31 Days of Kindness...

I feel that life is a continuous journey to self discovery. I try and live my life by the notion that I can never learn too much, can never try too many things, and can never have enough positivity around me. I am always looking for new ways to improve my life and the lives of those around me.

Since moving to PA, I have made it a personal goal to start really living life to the fullest, and not be so afraid to try new things. I have become, in many ways, a "yes" woman. (For example, I am going to try roller derby on Sunday...I'll post details on how that goes)

In this quest, I have also made it my mission to really start living a more virtuous life. In the past, I have a history of doing some not-so-nice things. I am a scorpio to the core, and when my stinger comes out it can be painful to those around me. With growth, maturity, and the ability to swallow my pride, I have made it a mission to right these karmic wrongs, by adopting kindness not only as part of my lifestyle, but as part of my being.

This is not to say that I do not have my moments. Those of you who know me know that when I get mad, I get mad...and when someone cuts me off my finger goes up faster than you can blink. So, for the next 30 days, in addition to performing random acts of kindness, I also plan to drive like a nice person. We will see how that goes...

I was reading this blog recently: http://www.thebridgemaker.com/make-kindness-a-daily-habit/ , and hundreds of people all over the World are making March the "month of kindness". The idea is, for the entire month of March, to do one nice thing each day. I like to think that I do one nice thing each day regardless of the month, but I have never thought about documenting them.

For the next month, I plan to write down my acts of kindess, and the impact that it has on me as a person. My hope is that this will inspire others to do the same, and allow me the opportunity to reflect on the positive impact that a purpose driven life can have.

So, for the 5-10 people who read this blog, please feel free to join me in this challenge. One small act of kindness can make the world of difference to someone who really needs it.

Here is a link to some simple ideas on how to spread kindness in your daily life: http://www.thebridgemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/31-Days-of-Kindness_Manifesto1.pdf

Stay tuned to see my daily acts of kindess, and please post your own to the comments!

George, George, George

Oh, our dog George. The stories I can tell. He melted our hearts the first time we saw him playing with his brothers and sisters. From there on out, it was love...

Looking for a new addition to our little "family", we took him home. Thats when the fun really began! I could start a blog solely devoted to describing all of the adventures and funny/annoying/infuriating things that George has done. Each blog entry could have a title inspired by a Friends episode:

- The One Where George Eats the Floor Tiles

- The One Where George Eats the Mega Package of Paper Towels

- The One Where George Eats the Package of Flour

- The One Where George Eats the Sock

- The One Where George Eats the Glove

- The One Where George Eats the Box of Brownie Mix (and has to have his stomach pumped, where they discover a whole collection of toys, fabric remnants, and spare change)

- The One Where George Eats the Box of Bullets (Yeah, it really happened..)

The list goes on and on..and on...

We thought that we had finally found the answer to our problem when we enrolled George in doggie day care. Some people think its crazy, and, it might be...but for the price of doggie day care, we have saved countless household items from being devoured by our hungry (but lovable) pooch. We could drop him off during the day, let him expend all of his energy with other dogs, and pick him up as a nice, sleepy dog.

Well last week, the unthinkable happened...









George was expelled from Doggie Day Care. :-(



I wont get into the specifics, but basically our little Georgie boy got a bit too comfortable at his day care, and made some other dogs mad in the process. SO, for the past week, he has been home..all...day. At first we thought, okay, he has grown and matured, maybe he won't be destructive...

WRONG!

Day One: George ate a teddy bear. (I didn't even know we had a teddy bear in our house, and at first I freaked out because I thought he had snuck it in somehow..Where would he get a teddy bear?? Then I remembered that we did have one dressed as a Marine that I had gotten )

Day Two: George ate a HOLE in my BRAND NEW LIVING ROOM RUG!

Day Three: George is in the basement.

Needless to say, we are now researching new doggie day cares in the area.