- Paid for the person behind me in line at Chick-fil-A. Now this was fun because the car behind me was actually two separate orders... so yes, I paid for both :) and I think that counts for 2 acts.
- Purchased items to go towards homeless care packages to keep in my car. I hate when I don't have any cash on me, and I always want to do more than just give a homeless person a couple bucks, so once those are put together, it will be nice to have them and give them away.
- Signed up for a "3k color run" at my bosses' daughter's school. I don't think I'll be able to actually run the color run, but the money goes towards the school.
- Picked up dog poop at my apartment complex that another resident didn't pick up.
- Got coffee for my technician after a rough morning of patient care.
- Brought cookies to the office to share.
- Spent time on freerice.com and donated around 500 grains of rice.
- Texted friends just to say that I was thinking about them and hoped that they had a good day.
- Checked in on a patient (who I actually consider a friend) who was being tested for potentially difficult diagnosis. All came back negative! YEAH :)
- Moved stuff from my neighbor's apartment and donated the items to Good Will. She moved across country and couldn't fit everything in her car for the move, so she had to purge a lot. She tried to sell things on Craig's list, but many items didn't sell. I took them to Good Will for her so she wouldn't have to since she ran out of time.
- Donated to the NC Disaster Relief fund to help those who suffered any damage from Hurricane Matthew.
- Ran the Ardmore RAH (Run Against Hunger) 10k race on the day before my birthday and ended up running a great time, finishing first in my age group (25-29 YO female) with a time of 49:42. A single 10k registration provided 238 meals for the NC food bank.
I saved my favorite story for last, since it's the one act of kindness that truly brought tears to my eyes:
I purchased two $5 Starbucks gift cards to give to the police officers who live in my apartment complex. I knew we had a couple from the cop cars that are always parked outside, but I did not know which specific units the officers lived in. I didn't feel comfortable leaving the cards under the windshield wipers of the cop cars, especially if it were to rain before they got to them. I decided to bring them to the front office and have the manager e-mail the officers to let them know there was something waiting for them at the leasing office. I walked in on a Wednesday afternoon I had off to give them to Patty. I told her what I was doing, and she looked behind her at the business center for residents at my apartment. There was one young lady sitting at one of the computers. Patty turned back to me and said, "Well there's one police officer right there if you want to hand it to her in person." What incredible, God-given timing! I was able to walk up to her, thank her in person for her service, and hand her the card myself. Turns out her husband is also a police officer, so I gave her both cards to thank them. I could barely keep it together when handing her the cards because a police officer's service means so much! It was definitely a special opportunity to be able to give it to her in person.
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| Cards for police officers in my apartment complex. |
So that's a wrap. And now begins the countdown to thirty. Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes! xo
