The other day we
discovered the DOLLAR TREE. Or the Dollar Store. Or Family Dollar – it was something like
that. I have heard people rave about it,
and we had walked though one before but I hadn’t found anything except what
looked like expired crackers and really flimsy plastic plates… But this
time, oh man, this time we found TREASURES! And get this, everything was ONE DOLLAR! We were so excited that I giggled out loud as
we roamed up and down the (somewhat messy) aisles.
We ended up with a little
stack of items, mostly prizes for a game I am planning. But we also found 4 little dishwasher soap
pods (I wonder if I got a regular sized bag and did the math if this tiny bag
was a rip off or not, but no matter, I was thrilled to find a Barbie sized bag
of dishwashing pods!). I also got some
super cute little wooden doll furniture that I want to paint for a tiny friend. Anyway, we liked the Dollar Store experience
a lot, so when we passed by another Dollar Store, I said, “Let’s pop
into that one, too!” (this behavior could really make you late for lots of
appointments if you live in Florida, since there seem to be varieties of Dollar
Stores at most busy intersections…).
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| Check out the new shirt I got for Christmas! Isn't it fabulous? And I was SECRETLY wearing it the night we were at the Dollar Store! It wasn't meant to be a secret, but I got chilly and pulled a sweater over it so the cool shirt was hidden. |
At that second Dollar
Store we picked up one item – David fell in love with some round fake
Tupperware containers and just had to have them. We checked out, and he majestically presented
his dollar bill to pay for the big purchase.
Only, we had forgotten TAX. He
owed $1.06, and he had no change at all.
Drat. So, he did what we usually
do, pulled out a credit card to pay for it that way. Only, the sweet cashier said, “That’s okay, I
have 6 cents, I will put it in.” Isn’t
that kind?? But guess what? The lady in line behind us was ALSO KIND! She said, “Here, I have 6 cents for them,”
and paid the cashier!! We didn’t know
her at all, hadn’t even seen her as we shopped.
But she was happy to pay the tax for us, complete strangers. I promptly pulled out a Kindness Activist
button and gave it to her!!
The moral of this story
is: 6 cents isn’t much in the grand
scheme of things. But that 6 cents that
she gave us sure made me HAPPY. It felt
like such a kind gesture. So, if you are
ever in line behind someone who needs a buck to complete their purchase, might
I suggest that you pitch it in? Trust
me, the receiver will be thankful and happy.
And I bet you will feel mighty darn good for doing it.
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| First beach day of 2017 - Happy New Year! |
Happy New Year Kindness
Activists. May 2017 be a year full of KINDNESS.
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