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It's not what I consider the most exciting way to give, but started to thoroughly clean the house. My goal is to have the home done by the time that the "official" school season starts. Even though I've started homeschooling the girls now during the summer, the traditional fall activities start in September and I'd like to have everything in place by then.



Started by doing laundry - at home for the couch covers, throw blankets that go on the couches, and sheets and blankets in the… Continue

(See below for more information about the picture.) I've missed reading the posts about how people are changing the lives of others by giving of themselves. Over the past seven months, I've watched my father struggle with memory loss issues. In May, he began a battery of tests to determine the extent of the loss and give it a diagnosis. It's middle-stage Alzheimer's Disease. The disease is much further along than anticipated. He has been able to… Continue

Thought I'd take one day...the last day of the 29-Day Giving Challenge...and look at different ways I give in one day:



- Sewed/embroidered two wool felt sheep ornaments (gift to a woman in Ohio).

- Read 2 chapters in a book (gift to self).

- Made breakfast (gift to family).

- Took my daughters to church so they could sing in the choir (gift to the girls + congregation).

- Listened to a friend who I hadn't seen in a long time talk about her parents who have been… Continue

Was asked to volunteer to teach art at the homeschool co-op that my daughters participate in on the first and third Fridays of each month. The children/teenagers are given different options during "social hour" of activities they can do, so the ones that come to my table are interested in art which is nice.



So, on Friday, November 21st, I taught the children and teens about artist trading cards (ATCs). Brought two books filled with ATCs that were made by artists throughout the… Continue

On Saturday, November 22nd, I sent four packages to people on the Wishlist Group on Swap-Bot. Each month people can post 10 items that they wish for, and hope are granted. Others in the group look at the list, and see if they can fill any of the wishes. If they can, they ask one of the group officers for the address of the people to whom they want to send an item or package.



Some of the wishes are small (e.g., a card for a birthday) and others… Continue