My daughter is involved in an after school ‘community service’ program. It just began so they’re just now talking about what they’ll be doing. I’ve been thinking about something my little guy could do also. So, we talked about it and decided we would help Trudy (my new elderly friend/neighbor I met just recently on one of my walks) put out and take back in her recycling bins. When I mentioned it to him, he liked the idea. Today was the first day we did this. We went to her house from the bus stop and he brought her bins to the curb. And tomorrow we’ll go back to put them away :-)
I like this goal; I’m thinking about putting it higher on my list. I like to think that I teach my kids many things, but this goal will hopefully encourage me to think ‘outside the box’ and a little more deeply about what I teach my children. And we might even have some fun while we’re at it…