A Box of Sunshine

So this isn't anything new, but I decided to tell you about my incarnation of this project. I originally saw it on Pinterest (shock!) and after a conversation with my older brother I decided now would be a good time to send one out. I enlisted the help of Mr. Incredible and off we went.

Let me start by saying that Greg was not exactly into the idea at first. I told him I needed to go to the party store to look for yellow stuff  for John and he just didn't get it. Once we got there and I let him talk me into a yellow mustache he kind of took off running. Here's what we ended up with:

A banana eraser, a paddleball, a super bouncy ball, flip-flop keychain, rubber duck, silly bands, the moustache, a noisemaker, lip whistle, pencil topper, pencil sharpener, pencil...

suction cup ball, slinky, Frisbee, helicopter thingie, barrel of monkeys (I was very excited about that one lol), ninja, Mario star, koosh ball, hand puppet eyes, kazoo, squirt gun...

Angry Birds gummies, Dasani water enhancer, sixlets, monster finger puppet, Laffy Taffy, M&Ms, gumballs, lollipop, Airborne, Sour Patch Kids, Lemon Heads, Juicy Fruit, Charleston Chews, suckers, Starbursts, and Nerds. Whew!

I also wrapped most of the box in some of the coolest duck tape ever!

I don't know about you, but if I got a box in the mail that was covered in Mac & Cheese duck tape, I'd be pretty excite no matter what was inside.

Then I loaded up the box,

wrote a note to my brother explain what this was,

I already had this stationery, I thought it worked well!

and addressed the box.

I was having fun with Pic Monkey.

I didn't want to be a total jerk and wrap the whole box in the tape. Although, I did cover the top pretty sufficiently with packing tape. At least he'll know the top from the bottom! I got it off in the mail first thing Saturday morning. He should get it sometime today.

I had way more fun than I anticipated putting this together. My partner in crime probably helped. Anyway, I highly recommend doing this for someone special in your life. And they don't have to live halfway across the country, you could totally just leave this on their doorstep or their desk. I'm already contemplating who else might get a box of sunshine. :-D

Edit: John got the box yesterday and I was rewarded with this picture. 

Awesome.

Random Acts of Kindness

Part of my 30 in 30 Challenge was to do more random acts of kindness. Just putting it on my list has helped me stop and think "what can I do in this situation to be more kind?" Unfortunately I don't think it all the time... I do get hangry and that monster gets the better of me sometimes! But I'm doing better.

The other day I stumbled across something on Pinterest and I thought I'd share it with you.

Click here for her ideas!

She has some great ideas! Some are big, some can be incorporated into your every day activities. Some of my favorites include compliment a stranger, pay for the coffee for the person behind you, be patient (I struggle!), don't be annoying, do a task someone else doesn't like but you don't mind, recognize the good in others, avoid gossip, spread the word, keep your bad attitude to yourself, tell your partner what a good hair/butt day they're having (this made me giggle so hard), and many more! There are lots of list like this out there, so if you're looking for ideas there are plenty to find!  C'mon, let's make the world a kinder place.