Hey guys,
as you know I have been busy with telethon, road trips and NaNoWriMo. So its time to enter the real world again and start sharing these things before the end of the year. I cant believe its already December! I mean... when did that happen? So fast, I hear you say! Well today I put up the Christmas tree for mum and put on Christmas music, all whilst wearing a Santa hat for good measure.
I know Christmas is not everyone's favorite time of year and I understand why. I have lost family and friends around this time of year. I have witnessed family torturing each other because Christmas can bring out the best and worse in people. So this year i plan to make Christmas fun. But before i say too much more, I want you to think about what you can do to make this Christmas KIND for you and your families and friends. It is along this track that i have some things to share with you in the next few days regarding my "TOP SECRET" mission. More information to come. I will keep you posted! :)
Anyways, here is the kindnesses for:
September 2012
September 1: I got up early (on the day
I had planned for my sleep in) to babysit my sick niece and take her
to the doctor. Whilst her dad and brother were at sport and her mum
was at work! I also bought my mum and niece morning tea at a gourmet
Cafe. I also managed to put my niece to sleep in the afternoon (a
near miracle – except when she is sick). I also put some dish
washing away and helped do a quick tidy up at my sisters house.
September 2: Today I took my father out
for lunch for fathers day and bought him a beer (a rare treat he
really enjoys). I also took a cake to a man who is like a father to
me. And I took some passion-fruit to another man who is a father, on
fathers day. I also chatted happily with a store owner and with a
sales assistant to make their day better.
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| Dad having his pasta lunch. He loves to be taken out and have a beer. |
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| This is the cake I took for a family friend who acts like my father some times. |
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September 3: said “Bless you” to a
stranger and took rubbish to the bin for other people. I also handed
out files for distribution for some colleagues.
September 4: I held the door open for
several people through out the
day and complimented a cook on his lovely simosa's (that he made
especially for us to try). I also complimented him on his art which I
accidentally came across. I also made some more crafts for dads community day.
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| These are phone/card wallets made from old neck ties. They look really good |
September
5: Today I sponsored “Make a Wish Foundation Australia” by
purchasing products from Creative Memories an awesome scrap-booking
company (that my sister is a consultant for too). Win/win right? I
also held the door open for others today, put others rubbish in the
bin and helped a friend out with a party.
September
6: Whilst eating dinner at a food hall I noticed the cleaner
meticulously cleaning each table and the chairs too. I made the point
of telling her what an awesome job she was doing. She left us at our
table a lot brighter for it.
September
7: I helped a lady in the city by pointing her in the right direction
when she looked a bit lost (I saw her and stopped to give her
directions).
September
8: I made two quiches, tried the fruit mince pies (as learning skills
& practising for the future community event). I also finished
making 3 tea-towels, 2 pot mitts, and decorated 4 gratitude rocks
(also for the community day at dads nursing home.
September
9: I shared my home made fruit mince pies with visitors. I also spent
some time playing video games with my nephew and tea-party games with
my niece.
September
10: I said “Bless You” to a woman on a train after she sneezed,
then smiled at her when she said “thank you”. I also took “Milky
Way's” into “work” to share with all the other people in the
office.
September
11: I packed up 3 tables worth of poker cards by sorting them into
suits, and then numerical order. I also packed up chairs at the poker
tables too. I also helped mum by her photographing more blankets she
has crocheted for Wheelchairs for kids.
September
12: I took my mum, sister and “aunt” out to lunch at a local pub
and bought food for my mum and sister (I did try to pay for my aunt
but she's pretty stubborn – and we love her for it).
September
13: I returned some vases for a friend after their wedding. I also
bought some stuff to use at the community day at Dads nursing home. I
learned and helped mum make 9 jars of jam today (also for the
community day). I
also received a kindness in the form of a letter, from a friend today that made me so warm on
the inside.
September
14: Today I made the effort to give people compliments like
“What
a beautiful dog you have there!”
“Thank
you for your help and I love the smile that came along with it!”
“This
food is delicious – Thank you!”
“Keep
up the good work”
They
are small things but they are so important to explain to people that
you love and respect them.
