25 Days of Kindness

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope your day is filled with family, friends, and food! Now officially begins the holiday season and it is universally accepted to listen to Christmas music (even though we’ve both been doing that for months).

When taking a moment to reflect, we are both beyond blessed by having so much to be thankful for this and every year – loving family, full-time jobs, our health – not everyone is as lucky though.  We’ve both felt the desire to give something back this year, and that’s where our idea for 25 Days of Kindness came from.

Beginning December 1st, we have a kindness “to-do” list running each day until Christmas. Some things are small, some require a little more time, but all will brighten someone else’s day and remind us the importance of giving.

1. Send a hand written card to an older family member you haven’t talked to lately
2. Buy the person’s coffee behind you
3. Make a donation to or volunteer at the food bank
4. Bake cookies for your neighbor
5. Buy a gift off a giving tree
6. Buy a warm drink for the salvation bell ringers
7. Let the person behind you go ahead at the store
8. Make a donation to a local animal shelter
9. Share a positive/encouraging blog post with others
10. Drop flowers off at hospital or senior center for whoever needs them most
11. Leave change taped to vending machine for someone else to use
12. Bring an extra cart or 2 from the parking lot into store
13. Give care packs to the homeless
14. Bring baked goods to your local fire/police department
15. Be generous with compliments
16. Send a care package to a soldier overseas
17. Send flowers to brighten a friend’s day
18. Buy coffee for your boss
19. Make a positive comment on a website or blog
20. Start a piggy bank for a cause – when it’s full, donate it to that charity
21. Donate toys/gifts for kids at the hospital
22. Do household chore for someone
23. Leave a gift for your mailman
24.  Thank your parents
25. Leave a nice tip and card with someone working on Christmas