up in a landfill for the next 10,000 years AND help a good cause at the same time!

Charities will generally get between $0.50 and $5.00 per cartridge depending on the size and brand. 

These babies are on their way to HART (Homeless. Animal. Rescue. Team) to help out some kitties. =]

Day Seven

Today's random act of kindness. I clipped some of the shoots off of my spider plant and planted them and gave them to a friend. Spider plants are notoriously difficult to kill, I've had mine for 12 years now. Spider plants also are really good for purifying the air in your house.

In other RAK news I also dropped off the clothes that were posted on craigslist (Day Four) to their final destination today.

Bing Bang Boom. Day seven of 365 is complete and I only have 51 weeks left to go!

Day Six

Ah, well. Today was a very simple random act of kindness. Hug somebody! I spent the day with an old friend because it was her birthday and I love her. So hugs all around!

In other exciting RAK news my swab kit that I ordered on the first came in the mail (apparently on Friday but I just discovered the letter today.)

Here's a picture of my DNA ready to be sent out tomorrow!

Day Five

Alright, here's another easy one today. Today's random act of kindness was to write a thank you letter to someone who has influenced your life in a positive way. A teacher, a friend, a family member... Let them know they did something that changed your life for the better (even in a small way).

And none of that email crap. A HAND WRITTEN note. Signed. sealed. delivered.

Day Four

Okay. Day four. Here we go. I've been doing some spring cleaning while I'm home from school on winter break. How much junk can possibly fit in one closet? I'm sitting here with multiple trash bags of clothes I haven't worn in YEARS! Half of this stuff probably doesn't even fit me anymore.

So today I gathered it all up, BUT... now, I know what you're thinking, "Goodwill, Here I come!"NOPE.
Although donating these clothes to Goodwill would be an awesome idea I decided to skip the middle man and post these babies directly to craigslist. Free for the taking for anyone who has a real need for them. Hey, I still get rid of this stuff and someone else saves a few bucks on clothes for their kid. EVERYONE WINS TODAY! Isn't the internet great?

Okay So I might need to do some folding and consolidation before I send off the finished product. But hey, IT'S FREE!

And day 4 is down. Now I'm more than half way through the first week of good deed doing!

Day Three

Alright so, day 3. So far so good.

Today I had some errands to run and figured I'd kill 2 birds with 1 stone for this one. 

I went to Rite Aid, armed with my Rite Aid rewards card, straight to the personal care isle I go. I picked up about $10 worth of toiletries from those bins with the trial/travel sizes of everything from tissues to shaving cream. 

My basket included:

• A 4 pack of tooth brushes
• 2 boxes of tampons
• 2 samples of shampoo
• 3 tubes of vaseline
• 2 bottles of antiseptic mouth rinse (non alcoholic)

On my way home I dropped the bag off at my local resource center (and picked up a donation receipt for a tax write off). 

Day Two

Alright, So yesterday was about a 5 on the ambition scale. Day two, lets shoot for something we can definitely all do. Today's random act of kindness: let someone know you're thinking about them, brighten someone's day with a quick little email or a text message.

Hey ______, I just wanted you to know I listened to _________ on the radio today and it reminded me of you. Hope you're having an awesome day!


Boom! fill in the blanks and we're done. Now, only 363 more days to go!

Day One!

Well, here we go. Day one and the year long journey is about to begin.
So today I signed up for the national bone marrow registry. I filled out a short questionnaire and found out I was an eligible donor.  It took about 10 minutes to fill out the application online. All you need is your social security number and a driver's license (if you have one, though it's not necessary).

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS!!

At the end of the registration process you fill out your shipping information and they will send you a swab kit free of charge with return postage paid as well. Two weeks later your kit arrives in the mail. A quick swab- swab on the inside of your cheek and back in the mail it goes! Now your DNA is off to the lab where it will be archived for a possible future match!

Your bone marrow has the potential to save the life of someone suffering from leukemia, aplastic anemia, or some immune deficiency diseases. Now, donating bone marrow is not what it used to be. You think of them sticking a huge needle into your pelvis and sucking out some think red goo. NOPE! most of the time blood stem cells can be extracted directly from the blood stream and the process is quick an painless.