Note: today I read about the use of
disposable coffee/tea cups in Australia. And started the hunt for a
reusable tea cup! :)
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| This photo was snap shot from the Maxwell & Williams Designer Home wares advertisement in a magazine. Sadly i cant remember which magazine but my guess would be Better Homes and Gardens. |
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September
15: I helped babysit my niece and nephew whilst my sister and
brother-in-law worked at a fund-raiser, setting it all up. I also
left a card the windscreen of my next door neighbour who was going
away on holiday (very early in the morning) and who was having his
birthday whilst he was away.
September
16:Today I bought milk for a family friend because they were running
out. I also finished off 4 of mums crochet tea towels, by ending off
and attaching the button etc., all in preparation for dads community
day.
September
17: I did a load of washing, did a little gardening in our communal
garden and finished off a few crafts for dads community day. I also
sorted buttons for crafts. I made one of mums favourite meals and
surprised her by making fruit mince pies for dessert too.
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| Mum loved my home made pasties - i don't make them very often but they are delicious and rather healthy (if you ignore the pastry... lol). |
September
18: Today I made cups of tea for some of the craft ladies, I bought
some of my fruit mince pies for them to taste and I also packed away
the heavy but comfy chairs at the end of craft. I also made an effort
to get to know some quieter regular players at my local Free Poker
League.
September
19: Took some home-made strawberry jam to my “aunts” because she
loves it. I also made the effort to catch up with a friend I hadn’t
seen for a while.
September
20: I bottled a whole lot of pickled onions so mum didn't have to do
it (and in typical Daena fashion I managed to burn my hand). I also
decorated the strawberry jam jars for the community day. I also did
some house work so, when mum came home from a meeting, it was one
less thing she had to worry about. PHOTO
September
21: Today I spent the afternoon making hair pins for my dads
community day.
I
also took mum out for a coffee break after she learned about the
death of a man and doctor who had saved her life on 3 separate
occasions. Rest in Peace, Doc and thank you for my mum because
without your help and skills I wouldn't be here!
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| I made a whole bunch more but the photos of those ones weren't nearly as good as these! |
September
22: Today I made a cup of tea for mum to wake up to. Mum and I also
dropped into dads to catch up with and give a small gratitude gift to
a carer at dads nursing home, who had gone above and beyond the call
of duty. I also paid for two friends to see HOTEL TRANSILVANIA with
me, using my birthday gift cards.
September
23: I painted several rocks ready for dads community day. I also did
a couple of hours gardening in the backyard to restore it and prepare
it for a possible makeover in the future (for mum?)
September
24: today I did some gardening in the community garden. I also spent
some time cuddling and playing with the next door neighbours cat. I
also photographed all the crochet topped tea towels and all the
rocks. I also helped mum finish the last lolly wreaths for the
community day.
September
25: I helped a little boy who got separated from his mum in a shop,
get back to her. I also made cups of tea for the craft ladies. I also
acted with generosity of spirit at poker and thanked everyone I had
played against – even those who beat me! :)
September
26: I helped a friend out with her uni assignment by participating in
an interview about sustainability and architecture. I didn't really
understand it but she needed people to answer questions about the
public perspective of what she was studying, so I worked well for
her. (She also used some of my answers in her university assignment).
I also spoke to people I normally wouldn’t talk to.
September
27:I made the special effort to catch up with a sick biological aunt
who was in hospital down south. I caught 2 buses, 4 trains, plus a
car ride to see her. I also paid for morning tea with my aunt and my
sister. I also paid for lunch for my sister and I on our trip back to
the train station for me.
September
28: Today I made the extra effort to go to my niece and nephews end
of term assembly. I also entertained 2 sets of twin boys, ages 2 and
a half and three. I also safely stopped on the road to let some ducks
cross the road. They were really cute!
September
29: I called doctors and tried to organise for mum to have a locum
doctor because she had vertigo, nausea and passed out when she stood
up. I also made mum a special dinner for her birthday today, even
though she wasn’t feeling well. I also acted as mums secretary
because she couldn’t answer the phone. Concentration = nausea.
September
30: today I took a special trip to the chemist to pick up the
medication mum needed but had run out of. Also did washing, cooking
and cleaning without being asked!
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading these. I do these to remind people how simple it is to do kind things. They can be things you do everyday or only once in a lifetime, but every little bit makes the biggest difference!
Have a wonderful day,
luv Daena
P.s. If you are crafty yourself and want to have instructions or be guided to any links to help you make the things i have made, please feel free to ask. :) I love to help! :)
