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Sophie Tousignant
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  • Montreal, Quebec
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Any Canadians around here?

Replied Oct. 28, 2008

Any Canadians around here?
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Update on Elysia Skye -- Nov 10 -- Surgery was a success!

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Why I'm choosing to give:
I'm always looking for a way to give more and I love personal challenges. Also, I want to give so I can make more room in my life for other, better things.
What I'd most like to receive:
I'd love to receive more love in the form of a life companion.
How did you hear about the 29-Day Giving Challenge?
Through a friend's blog.
About me:
I'm a french Canadian artist working as an elementary school educator.
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http://misskoolaid.blogspot.com
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Day 29

I decided not to go out on this cold windy day. I stayed indoors and relaxed all day. That could have been my gift but I decided instead to spend a full 20 minutes playing with my cat. I don't often play with her so this was a real treat for her. Afterwords, she was a grateful purring ball of fluff! A good way to end these 29 days of giving.

Thought I won't officially do a second round and certainly won't be blogging about it, I do intend to be more aware of the gift I give and who I give them… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2008 at 10:19am — 1 Comment

Sophie Tousignant

Day 28

I went to a warehouse sale with my mother and a friend of hers. Lots of blank journals, cards and envelops, ribbon and pretty papers. At the checkout, there was a young man helping put our new belongings into bags and I noticed his tattoos on his hands. And I decided to start a conversation with him about tattoos. We talked for a good 5 minutes and it was very interesting. Turns out he is a tattoo model for one of the parlours downtown and he attends conventions and poses for tattoo magazines. W… Continue

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 8:44am — 1 Comment

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Days 26 and 27

Thursday's gift was to myself. It was a gift I had been needing for a while now. I gave myself permission to accept that I can't make everything right no matter how hard I try. And with that, I gave myself permission to cry my heart out. It sounds silly even as I type this but I've been keeping my head high and trying to be strong for so long that I forgot to give myself these permissions.

Friday's gift was a special activity with the kids at work. One of them had been asking me for many weeks… Continue

Posted on November 14, 2008 at 8:07pm — 1 Comment

Sophie Tousignant

Day 25

On Tuesday, I learned that my coworker will be on sick leave until at least the 21st of November. Last week, she had asked if I could make a birthday card for one of her friends. She usually buys my cards at a price of 5$. I decided that since she has a lot on her mind, I wouldn't ask her for the money this time around. So Wednesday, when my boss asked if I wanted to go with her to visit our coworker and have coffee together, I said yes and brought the card with me. She almost cried when I told… Continue

Posted on November 12, 2008 at 10:12pm — 1 Comment

Sophie Tousignant

Day 24

Today's gift was to spend time with my boss. We've been having a rough couple of days at work and after the lunch hour, I decided to stay at the school instead of coming home and spent some time with my boss just talking about anything and everything. It was a gift for her AND for myself.

Posted on November 11, 2008 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment

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At 11:39am on November 16, 2008, sharon said…
That was my 3rd, I thought you were one of us!
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At 12:00pm on November 6, 2008, Susan Emo said…
Sophie - I set up a group called Canadians Care but after that I discovered the group you had created!!! I am so sorry but it didn't come up when I looked for something from Canada initially.
Again, my apologies for stepping on your toes - it was unintentional.
At 11:19am on October 24, 2008, BJ said…
I would like to personally invite you to join the OPERATION TEDDY BEAR CARE GROUP!

On Sept. 21, I made my give for the day a commitment of 1000 Teddy Bears to Maureen Forbes to give out at South African Children's AIDS Clinics. Please help me reach my Christmas 2008 goal by joining OPERATION TEDDY BEAR CARE. Join our group today and find out how you too can get involved!

Remember, "A Giving heart is a living heart!"

S.M.I.L.E. ~~ "Small Miracles In LIfe Exist"

Help me offer S.M.I.L.E.'s to these beautiful South African Miracles!
Thanks~
BJ
At 8:04pm on October 17, 2008, sharon said…
Sophie,
A great big Hey from Woodstock, Ga, USA! I am so happy we have so many givers from all over the world! Thanks for joining at such an exciting time! I am on the 11th day of the 5th round of 29 days. I hope you have the wonderful experience here that I have!
Let me know if you need any help! We did a "give" in Atlanta 3 Saturdays ago and gave away 100 roses on the sidewalk, it was 9 members from the metro ATL area, we started a "local" group, and you can start one too!
Make friends, read blogs, write blogs and leave other folks comments! Post pics and videos, join inner groups and GIVE! Have fun and watch for miracles to happen in your life when you do 29 in 29!
sharon
At 2:07pm on October 16, 2008, Kimberly said…
Hi! Welcome to a great community. Happy giving.
At 1:43pm on October 16, 2008, Elly Rose said…
Welcome. Thanks for saying YES to the challenge.

Enjoy your 29 days of giving and don't forget to share some stories to help inspire others. Click here if you need help posting stories in your Personal Giving Blog.

PLEASE HELP US GROW: Our collective goal is to revive the giving spirit in the world by inspiring 20,000 people to give at least 29 Gifts to others. Please help spread the word. Here is an email invitation you can send to friends.

CAUSE OF THE MONTH: This month we're supporting fellow 29Giver and breast cancer survivor, Elysia Skye. Elysia really needs our help to raise funds for a surgery her insurance won't cover. Read Elysia's story here. Donate to her surgery fund today if you can and please spread the word about her cause to anyone you think might help.

Good giving!

P.S. Don't miss our cool downloadable gift card and handy 29-Day Giving Calendar, which helps you keep track of your gifts.

P.P.S. The 29 Gifts book is now officially in the works and we're looking for 29 amazing giving stories from community members to include. Click here for details on how to submit one of your stories for publication.
At 10:54am on October 16, 2008, Stacey S. said…
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