Now, let me say that I'm sure that some (probably most) of you would have done these nice things anyway. But if my "invitation" encouraged you a little bit, then I am happy. As I promised, I won't tell who did what -- this celebration was not about recognition. But I do want to let you know all the wonderful ways you helped me recognize this milestone birthday:
- Made cupcakes with her daughter and delivered them, along with a balloon, to single women who live in their building
- Made several phone calls/e-mails to connect someone caring for her father with assisted living resources when the caregiver indicated she was struggling to find the right situation
- Anonymously delivered a cold drink to a loved one who was getting her hair done at a salon
- Allowed 2 people to go in front of her at the store because she had a return and didn't want them to have to wait
- Donated $40 to the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Mary in honor of my 40th birthday
- Fixed an extra serving of the family dinner and took it to the single guy living next door
- Gave an extra $1 to the shuttle attendant so someone could ride the State Fair shuttle for free
- Helped the maintenance/cleaning woman clean out the apartment building's garbage chute
- Sent a birthday card to a soldier
- Donated $40 worth of food and supplies to the local humane society (she even got a thank you note for me. Check it out below.)
- Sent a necklace with a message of hope to a friend's young niece who is battling leukemia
- Invited two people to dinner at the last minute when their previous dinner invitation was canceled
- Gave someone a free coffee at Dunkin Donuts
How wonderful is that?! Thanks to everyone who joined in to make this a fabulous birthday celebration. And thanks to Joy for Your Journey for the inspiration.
5 comments:
I have been entirely too disconnected from my favorite blogs lately! I missed this! But I did do some random kindnesses ... I just didn't know I did them for YOU! Happy Belated Birthday, dear Amy! Love you!
Wonderful acts of random kindness!
Sorry I'm late in replying. Tuesday I treated someone who's been working really hard on a major work project to a Starbucks frap.
What a great way to celebrate a birthday. People certainly got creative.
I tried to do an RAK in honor of your birthday by paying for the McDonald's order of the person behind me in the drive-thru, but everything got super busy by the time I got to the window and so I chickened out, afraid that I'd hold up the line while trying to explain what I wanted to do. So I did another act of kindness instead, allowing a harassed and tired-looking woman to go in front of me in the line at Aldi. All for you, Amy, because of your birthday!
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