a resolution we can actually DO

I don't do resolutions. I should ALWAYS work out, eat right, sleep well, drink less, be kind, etc. However, that sounds pretty dull! I do, however, try to challenge myself to do something for the better good of mankind, the earth, or others. One year we vowed to recycle more. One year we wrote 1 happy thought a week and read 52 happy memories on New Years Eve. One year we did the coin challenge and saved almost $700 by adding a penny for whatever day of the year it was (1 cent on January 1st through 3.65$ on December 31st). 

This year I actually asked for my daughter's input and she shocked me by saying Random Acts of Kindness. So we sat down and wrote 12 things we can do safely, feasibly, and that won't make me broke. Then we categorized them by month, since some are time sensitive. The following is our list of do-good activities that will encourage us to stay clean, safe, healthy, and give back. We have all month to accomplish each, which will give me time to prepare or delay if needed :)

January: clean out all the closets and donate what we don't keep

February: give hot chocolate and cookies to the police and fire dept

March: write letters to soldiers

April: clean up the local parks (there are only 2, so this isn't huge)

May: pay off someone else's library fines

June: leave kind notes for people around town (we haven't establish rules for this yet...)

July: pack 20 lunches for Miss Carly's 

August: help fill the bus and donate school supplies

September: do something nice for the bus driver

October: send coloring books to kids in hospitals

November: bake for the nursing home and decorate place mats

December: donate toys, time, money to the Wimpy Kids fund

I am pleased to announce that only 3 or 4 of these were my ideas. I am pleased to do stuff with my kid that includes fun and quality. If you are unfamiliar with any of these charities/business,  I challenge YOU to look into it! There are so many great ways to give back in the Rockford area!