So many of the stores like Best Buy, a national store who is donating to St. Jude's, others are donating to non-profits as well for the holidays such as the Harry Chapin Food Bank which a Kia dealership in Cape Coral is doing.
So many follow suit during this time of the year which is a shame in the fact that sometimes after the holidays it stops, but not always.
Even our grocery store Publix collects year round to feed the hungry.
We all feel the need to be a bit more generous with thoughts that we are so lucky and should share in whatever capacity we can from volunteering to monetary donations even as small as coinage into the little red kettle ones.
The expression that it is always better to give than receive, we all know that is very true.
I used to do volunteering and when I did it made me feel so much better about myself, now that sounds selfish.
Though whatever your reason to help others just do it if able.
If not write a check, ha!
Actually, no one should be bullied into being altruistic it should be genuinely within your heart.
Good deeds can be from opening doors to thanking people more often for smaller things.
Moving on...
Odd time of the year to start this project of mine but I did today, an experiment of sorts.
A diet of some weird considerations.
But if it works you'll all be laughing, hmm? (with me, not at me, I hope.)
Today I was going to weigh myself due to it being my first day and guess what?
My nearly brand new scale wouldn't work at all!
That did not deter my beginning, oh no, I am determined to really try.
Since I am unable to exercise in any form, eating less calories is how I decided I must go.
Although, not one to count those nasty things ever I felt portioned meals that are sold easily in the grocery would be the best way to go.
Proper amounts of protein and vitamins and calories all taken into consideration as well as low cholesterol, fat, salt, sugars/carbs etc.
So don't yell at me you too good to be true healthy folks, and I decided to chose Slimfast drinks for twice a day, breakfast and afternoon snack, with tiny Clementines and other fruit and also raw veggies to pick up the slack and Lean Cuisine for lunch and my homemade soups for dinner; this week I made my 15 bean soup with brown rice, stewed tomatoes and turkey sausage.
Hubby bought the same quantities of Stouffers for himself as he did of my Lean Cuisine for lunch, and oddly enough their nutritional value has improved tremendously.
We only got a weeks' supply so far to see how it goes, and we lucked out since both frozen microwavable meal companies products were on sale at four for ten dollars, so we got eight each, a week and a day's worth, what a bargain!
Who knows, but we have nothing to lose, really, except for me some weight I do hope.
Hubby is still thin so he has no reason to diet and his choices were not for that purpose at all, just healthy.
He has frozen multi-grain waffles, eggs and cereal, hot and cold etc. for his breakfasts as well as Carnation instant breakfast that we both like.
Apples, oranges and bananas always in our fruit bowl.
So we do eat well.
On that note of so should the world, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know whom and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
Happy second night of Hanukkah and to all a very good night!
So many follow suit during this time of the year which is a shame in the fact that sometimes after the holidays it stops, but not always.
Even our grocery store Publix collects year round to feed the hungry.
We all feel the need to be a bit more generous with thoughts that we are so lucky and should share in whatever capacity we can from volunteering to monetary donations even as small as coinage into the little red kettle ones.
The expression that it is always better to give than receive, we all know that is very true.
I used to do volunteering and when I did it made me feel so much better about myself, now that sounds selfish.
Though whatever your reason to help others just do it if able.
If not write a check, ha!
Actually, no one should be bullied into being altruistic it should be genuinely within your heart.
Good deeds can be from opening doors to thanking people more often for smaller things.
Moving on...
Odd time of the year to start this project of mine but I did today, an experiment of sorts.
A diet of some weird considerations.
But if it works you'll all be laughing, hmm? (with me, not at me, I hope.)
Today I was going to weigh myself due to it being my first day and guess what?
My nearly brand new scale wouldn't work at all!
That did not deter my beginning, oh no, I am determined to really try.
Since I am unable to exercise in any form, eating less calories is how I decided I must go.
Although, not one to count those nasty things ever I felt portioned meals that are sold easily in the grocery would be the best way to go.
Proper amounts of protein and vitamins and calories all taken into consideration as well as low cholesterol, fat, salt, sugars/carbs etc.
So don't yell at me you too good to be true healthy folks, and I decided to chose Slimfast drinks for twice a day, breakfast and afternoon snack, with tiny Clementines and other fruit and also raw veggies to pick up the slack and Lean Cuisine for lunch and my homemade soups for dinner; this week I made my 15 bean soup with brown rice, stewed tomatoes and turkey sausage.
Hubby bought the same quantities of Stouffers for himself as he did of my Lean Cuisine for lunch, and oddly enough their nutritional value has improved tremendously.
We only got a weeks' supply so far to see how it goes, and we lucked out since both frozen microwavable meal companies products were on sale at four for ten dollars, so we got eight each, a week and a day's worth, what a bargain!
Who knows, but we have nothing to lose, really, except for me some weight I do hope.
Hubby is still thin so he has no reason to diet and his choices were not for that purpose at all, just healthy.
He has frozen multi-grain waffles, eggs and cereal, hot and cold etc. for his breakfasts as well as Carnation instant breakfast that we both like.
Apples, oranges and bananas always in our fruit bowl.
So we do eat well.
On that note of so should the world, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know whom and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
Happy second night of Hanukkah and to all a very good night!
