Sustainable September 2015 - Day Ten

Hello my lovelies,

How are you doing today? What did you have your lunch wrapped in today? did you take time to make a lunch wrap? or did you put everything in a reusable lunch box? (Any less plastic in the environment is an awesome start).

It wasn't until earlier today I realised that I did a lunch box challenge last year for Sustainable September where I asked people to create a Rubbish Free Lunch Box. Based on the work of the lady who runs the blog Small Steps for Sustainability, she did a particular blog post JUST on Rubbish accumulated during her kids school lunch time... it was insane. Then times that by more than one meal in a school day, x days of school in a week, x school weeks in a year, and it gets astronomical. If we can reduce (and hopefully eliminate completely) the rubbish in our lunch boxes, then we help save the planet, one meal at a time.
So now that yuo have non-plastic lunch wrappers, lets look at how to...

September 10: Create a Rubbish free lunch.

I had a salad in a Tupperware container , and some nuts in another, much smaller, Tupperware container that I took to work today. Silly me forgot to photograph it, however it was delicious & there was no rubbish that would end up in landfill as a result of it. I think that is important.

KINDNESS IDEA: Ask Someone  "Are You Okay?"

Tomorrow the 10th of September is "R U OK? DAY. " It is a mental health initiative, that has you ask the simple question "are you okay?" This is a great kindness idea. If you have no idea how to ask this question... you can visit the website https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask.

I hope you get something out of this idea. Also Check out "Small Steps for Sustainability" I met the lady who writes it last year and she completely inspired me. It was as a result of her blog I realised the full awesomeness that Sustainable September could be for 365days of Kindness, and made it happen. I've had many more inspiring people help me get this blog about kindness to the planet. So thank you to those who made it happen.

I hope this finds you all well.
Much love,
Daena x

January 12, 2014

Hello my lovelies, 

I was almost asleep when I remembered I hadn't posted for the day... So here are my kindnesses...

Today in Perth was another hot day to end a hot weekend and several fires started near my sisters house in the Perth hills! Thankfully my sister & her family are safe and are not currently under threat, however it looks like 27 houses have been destroyed and one life lost in a related incident! My sister and I have friends in the area affected and some people don't know if they have a house to go home to as they have been evacuated and whilst Some stayed to defend their homes the community has been greatly affected! My kindness today was for my sister, her husband & kids, who were having a prearranged day with the kids other grandparents, if I heard or saw any news I kept them informed about the developments. I also shared on my Facebook pages links for people to donate goods & accomodation to those who are without homes in the immediate future (or long term), for agistment for horses and services for those that needed then! In tragedies it is always so wonderful to see the amazing capacity for love & generosity that humans are capable of! It restores your faith in humanity! 

On a simpler note, I cooked one of mums favorite meals for lunch, for no other reason than that we had all the ingredients in the house! We even had the leftovers for dinner! 

My best friend is getting married in less than 2 months so I am organising hens nights and kitchen tea parties for her preparation of "wifedom" (I know it's not a real word but it's a good one)! So some of today was spent getting quotes and organising/writing invitations to these events next month! 

All in all for a day at home it felt really busy! I'm so glad my family is safe! I wish love and hope to those who have lost everything! I cannot imagine what you are going through! But I am sending love to you all! 

With kindness, 

Luv Daena 

January 5, 2014

Hey guys & girls, 

So today was a day to recover from my busy adventure with the family yesterday! I was right too... I slept the best I have in years! 

My kindnesses today were around the same time... My first one for today was making a coffee for mum & a visiting friend! Then I took mum out for a simple and delicious steak lunch! 

Then as mum and I were sitting enjoying our lunches I met a nice couple with a few kids! In Australia one of the national supermarkets has been releasing Animal Cards for collection with every $20 you spend! After giving my niece and nephew  the pick of them I had an extra 12 packets! They have been sitting in my bag for a while waiting for an opportunity to pass them on to someone who can use them! So when I met this couple today I asked if their kids were collecting the cards & they said yes... So I gave them the collection I had with me! They were happy and a little surprised that someone would give them to them! 

I love that it is getting easier to do kind deeds... 

I hope you are finding kindness just as easy! 

Have a wonderful day! 

Luv Daena