Fun Monday # 10 - Good Deeds

The host this week is Nikki and her assignment is:

We've seen your shelves, peeked inside your cabinets, looked at what your house looks like in both the summer and winter, viewed at some of our handmade pieces and even talked about our best friends. Now it's time we do something. Have you ever had someone out of the goodness of their heart do something for you without anything asked in return? Offered you money when you needed it the most? Helped you change a flat tire in the pouring rain or even just simply held the door open for you when you had your hands full? For Monday, September 10th, we are challenged with doing a good deed. I am not looking for a story of when you have offered your help in the past, I actually want you in the next two weeks to go out and help someone. Go visit a nursing home, cook dinner for someone sick or with a new baby, donate to a charity or even send just a "thinking of you card" to someone who needs it. It doesn't matter what your good deed is, or how great it is. It just needs to help someone!

I didn't go out of my way to do a special deed in the past two weeks - these are just things that I normally do (but they did take place during this time span).

First: my lawn mower decided to die on me, so I borrowed my neighbor's. Since I was out there cutting my grass ... I cut hers too! I have done this in the past with my own lawn mower ...I figure, what the hell? Why should two people get hot and sweaty when only one has too ! We live in townhouses, and hers is an interior unit so her lawn isn't that large - I just pretend that it is a part of mine and go for it.

Second: On Labor Day, I made the trek up the road and stuck out my arm to donate blood. It took 3 hours because there were so many donors, but I hung around until it was my turn and gave my 51st pint. If you have read any of my past posts, you would see that I donate on a regular basis, so this good deed is routine for me.

Thirdly: I have an elderly neighbor that walks across the street over to my porch with her little dog EACH.AND.EVERY.SINGLE.EVENING, just to chat for a few minutes. She never has much to say ... usually she just complains about something in the neighborhood (she is at home all day). I dread the doorbell - Ding Dong, Ding Dong - she always rings it twice, but go out and sit with her anyways. It keeps me from doing the little things that I need to do when I get home from work - but what is a few minutes if it makes her happy? I only hope that when I get old and lonely, someone will take the time to do the same for me.

Lastly (for this little exercise): I ordered something on-line for my youngest sister - Just because I COULD !

Because WE ALL are such nice people, stop by and visit Antics of a Crazy Mom to see all of the good deeds we have done in the past few weeks.