Practice random acts of kindness

Act: I made a cake for my neighbors. It was lemon bunt with a chocolate gnash frost. I was babysitting at the time and the girls seemed to enjoy helping make it and how it tasted.

My Act: Walked about a half mile to my school to get my friend’s schedule. She’s visiting family in Canada, and if you don’t grab your schedule before the first day of school they drop it. I emailed her before, telling her about it and to get her permission to pretend to be her. (They only give out schedules to Parents and the students themselves) I feel good that I did something for my friend, but I also want to do things for strangers.

This is going to start happening at least once a day. Right now I just do small stuff for my parents…making my mom’s favorite dessert, or filling up my dad’s water glass.

When we go to restaurants, I get the kids menu and color a picture on the back thanking our waitress by name. I want to do more of that kind of stuff. The little things that don’t seem like a lot, but put people in a better mood.