Day 1 Thurs. Feb. 26- I made BaNaNa's bed for her while she was in the bathroom getting ready for the day. I did it cutesy with pillows and stuffed animals.
Thoughts: Mornings are so busy for me. It's hard to take the time. But it made me feel good to do something just for her. I was even more pleased when she noticed and thanked me.
Day 2 Fri. Feb. 27- Today I was asked to substitute for the school lunchroom supervisor. Basically I watch the kids in the cafeteria during lunch, keeping the peace and helping with whatever they need. Well, instead of going home, I stayed and washed all of the tables for the lunch workers.
Thought: At first I was doing this because the volunteer kids that wipe the tables had to leave 10 min. early and I was just filling in. I felt anxious, wanting to get home and get a nap before returning to school. (I teach in the afterschool program.) But then I remembered- ah ha! This could be my RAK for the day! It was funny how my attitude changed and I didn't begrudge the extra 15 min. that I stayed.
Day 3 Sat. 2/28 I helped one of my best friends prepare the ward newsletter.
Thought: Now this was a RAK, but it was also a break for me. It was nice to do some good and hang out at the same time.
Day 4 Sun. 3/1 We had a wonderful R.S. lesson which resulted in lots of emotion and tears shed, and NO tissues. After church was over, I got in my car and saw my box of tissues and thought, RAK. So I ran it in and put it on the podium shelf at the front of the room.
Thought: I almost didn't want to count it, since it was such a little thing, but this is subjective and little things most certainly count. Also, it was fun to do. No one knows. Well, now you know.
Also, I visited a friend who I thought was down today. I saw her in the hall and she was crying. I said, "How's it going?" "Oh, not too well", was her response. Because of this RAK thing, I thought, I could visit her tomorrow and count it for tomorrow. But then I rolled my eyes at myself. Just because I'm trying to perform one RAK per day doesn't LIMIT me to ONLY ONE. So, I went. I brought some muffins and just chatted. She wasn't as down as I thought, but it was good to visit with her.
Day 5, Mon. 3/2 While at Wal*Mart, I collected two stray carts and put them in the cart holders. I almost didn't count it because it was too easy. But there I go limiting myself again. It was a simple thing, now a parking space or two are open instead of blocked, and there's 2 carts an employee doesn't have to track down. Now, why people just leave them when there are AMPLE cart storage places is beyond me, but that's a pet peeve and a possible topic for a different post.
Day 6, Tue. 3/3 It was a busy day and the only RAK was, I suppose, fairly typical of a "Mom". I helped Red Pepper pick up her room before bed. I don't know how "random" that is, since I do it often. Nor do I know how "kind" it was, since I griped about how slowly she was going. But, oh well.
Day 7 Wed. 3/4 Two today: I took a backpack, which was left on the playground at school, to the "Lost and Found" and later, I stopped the car as I was driving out of a parking lot, to pick up a plastic bottle, which I took home and put in the recycling bin. No deep insights on this one.
Okay, so far so "good". Hopefully I can keep this up!
