Day 64- Bitter about Litter!

I thought this sign was hilarious- but seriously, litter stinks.  Isaac and I went on a neighborhood scavenger hunt to see how many pieces we could collect just from yards and the sidewalk.  Can you guess how many pieces we got in 30 minutes?  44 pieces!  I was really surprised.  I had guessed 20, and Isaac had guessed 8.  Way more!  I'm proud to say our neighborhood looks a lot nicer since the hunt.  This is also a great way to teach your kids about environmental concerns and get active during the summer.

Where are you going to pick up trash?

Day 63- Lucy-Goosey

While most of the geese from our neighborhood pond migrated last winter, one goose couldn't- we affectionately named her Lucy- Lucy-Goosey.  Something happened to her wing that made it impossible for her to fly or get around very well.  She doesn't appear to have any sort of infection or be in pain, but she is limited to the pond area mostly.  Normally I would call the animal dept. to come help her, but their policy with fowl is to humanely euthanize.  And since she looks to be happy, we didn't call.  We did start regularly feeding and checking up on her though...

Today, I'm happy to report that we saw Lucy and she looked very plump and happy!  More geese were in the pond, but Lucy will always have our hearts.  She enjoyed some whole wheat bread today ;) 

Isaac was able to pet her :)



Day 62- Words of Encouragement

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. "

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

Today I sent a handmade card with some words of encouragement on it to someone who is at the end of his rope, so to speak.  It is amazing how getting a card in the mail with helpful words can really boost someone's spirit and give them enough renewal to continue on.  We've all had hard times, and it is good to remember those who are having them right now.

Day 61- Drops of Good.

Maxwell House has a really great community project going on right now.  Each day, you can vote for grants that will assist various local and national organizations that are changing communities for the better.  Explore each one to learn more, and then vote! 

www.facebook.com/maxwellhouse

http://www.kraftbrands.com/maxwellhousecoffee/drops-of-good/Pages/default.aspx

Day 60- Brew-lanthropy- Great Coffee for Great People!

I voted!

Day 59- Ink Cartridges

Today I took my empty ink cartridge to the local staples store for recycling.  The best part is that it's super easy, and for every cartridge you recycle, you get a $2 credit! 

Staples encourages our customers to take advantage of our ink and toner recycling services and help protect the environment. In addition to reducing waste going to landfills and saving resources, our retail customers in the United States receive $2 in Staples Rewards^® for any brand of ink or toner cartridge they return to our stores, up to 10 cartridges each month.

Day 58- Locks of Love

God has gifted me with freakishly fast growing hair that doesn't get split ends, and always seems to be shiny and healthy.  I am constantly getting compliments on my hair!  While that is nice and all, I am actually not very attached to my hair.  Because of these two things, it made it very very easy to donate all that hair I had to Locks of Love.  It's been my favorite donation so far :)

Our mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially disadvantaged children.

To see what a difference it can make to a child, check out these before and after pics from http://www.locksoflove.org/:

Isn't that fantastic?  I was able to donate quite a lot of hair, since this is my new haircut!

And yes, for those of you who don't know me, this is the hair model :)  Want to shout out to Priscilla (a One Woman Blessings fan!) for doing a fantastic job.  Here's to the start of your fabulous career ;)