Over the weekend, the hubs went down to help the Keep Windsor Heights Beautiful Spring Clean Up and has volunteered to help set up the IOWATER program for the creek nearby and while he was doing that, the kids and I walked along the bike trail and picked up litter. Of course, it's not much fun, but the kids were my watch eyes and would point out anytime they saw a piece of litter and they were talking about being "earth helpers." It was surprising to see how much we collected, but I told the kids anytime we walk, we'll bring an extra sack that way we can always pick up litter along our walks. I had to laugh while listening to them because they are young and it reminded me of how much I wanted to "change" the world when I was younger, most of my reports in elementary school were about endangered species and wanting to help them out and then you get older.
We also installed a rain barrel this weekend, it's not the prettiest thing, but it should get the job done. We need one in the backyard as well. My parents took the kids out and my mom was telling me how my little man was going on about trash and was informing her what to recycle, she started calling him Mr. Recycle. And granted we may not be the most eco-friendly family, but we are trying and doing what we can now and hopefully along the way we will pick up more tips and eventually get there because even though we are one family, we are trying. And I hope that my children will see that and it will transcend to them later in life.
And watching them soak everything in has inspired me, I purchased a notebook for writing. I said that one of my goals for the year was to continue to write and I started and have slack off, so I figured if I have my notebook with me, I have no excuse because my issue is that creativity strikes me at odd hours, so now I can write it down where ever I am. And not to mention that the last several weeks I have been given many signs that is pointing me in that direction and I need to start listening.
"When you are a child, you believe you can change the world. When you are an adult, you realize the world changes you, and then when you are a parent you hope to be the change your children come to admire." - DFife
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Kindness in Motion
Well I'm in day 15 of my Random Acts of Kindness and have done several things that I have posted on my Twitter page, you can see what I've done on the right of the screen. You can also see that most of my acts are small, but never the less they are random acts of kindness.
The hubs picked up some remaining debris at our neighbors house, she is an elderly woman and I think she really appreciated the help.
I have noticed the more I do, the more I am receiving in small ways and perhaps it is because I am more aware, so therefore I notice it. And don't get me wrong, I've had some challenging days where things seemed rather depressing, but I try not to focus or put to much energy into those challenging days.
I also picked up several items for my giveaway, I have a couple more things I'd like to get, but remember you need to post the Random Acts of Kindness that you do in my comment section to enter the giveaway. To see more details click on Pass It On and you will see the details of my giveaway.
I've been doing a lot of gardening with the hubs and even just the kids. I forget how much I love the smell of freshly dug dirt and this year we are trying something new and starting all our vegetables and even some flowers all from seeds. Typically we wait and buy plants, but we decided to try it this way and if all comes up then we will have quite the selection of vegetables, so I'm excited to see everything slowly pushing through the dirt. We also received some really great plants from my FIL and step-MIL, we placed those in the front of the house and they look great. She also gave us some raspberry bushes, which I'm quite excited for....I love raspberries...yummm.
Anyway...I just wanted to post an update regarding the Acts of Kindness Campaign and hope everyone is beginning to enjoy the freshly emerging buds on the trees....till next time...Blessed Be!
"Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts." - Unknown
The hubs picked up some remaining debris at our neighbors house, she is an elderly woman and I think she really appreciated the help.
I have noticed the more I do, the more I am receiving in small ways and perhaps it is because I am more aware, so therefore I notice it. And don't get me wrong, I've had some challenging days where things seemed rather depressing, but I try not to focus or put to much energy into those challenging days.
I also picked up several items for my giveaway, I have a couple more things I'd like to get, but remember you need to post the Random Acts of Kindness that you do in my comment section to enter the giveaway. To see more details click on Pass It On and you will see the details of my giveaway.
I've been doing a lot of gardening with the hubs and even just the kids. I forget how much I love the smell of freshly dug dirt and this year we are trying something new and starting all our vegetables and even some flowers all from seeds. Typically we wait and buy plants, but we decided to try it this way and if all comes up then we will have quite the selection of vegetables, so I'm excited to see everything slowly pushing through the dirt. We also received some really great plants from my FIL and step-MIL, we placed those in the front of the house and they look great. She also gave us some raspberry bushes, which I'm quite excited for....I love raspberries...yummm.
Anyway...I just wanted to post an update regarding the Acts of Kindness Campaign and hope everyone is beginning to enjoy the freshly emerging buds on the trees....till next time...Blessed Be!
"Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts." - Unknown
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Are There Chance Encounters.....
My mom took the kiddies this evening for a sleepover...leaving the hubs and I to fend for ourselves. The house is always quite when they are gone and when they are gone, I get just a tad excited because I have one-on-one time with my hubby, his full attention (as long as we aren't watching a movie). I wanted to do something tonight, anything really and he gave me signals that I knew it would most likely stick to be an evening at home...which didn't really bother me since we went' camping last night and I barely got a wink of sleep. There was a movie he wanted to see so I suggested we go see that and it fell on deaf ears, so I thought okay, whatever.
I sat in our bedroom and watched TV (sulking) and the hubs said he was going to WalMart and asked that I join him, I thought well, I don't want to go, but I have no excuse because the kids are gone, so I went.
I wasn't happy, but I wasn't angry...I was feeling frustrated because there aren't many nights when the kids are taken last minute and so I thought we could do something we always say we will do when we don't have the kids. Anyway, we are walking the aisles when a man approaches us.
He just started talking about how much WalMart sucks and how he one time saw some guy shoplifting, the conversation turned a bit to people and body language. The conversation lasted maybe two minutes and we went on our way thinking, huh? That was strange, but okay. So as we approach the check-out, we see him again....so we pass and tell him we hope he has a lovely evening. He stops us and introduces us to his wife and starts talking again, a little bit of politics, life, people, body language again, and this conversation lasted about five to eight minutes.
