I stopped posting my Random Act of Kindness Week activities. =/

• Day 1 — Send a note of appreciation to someone I care about (done)
• Day 2 — Smile at ten strangers (done)
• Day 3 — Hold the door open for ten strangers (done)
• Day 4 — Give the gift of music (done)
• Day 5 — Donate books to the library (done)
• Day 6 — Offer up free babysitting hours to friend (done — offering… the hours are still yet to be redeemed)
• Day 7 — Make something for someone for no particular reason but I can… (done– pillow case — see below)

I sewed this all myself! How cute is that?

I am a nice person in general. I try to do random acts of kindness all year long. =) So, there you have it. Week accomplished. And what did you do for random acts of kindness?

Smile, originally uploaded by BlueisCoool.

Yesterday’s assignment for the Random Act of Kindness week was to smile at ten strangers. Today’s assignment was to hold the door open for ten strangers. I am sick with the flu right now and so I didn’t get the opportunity to do either but I generally smile at people all the time anyways and I hold the door open any chance I get. =) But, I recruited a friend to do these two for me. She smiled at 10 strangers for me yesterday and is busy holding doors open for people today but like me she already does these little things… =) Thanks friend!

This week is Random of Acts of Kindness week (February 14th – 21st). And so, I decided to participate in the Extreme Kindness Challenge,

For seven days during RAK Week we invite you to take the Extreme Kindness Challenges.

We will suggest a new Act of Kindness each day. Choose a time when it works for you to do the Act of Kindness, but be sure to do it at least once each day for seven days. If you don’t want to do our idea but instead decide to do a challenge of your own, that counts too!

Our mission is to inspire you to act and share. We know that act of Kindness is our Ticket to a Kinder World!

So, for the next seven days I will check in with the site and see the suggestions and try to follow them. Day 1 was to send a note of appreciation to someone you love. I sent three! =) Fun stuff. Thanks Melissa (from OperationNice) for suggesting this site! =) And I am taking you up on your offer to do the challenge!

Happy Valentine’s Day!, originally uploaded by Sun Dogs & Daylilies.

Today (and every day) I wish you heaps and heaps of …

Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love. Love.

Book Love 7, originally uploaded by birdyonmywindow.

When times get rough, the weather gets cold, when my heart gets broken, when there isn’t enough money, when someone lets me down… all I need is a good book and I will lose myself within a literary world of wonder. I love reading and all that has meant to me my entire life. I am lucky to have found such a passion for something in this world… I am lucky to have many such passions.

What are yours?

“Books are becoming everything to me. If I had at this moment any choice in life, I would bury myself in one of those immense libraries…and never pass a waking hour without a book before me.”
~ Thomas B. Macaulay

Hearts. Love. Freedom to shameless plug Love. Romance but not the kind with roses and fireside cuddling but real romance with quirky comments and deep laughing over inside jokes. I love that it is still Winter and everyone is so eager for Spring but Winter isn’t letting go just yet. I love chocolate. I love Valentine’s Day and making Valentines for people I love. I love that this month only has 28 days in it (mostly). I love red. I love the hope of Spring in commercials, advertisements and people’s eyes. I love being nice. I love the cold evenings forcing me to stay covered up just a little bit longer… begging me to read more.