Lisa's Page

This day came very quickly and I thought that I would have some great gift organised to end the challenge. I did however make a phone call to an ex colleague as my gift. She had phoned and left a message to invite me to lunch. I had declined (via text) as I am not sure I am ready to have anything to do with my old job yet. However I was thinking about the whole use of texting etc in todays world and thought that I should at least try and make a more personal contact. So I drove to a quiet…

On Sunday I began the day by trying a new exercise class after that it was a quiet at home day so I went on line in the evening and volunteered for a local charity shop. Our Granny arrived Sunday night and so we spend Monday spoiling her. My daughter made her a special breadkfast and dinner and we went to a local cafe for lunch. I received a lovely catch up email from my British friend and was relieved that her baby son's operation had been successful. I also recieved an email full of…

I lay in the bed  the other night thinking over my giving challenge - how quickly it had gone and how on most days it had not been too difficult to find an act of kindness.  Then today I was worried for the first time that I couldn't (or didn't have the energy) to find a gift but on opening my emails I found a lovely email from a  young woman who had been a student teacher in my classroom last year asking if I would be a referee for her. Of course I agreed having complete faith in her…

When I had a look at my giving calender  this morning I was surprised that already I am up to day 23. It has gone so quickly. On day 21 I finally got around to giving to an organisation I have been meaning to contact for quite some time. The Smith Family helps children from lower socio economic homes with their schooling. I gave a donation to their mentor program which trains  similar aged children to mentor these children. Despite what our government boasts there is still such wide gaps in…