But now I'm writing it down. online. I want to try to do something nice for someone every day. It can be as simple as smiling at someone, holding a door open for someone, or waiting patiently while the cashier tries to figure out the new computer system (this happened today).
The past few days, I've been organizing a lot, which means I'm at the computer, or in the living room, so I put on a show sometimes for noise. I found a playlist of The Ellen DeGeneres Show giveaways. I think watching that is a big reason I decided to commit to doing something nice everyday. I usually try to, but there's something more final about making it a "goal"
I'll try to share any interesting stories that come up, and any easy ways to make someone's day I discover. I'm not making it a condition, but I want to try to think of different nice things to do.
Today's Nice Deed that I'm going to do again and again.
I wanted to put that last bit on because I wasn't sure if our mail carrier would know it was for her. That would the opposite of an act of kindness. More of an act of taunting. Here's this ice cold water, but it may or may not be for you so don't take it.
Our mail lady is awesome. She met Doctor Who (our dog) one day when he and DH were coming home from a walk. Since then, she leaves 2 treats on the mailbox. One day I found a treat on the box, but no mail inside. Doctor now hears her coming up the street and waits by the front door so I will get up and give him his snack.
When it first started getting warm, I asked DH if he thought it would be weird to leave a bottle of water out for whoever delivered our mail (for awhile we had a different person every day) He said not at all, and that his dad (who delivered packages) would mention how much he appreciated when people would give him water on a hot day. So, I bought a pack of water for $3.
Today was the first day it actually was hot, so I put a bottle in the freezer when I woke up. When I left for the day, I put it outside. It was still cold when our mail came around 2:30. We also don't use these drink mixes anymore, so I taped one to the note too.
I was home when the mail got delivered today, and I heard a man's voice muttering (I think reading the note) then "oh really? cool" I waited a few minutes before getting the mail, since our normal lady is done with the neighbor's and far up the street by then. When I peaked out, the man waved from the neighbor's porch. (Which I think means he took a minute to have a drink, which is great) He said thank you, and that our normal lady was out today, but he would tell her about the note. He looked like he was in his 60's and very sweaty. His smile totally made my day. But hey, wasn't this supposed to be about doing something nice for someone else? I am definitely doing this every day. I might even do it on the not very hot days. Who says you can only be thirsty if it's hot out? By the end of Fall it might cost me, what $15? Maybe $20 if I buy drink mixes too. For me, that's a fair deal to make someone else's day just a tiny bit better.
Now how many days can I count this as my good deed before thinking of something else too? Hmmm
-DearLadyDisdain
A kind overflow of kindness: there are no faces
truer than those that are so washed. How much
better is it to weep at joy than to joy at weeping!
No comments:
Post a Comment