OK, so I'm new to the blogging world, but I thought I'd start because I really have a lot of things to share. Whether anyone reads this or not, it's good for me to get some things written down.
I am a middle school teacher, a dog-lover, a mom, and a wife...all listed in reverse order of importance. Married for 27+ years (very happily too!), we are half-emptied nested. One more year of college will hopefully get our youngest off to a career and enable me to clean out a couple of decades of junk in that upstairs bedroom. My dog-loving days are sadly coming to an end, as we have an elderly canine that we have treasured from his 4th month of life. He is precious in every way....well, except for 2 days ago when he had diarrhea. He also has a bad cough. Now visualize that one. Thank God that was only one day.
Someday soon I'll fill you in on my career of a middle school teacher. It's not always glamorous, let me tell ya.
One thing I really, really want to work on is compiling a list of ways to celebrate my upcoming 50th birthday in July. I saw on Joy the Baker's site today that she's starting a 30 Things to Do Before I Turn 30. I'd like to do the same for my 50th. I would really like to concentrate on doing things for others in a way that would make them happy, surprised or comforted...all in a random, uncommon way. I need to start my "50 things" on May 23rd, so I have some time to put this together.
Examples:
1: Send flowers to one special friend.
2: Take 2 home-made cookies to each FB friend at school that comments below.
3: Pack 3 gift bags with surprises inside and leave them anonymously in random places in town.
4: Drop 4 quarters in random public areas.
5: Put a 5 dollar bill in the "jeans" fund at school.
6: Randomly compliment 6 total strangers.
7: (My lucky number) Make a list of 7 things I love about each family member and leave it under their pillow.
8: Send out 8 postcards to friends from far away.
9: Hug 9 people today!
10: Eat 10 fruits and/or vegetables in one day.
11. Eat out on the last day of school and give our server an $11 tip.
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15.Write 15 positive thoughts or quotes on post-it notes and place them randomly in books at Borders.
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20. Buy myself a manicure and pedicure for my 20 nails.
More to come!
Rae
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