As he was speaking he said something in regards to marriage and connections to me that struck me, he put his arm on me and said something like, "You two look like a great couple, a lot of commonality and connections." I smiled even though I was feeling quite frustrated with the hubs and I'm sure this stranger could pick up on my uneasiness....as I'm not much of a talker, I'm a listener, but I've never been blessed with the gift of gab.
Anyway, he also said, "it's all about how you open yourself and body language will tell you a lot about someone." And I was standing there, I thought...it's true...and then I thought maybe I should open myself up a bit more. Before he left, he said..."here in this short time, I feel like I have known you guys for years."
It is not often when you come across someone who is genuine and just wants to share a conversation with you. And tonight was one of those serendipitous encounters because after speaking with him, I felt a little less frustrated. There is something inside you that recognizes truth when you hear it being spoken and I felt it.
I believe we were meant to run into this man, just to hear what he had to say this evening, so here's to chance encounters and random acts of kindness!!!! Because alas I have been participating in Kindness campaign and the effects are being felt in many different ways.
"Life: It is about the gift not the package it comes in." ~Dennis P. Costea, Jr.
I sat in our bedroom and watched TV (sulking) and the hubs said he was going to WalMart and asked that I join him, I thought well, I don't want to go, but I have no excuse because the kids are gone, so I went.
I wasn't happy, but I wasn't angry...I was feeling frustrated because there aren't many nights when the kids are taken last minute and so I thought we could do something we always say we will do when we don't have the kids. Anyway, we are walking the aisles when a man approaches us.
He just started talking about how much WalMart sucks and how he one time saw some guy shoplifting, the conversation turned a bit to people and body language. The conversation lasted maybe two minutes and we went on our way thinking, huh? That was strange, but okay. So as we approach the check-out, we see him again....so we pass and tell him we hope he has a lovely evening. He stops us and introduces us to his wife and starts talking again, a little bit of politics, life, people, body language again, and this conversation lasted about five to eight minutes.
As he was speaking he said something in regards to marriage and connections to me that struck me, he put his arm on me and said something like, "You two look like a great couple, a lot of commonality and connections." I smiled even though I was feeling quite frustrated with the hubs and I'm sure this stranger could pick up on my uneasiness....as I'm not much of a talker, I'm a listener, but I've never been blessed with the gift of gab.
Anyway, he also said, "it's all about how you open yourself and body language will tell you a lot about someone." And I was standing there, I thought...it's true...and then I thought maybe I should open myself up a bit more. Before he left, he said..."here in this short time, I feel like I have known you guys for years."
It is not often when you come across someone who is genuine and just wants to share a conversation with you. And tonight was one of those serendipitous encounters because after speaking with him, I felt a little less frustrated. There is something inside you that recognizes truth when you hear it being spoken and I felt it.
I believe we were meant to run into this man, just to hear what he had to say this evening, so here's to chance encounters and random acts of kindness!!!! Because alas I have been participating in Kindness campaign and the effects are being felt in many different ways.
"Life: It is about the gift not the package it comes in." ~Dennis P. Costea, Jr.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Wouldn't life be simple
My sweet pea asked me to come into her room and I just started folding the laundry and had the beds to make along with everything else, so I told her to wait. If anyone knows my little girl, she is persistent, so she took no for an answer and continued to ask until I said, why do you want me to go in your room for...she replies, "for a talk."
A girl talk and considering she just turned five, I'm thinking what kind of talk will this be? So, I toddled into her room and she climbs up into her bed and asked me to sit. She starts asking about camping and when are we going to go now that the weather is nice, so we discuss it and I told her how we are thinking of going this weekend. She gets excited and then lays on the bed and exclaims, that is so freaking exciting....I can't wait!
We laugh and then I ask her to help me make her bed, which she does and then she starts talking about what her favorite things are...what she wants to be, how much she enjoys everyday....life. And as we are making the bed, I think is this going to be one of those moments I will recall when she is grown and I am reflecting back on life. I tell my children everyday how much I love them, how proud they make me and listening to her just gave me the warm fuzzies.
The more she sat and talked the more I started to think, how simple life would be if everyone could see the world through child's eyes. The innocence and just appreciation for most things we take for granted or what makes them laugh. The way their face lights up when they get to meet the Easter Bunny or Santa and how a kiss can make everything seem better because to them, it does.
So, thank you my sweet pea...for inviting me for a wonderful chit chat and reminding me just how special you are and these moments!
A girl talk and considering she just turned five, I'm thinking what kind of talk will this be? So, I toddled into her room and she climbs up into her bed and asked me to sit. She starts asking about camping and when are we going to go now that the weather is nice, so we discuss it and I told her how we are thinking of going this weekend. She gets excited and then lays on the bed and exclaims, that is so freaking exciting....I can't wait!
We laugh and then I ask her to help me make her bed, which she does and then she starts talking about what her favorite things are...what she wants to be, how much she enjoys everyday....life. And as we are making the bed, I think is this going to be one of those moments I will recall when she is grown and I am reflecting back on life. I tell my children everyday how much I love them, how proud they make me and listening to her just gave me the warm fuzzies.
The more she sat and talked the more I started to think, how simple life would be if everyone could see the world through child's eyes. The innocence and just appreciation for most things we take for granted or what makes them laugh. The way their face lights up when they get to meet the Easter Bunny or Santa and how a kiss can make everything seem better because to them, it does.
So, thank you my sweet pea...for inviting me for a wonderful chit chat and reminding me just how special you are and these moments!
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