Paying it Forward

2013 creative pay it forward :

The first five people who comment on this status will receive a creative gift from me some time within the calendar year. There will be no warning. It will happen whenever the mood strikes me. The catch?? Those five people must make the same offer in their FB status….. if you comment, please message me your address 🙂

 

I posted this on my face book status 2 days ago..  It means that I will make something creative, for you when the urge hits me..  lol  So I may send you cookies, knit you a hat, dunno what I will do but the fun is in thinking about it for a bit and then deciding what fits..  But the catch here is that I want you to be willing to something nice for 5 other people.

I only had 2 takers..  both awesome women!  It is totally nice that  those that do not want to be obligated did not apply..  and the offer is still open.. I have 3 more slots..  that is on the Facebook challenge .

I guess I am disappointed that others did not take up the challenge..  So I am reposting the challenge here..

2013 creative pay it forward :

The first five people who comment on this status will receive a creative gift from me some time within the calendar year. There will be no warning. It will happen whenever the mood strikes me. The catch?? Those five people must make the same offer in their FB status….. if you comment, please message me your address 🙂

It is available to the first 5 that ask..  but you must repost the offer elsewhere.. preferably Facebook but if you blog, post it there..

In the meantime if you just want to do random acts of kindness instead..  that is awesome too!..  

 

Peace!

24 hours a day, 8 days a week!

I have been working a silly shift lately.. A very dear coworker is out on flma.. family leave. I have taken half her shift. Its really hard.. I just do not know how some people can work the night shift!. These people are amazing..

Its not only health professionals like doctors and nurses that work these wonky hours. NO.. have you ever noticed the clean and shiny floors? Walk into the lobby of a hospital, bank or public office building. The floors are immaculate and shiny!

Until I worked the night shift I never gave this sparkle and shine a second thought..  I never gave it a second thought. One evening I was heading to break and this hallway was trashed..  the furniture was all moved to the rug, the brown throw rugs you see were not there..  the area was blocked off and a very nice gentleman was removing the wax.  Later that same evening he re-waxed the floor.  Replaced the throw rugs and was deep vacuuming them..  By the time I left the floors were beautifully cleaned..  the carpeted area vacuumed, and the furniture was cleaned, wiped down and looked like new..

I realized that I took this work for granted..  I mean that I expect it to always look that way!  Perfect!  But what I NEVER gave a second thought to was how hard someone worked to keep it looking this way..  Its the night shift..

So the next time you enter a bank, hospital or any public building and see a beautiful shiny lobby, say a bless you to the night shift..   They are an invisible force in our lives that we never give a second thought to!!