Day Three (Kinda) Of Awesomeness

DAY THREE OF AWESOMENESS: Three RANDOM Acts of Kindness

Yesterday I was feeling less than awesome and incredibly mean. Combine those two together and you sure as hell were not going to get one single act of kindness from me, not to mention a blog entry. Therefore, considering I have already started this thing cheating by combining Day One and Day Two, I decided TODAY is Day Three.

From here on out I will try to do this the "RIGHT" way. Maybe.

So commence the kindness!

I woke up this morning to another monsoon coming from the sky. Apparently according to the ass backwards state I live in, enough to DELAY school. For RAIN. We sure as hell didn't have that when we were kids ...

Anyway, after I brushed away my bitterness at the hour of traffic ahead and the little kiddies who get to sleep in I charged out into the deluge to being my Friday (TGIF!). To begin my day as I usually do I stopped to get a cup of coffee. Part of the reason my awesomeness was not in action yesterday was because I skipped this integral part of my a.m. routine. This morning I vowed that I absolutely did not care if I was late I was getting my cup of Joe AND doing a good deed in the process.



NUMERO UNO: DRIVE THROUGH KINDNESS

I pulled in to Dunkin D's with the sheets of rain plummeting off my windshield and waited in the drive through line with growing anticipation of who was going to pull in behind me and be the lucky recipient of my benevolence. Shortly later, a tan car took the spot. I ordered the usual french vanilla light and sweet. When I pulled up to the drive through I told the girl not only to charge mine but charge the person's behind me too.

The girl warned me it was going to be a big order. Eh what the hell, I'm a KIND person so damn right I charged it and drove off with the satisfaction of not only making someone's rainy morning but spending LESS than a pack of cigarettes on my good deed (seven dollars to be exact). Smirking to my silly self I got on the highway to begin the rest of my kind, sweet and loving day.

NUMERO DOS: CHEEZ IT KINDNESS

My day of work went by with the usual flair and excitement that working for a copier sales company has to offer. As the eight hours dragged by I realized that no good opportunity for kindness had arisen and I was running out of time in my day! Last minute in comes little A.J. to rescue me from my panic that no good recipient was going to show their face.

A.J., a grandchild of one of my favorite co-workers, comes to visit from time to time. He is always bubbly and cute and on the prowl for the peanut butter cups we keep in the freezer. While I was making my desperate dash for the door at 5:20 (the hell I was going to stay till 5:30 on a rainy Friday) A.J. cornered me by the fridge asking me where we kept the stash. Naturally I searched for him but unfortunately we had downed all of those treats earlier in the week.

I did have one thing to offer. Cheez its. Now I LOVE cheez its. I was looking forward to the rest of those Cheez its in traffic on my way home. I WANTED those Cheez its. BUT kindness is always more satisfying than processed snacks so I offered him the Cheez its. I think he was doubly as excited for them as I was which made my sacrifice well worth it.

NUMERO TRES: CUMBIE'S KINDNESS

So on my trek back home I stopped at my FAVORITE local gas station because A: I fiended for a fountain drink and B: I unfortunately needed to fill up. I didn't really want to stop as it was STILL raining but I figured I could accomplish one more good deed for the day.

Let's be honest, I would have done this one anyway because I love my boyfriend and we both love fountain drinks but instead of only thinking of myself which I happen to do quite often I grabbed a drink and some candies for both of us. Figured I would suprise him and be kind all in one. Home I went with drinks in hand, a full tank of gas and feeling of fulfillment.

IN CONCLUSION

Today put me not only in a better mood but it also put others in a good mood. Not only that, it FELT GOOD and I don't do ANYTHING if it doesn't feel good. In fact, I may just do this another day for the hell of it cuz I like seeing people smile and I like making myself smile. Well worth eight dollars (after the fountain drink) and my favorite snack : )