RAK Week – make today happy

Happy Random Acts of Kindness Week

WooHoo, it’s Random Acts of Kindness Week.

We have a fantastic opportunity to spread a little extra love and kindness this week (9th-15th February), and on Monday 17th February, which is Random Acts of Kindness Day.

How amazing would it be if every one of us could do one extra kindness act this week… just imagine the kindness ripple effect it could create.

If you’d like some inspiration, here are some fun and easy ideas to help us all spread a little more kindness around our homes and communities this week:

Tell loved ones you love them and why
Support local businesses wherever you can
Give everyone you interact with a genuine compliment
Call an elderly relative or neighbour to check they’re ok
Speak only kind words to others, and to yourself!
Give a friend or loved one your full attention
Hide a happy note for someone to find
Cook extra and give to a neighbour-in-need
Donate any spare items to a food bank
Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can

A ‘Spreading A Little Kindness’ and ‘Drop Dead Generous’ Collaboration

I’m excited to be able to share my very own ‘Random Acts of Kindness Week’ experience, something I’ve always wanted to do.

When I heard the incredibly kind folk at ‘Drop Dead Generous’ were giving away $500 (£380) to 1,000 people to perform kindness acts, I couldn’t resist applying. Thankfully, my idea was selected and I’ve been excitedly planning it for this week.

I popped some money into a few envelopes, along with a kindness card, and have given them out to strangers. I visited a local food bank, a mother and toddler group, a Places of Welcome space, and, somewhere very personal to me, the Centre For Clinical Haematology at our local hospital.

I’m so thrilled that I got to do this, and really hope it’s helped brighten someone’s day, even if by just a little bit. It always amazes me just how much it lifts my spirits too!

I’d like to thank everyone at ‘Drop Dead Generous’ for selecting my idea and putting up the cash. You really are kindness rockstars!

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I wish you a truly wonderful week of kindness. You can share your kindness experiences on our Kindness Community Facebook Page: Spreading A Little Kindness.

Thank you so much for spreading a little kindness. Let’s also remember to be kinder to ourselves as well, we are definitely worth it!

Love and gratitude,
Helen ♡

p.s. I’d really love to hear about your kindness experiences in the comments below…

Random Acts of Kindness Week Valentine’s Goody Bags

Yippee, it’s Random Acts of Kindness Week – 13th-19th February – and Random Acts of Kindness Day on Thursday 17th. It’s the perfect opportunity to spread a little extra love and kindness around

It’s been a busy few days at Spreading A Little Kindness HQ, preparing these love-filled Valentine’s Day Goody Bags

I’ll be out somewhere tomorrow (Valentine’s Day) to hide them… if you find one, I’d love to hear from you

… and let’s remember to show ourselves some love too

Kindness Calendar February 2020

Hello lovely,

I’d like to invite lovely you and yours to join me in spreading a little kindness this month.

We have a fantastic opportunity to spread a little extra kindness this month. Random Acts of Kindness Week runs from the 16th-23rd, and on Monday 17th February, we celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day. Help us spread the word, and create an even more powerful ripple of kindness.

As you will see on this month’s calendar, I got a little carried away with pink, especially with the border I so enjoyed painting ☺️.

And so, without further ado, here it is:

Kindness Calendar February 2020:

To download your free copy, please click on the link below:

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You can share your kindness experiences on my Kindness Community Facebook Page: Spreading A Little Kindness.

And please let’s remember to be kinder to ourselves, and show ourselves lots of love as well, we are definitely worth it!

Thank you so much for spreading a little more kindness.

Wishing you a Fabulous February.
Love+hugs, Helen 💗

p.s. I’d really love to hear about your kindness experiences in the comments below…

Act of Kindness #29: Free chocolate, anyone?

Happy Random Act of Kindness (RAK) Day!

Today, I wanted to do something a little bit more special, while still taking into consideration the limitations of my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS).

And so I decided to hand out a few chocolate bars to strangers in the street!

As my budget is also very limited, I thought I’d email a few of the larger confectionary companies to see if they’d be happy to help me by donating a few bars.

Unfortunately, I still haven’t heard back from them… but I imagine they must receive lots of requests like mine.

I also asked my kind-hearted local Co-op Foods as they’ve given members of our local community – including lucky ole me!- goody bags filled with lovely things around Christmas-time.

I was thrilled when they said YES!

And I was over-the-moon when they delivered 88 bars of their yummy chocolate (and it really is yummy if you haven’t already discovered it!).

Then a big-hearted friend said she would donate £50 of her own hard-earned cash to buy chocolate bars with. And on behalf of RAK Day, I simply couldn’t refuse her kind offer. (THANK YOU my lovely!)

And believe me when I tell you I had a LOT Of fun choosing which choccies to buy and couldn’t believe my eyes when I loaded up my trolley with 205 bars – thanks to a brilliant offer on at the supermarket!

This makes an incredible, grand total of 300 chocolate bars for my RAK Day giveaway.

WooHoooo!!

I wanted to attach one of my kindness cards to each bar, explaining what the give-away was all about. And I’m so thankful for my lovely mum for helping me write them and then attach them to the bars.

We couldn’t believe it when we filled up the rucksack-on-wheels my sis lent me for the occasion. And then filled up half a carrier bag too!!

This morning, I recruited the much-needed and deeply appreciated help of my lovely mum and 8 yr-old nephew Callum, and we all headed down to our city’s Old Market Square.

And they were such kindness superstars. (THANK YOU mum and Callum ♡)

At first Callum was a little too shy to hand out any bars with us, but it wasn’t long before he joined in the fun and then really got into the spirit of it, which was really heart-warming to see.

My mum was absolutely brilliant and was happy to go into some of the city centre shops to hand out bars to the hand-working staff.

As we stood in the Old Market Square offering bars of chocolates to passersby, some people practically ran away from us. Some people were a little suspicious at first, but then seemed happy to accept a chocolate bar once we explained what we were doing. And some people happily accepted straight away.

We got a few hugs, lots of thank yous, and oodles of big smiles.

Hooray 🙂

We were even joined by our city’s newspaper, the Nottingham Post, who’d come along to capture the choc-fest fun! Click here to see what they wrote.

With only a few bars left, we were feeling rather hungry and headed for a celebratory lunch. Then after giving all the staff a chocolate bar, we slipped into a city centre car park and popped the rest onto cars so that their owners can enjoy a sweet surprise when they return after a hard day’s shopping.

And now as I’m utterly wiped out after all this RAK Week fun, I’m heading to bed for a few days to recover.

But I do so with a happy heart and the hope that we’ve made a few people smile this week, and brightened up a few people’s days.

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ps if you have received one of chocolate bars – thank you for visiting! I’d really LOVE to hear from you in the comments below (and if you’d prefer me not to publish your comment on the blog, please do let me know).

pps Huuuuuuge thanks again to both the big-hearted Kerry at Co-Op Foods Hucknall, and my kind-hearted friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Today wouldn’t have been possible without your kind donations ♡

ppps please forgive any mistakes as I’m super-duper tired whilst writing this, but I wanted to post before I zonk out! Night, night!!