More Kind

I'm nearing the end of my blogging about being kind.  I'm not going to stop making that extra effort to do some extra little that makes things better for someone else. I'm off on holiday in a couple of days and then am thinking I'm going to challenge myself with something new.

Today I:

• Said thanks to one of the people that really helped with my youngest daughter's development.  We made a card (glitter, stickers, bits of bark) and it meant so much to my daughter's therapist, plus was a great chance to catch up and debrief on a bit of an icky time with my eldest daughter.  I highly recommend saying thank you.  It feels great!  
• Sent a card down to my nana.
• Chose something nice to put in the foodbank box at the supermarket.
• Turned up with a bottle of sparkling grape juice while a twelve year old friend got ready for her formal.

Doing stuff for people feels great :)
It's rubbing off on my kids too.  Love it!

Giving mums a break from their kids is kind....

...very kind ;)

And now she rants

I haven't stopped being kind.  In fact I have been pretty blimmin' busy being kind.  So much so that I've forgotten some of the stuff I've done (honestly!).
I have:

• run errands for people overseas
• been patient
• given away clothes that I was going to sell to friends
• hunted down an orderly at the hospital to say 'thanks'
• held a chrissie party
• performed with my kids for an elderly Christmas party.

And to expand on that last point I would like to add:  Warning, now entering rant territory. This world sometimes sucks big time.  Why is it that the elderly seem so disposable to society?  We are all missing out on some serious talent and experience. I think that our society needs to take a big look at itself and to start re-learning a few core values, some courtesy, love and respect.  Basically we need to stop being a bunch of self-centre fuckheads and reach out and look after each other.   Beware rant continues.  I saw loads of older people today that are clever, patient, funny, kind and lonely.  These people say they've got no family.  Many are spending Christmas alone.  I think that is bullshit.  There are people out there that could be with them and are probably just too busy with their head stuck up their fucking arses.  Thank God for the kind people out there that have the decency of heart to be there when others fail.  I'm going to make a bigger effort every day to be one of the kinder people and less of one of the arseholes!  Rant over!

Dishes.

Doing other people's dishes is very kind.
Doing the dishes for a busy mum is even kinder.

Oh and while I'm thinking about it so is passing on clothes that you or your kids no longer wear. 

Man, I might just be awesome!

Frank Beale has the right idea!

Inspired...

Latest Obsession

I quite often get a bit too enthralled (obsessed perhaps?) in books.  One of my favs is Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes.  I love books.  I love reading them and I love owning them.  I love knowing that there is a great story just waiting for me to read over and over again.  Angela's Ashes is one of the many books that I read every year.  Today I finished another of McCourt's books ''Tis'.  And now I am obsessed with the following things:

• Owning Teacher Man.  I have only read this once.
• Finding photos of Frank's first wife Mike (Alberta) Small.  Help!!!!  Google is not being kind.
• Reading all of the McCourt brother's books.
• Diving in Bali with Malachy McCourt (http://www.divecenterbali.com/instructors/instructors.htm).  This is the son of Frank's brother.
• Visiting Ireland. 
• Reading more!  
• Perhaps teaching more.  And being a nicer teacher.  Oh and making a better effort to teach my own kids!
• And just to go a little AWOL...Freaking Celebrity Apprentice!  What a load of addictive bullshit!! Ha!  

There may be a few things there to add to my list of dreams :)

Frank McCourt as a youngster.  He makes me want to dream and act 'bigger'.

 

 

A bunch of fools.   These people make me feel pretty ok about myself :-P

3 Days of Kindness, been and gone

1) Made DH a big cooked brekkie and took a couple of tweens formal dress shopping.
2) Bought my mama a couple of pairs of shoes for xmas.  This was extra kind as I was really nice and didn't drag her around the shops I like and instead went where she likes :)
3) Let someone borrow one of my fav books (I'm just about to go drop it off).

Once again I think I need to up the kindness stakes.  But hey, at least I'm trying! :)

Hope you are all being kind.  Especially to yourselves!