1. Take advantage of BOGO specials to buy things for the needy without ruining my budget. Each time I purchase one can of vegetables get one free I’m bringing one to my kitchen and the other to the local food shelter’s pantry. If it is clothing or shoes, there are plenty of drop off locations in town to help others receive one basic need. I did this for a year; a priest stopped me one day to thanks me for my BOGOs; I explained that it was no big deal because I spent nothing extra that year to provide food for others.
2. Remember that when I save using coupons, the found money is going to a collection to help others enjoy shelter. I did this BUT mostly to save and shelter relatives and friends due to layoffs and UNEXPECTED medical expenses.
3. Rid my pantry of the junk food collected during the holidays without replenishing it. This act should help me with a resolution to be more health conscious as well. I did this and then added back the junk food; I did it like ‘Ground Hog Day’ the movie!
4. Find time to enjoy and reflect on the goodness of the day while finding solutions to the harder events whenever possible. Still a work in progress....
5. Try to have a green lifestyle. (See my blog entitled “My Soap Box IS EMPTY” dated April in the content choice lists; the direct link to it is http://mchanson714.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-soap-box-is-empty.html) *Getting Better all the time!"
Save yourself time; follow my resolutions or at least this blog. Happy New Year 2012!
BTW- maybe you'll get lucky and only have to do it until October? LOL
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Please, go to AMAZON.com or Smashwords.com to check out The GNAW Project- a book to help feede poverty stricken children. The proceeds from that book go to Shiloh Baptist Church and The Saint Vincent DePaul to feed hungry children in Seminole County, Florida (as seen on '60 Minutes' the county has a higher population of sheltered and street children).
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