Authentically Mine

Claudia from the blog Out on a Limb also has another blog called Everyday Kindness. It is on Everyday Kindness that she has started first thinking about acts of kindness for herself and then got a group of readers who also wanted to join in participating in acts of kindness. After reading her blogs I too decided I wanted to make this commitment. Specifically, the commitment is to try and perform at least one act of kindness toward another every day. I would like to think that I am generally kind to others. I hold doors, I say please and thank you, I let people cross the street, pick things up when other drop them, etc. but I want to do more. I want to challenge myself to do at least one extra act of kindness each day.

I mean really, what will it take? A few moments perhaps. Maybe an hour if I am doing something significant like offering to drive someone to the airport (a common request with my family)

I have asked Claudia what I need to do to make it "official" and sign up to be on her Kindness blogroll. Won't you check out her blog and think of joining too?

A new pair of shoes yesterday and a new pillow today! As far as I am concerned it really doesn't get any better than that right?! Had a nice early afternoon with Janet, lunch and some shopping. Then had a productive later afternoon dropping the car off for service tomorrow, walking Marley, cleaning the bathroom and vaccuming. Cleaning may not be fun but it sure feels good when it is done. I think I have the same feeling about our kitchen painting adventure next weekend. I really don't want to do it, I could find 10 other things I would rather do on a Saturday, but I know I will feel so much better when it is done and I am sure we will have some laughs along the way.

The car needing to be serviced is another story. The short version is it seems that every time we bring it in for a simple oil change - we have to bring it back for something else that seems to always be caused because they were doing whatever it is they do under the hood. Not a big deal because they always fix it at no charge, BUT it means I have to take the *gasp* bus to work tomorrow. I so do not like the bus.

Well now that I got most of the chores done I can go relax for a bit before ironing for the week.

It has been awhile since I have felt so excited for it to be Friday. I must be feeling better. Maybe I feel so giddy because I actually have plans other than hiding in my house this weekend and praying that I feel better. I don't care why I am in such a happy Friday mood. I will just take it.

Now...

 Is it 5:00 YET???

True Friendship

Are you tired of those sissy 'friendship' poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality?

Well, here is a series of promises that actually speak of true friendship.

1. When you are sad -- I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you that way.

2. When you are blue -- I will try to dislodge whatever is choking you.

3. When you smile -- I will know you finally got laid.

4. When you are scared -- I will rag on you about it every chance I get.

5. When you are worried -- I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.

6. When you are confused -- I will use little words.

7. When you are sick -- Stay the hell away from me until you are well again.  I don't want to catch whatever you have.

8. When you fall -- I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.

9. This is my oath..... I pledge it to the end. 

'Why?' you may ask ?, 'Because you are my friend'.

~ Forwarded to me by my darling cousin. I have no idea who to credit the original with.

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