Helped 2 ladies check their car - Day 126 (Monday)

After finishing our grocery shopping, we saw 2 ladies stuck in the car parking lot trying to open the hood of the car. My husband and I approached them and offered to help. We go their hood opened as it was too tight for them and helped them check the car to see if there was any issue. They thought something was on fire , but it was not that bad. We offered further help, but then they were good after that. We left the place making them smile. 

Got a bouquet for a friend - Day 125 (Sunday)

Got a bouquet for a Spanish friend for the Cinco De Mayo celebration. They love celebrating festivals and we love being a part of it . Just to get more colour to their happiness, we got them a colourful bouquet.

Coffee with a dear friend - Day 124 (Saturday)

Went for a coffee with a dear friend after a very long time, to catch up with all that we have missed. It was really nice seeing her and shared great times together.

Get well soon card - Day 123 (Friday)

Wrote a great message for a "Get well soon"card for a colleague at work. Made sure the funny message would bring a smile on his face and would make him feel we are all around him if need be.

Thanked my dietician/teacher - Day 122 (Thursday)

Thanked my dietician/teacher for helping me get healthy and starting me on a very healthy diet. Wrote an email and thanked her for everything she did for me and genuinely appreciated her knowledge and expertise in healthy food.

Went for a walk - Day 121

With the weather becoming better here in Ottawa, we went for a walk on a trail. My husband needed some walk and fresh air. We both took a nice long walk, took some beautiful pictures and really appreciated the beauty of our summer. 

Guided my student in India - Day 120

Helped my old student in India, who needed help regarding system admin job. Gave him resources to look into, guided him in the direction where he can learn and grow. Showed him the best ways to get into the job market here in North America. Took an hour out of my schedule and chatted with him answering all his questions about foreign studies and getting a job here. 

Complimented a couple - Day 119

Complimented a lovely couple whose dance we saw in a video. They did an amazing job , we just loved it . Complimented them in a a group chat and praised them for their charming and adorable attitude. 

Helped a relative move - Day 118

Helped a relative move from her existing location to a new one. It was so much and we all enjoyed moving them.

Resolved an issue - Day 117

Resolved an important issue for someone. 

Took care - Day 116

Took care of a relative who was not feeling too good. Massaged her head and made sure she was well rested.

Make cake for mother in law - Day 115

Made brownie cake for my mother in law's birthday, just a special way to say she is much loved and taken care of here :)

Spared change for a homeless - Day 114

Spared some change for a homeless person, I daily see on the street. 

Taught someone how to cook a nutritious dish - Day 113

Taught someone how to make a nutritious and healthy dish. Something really different , with all the western spices and flavours. 

Shared detox program details - Day 112

Shared detox program details with family and friends. What to eat, when to eat, how to prepare and what is the best way of eating things. This program is for cleansing the whole body and has a specific diet to follow.

Helped a stranger - Day 111

After leaving work, I was waiting on a bus stop. Saw a person biking and dropped something on the road, without knowing. He went on biking and did not know that he dropped something behind him. It was nice that he had to stop on a signal and the bus driver and I called him and informed him to go pick up what he dropped . He biked back to look for his item , hope he got his stuff , it could have been important.

Baby sat friend's son - Day 110

Baby sat a friend's son as they wanted to go out for some time. It was a fun evening with the little one and he had awesome time as well.

Dropped off to religious place - Day 109

Dropped off a family member to a religious place as per their request. This made them really happy and satisfied , as they got to do what they wanted to.

Helped a friend pick up furniture - Day 108

After work, we left to go to a showroom, there I helped a friend pick up a piece of furniture. He purchased what he liked and I just had to accompany him to get him what he wanted.

Took my mother in law for a walk - Day 107

My mother in law has some knee pain, and she needs to walk everyday. As the weather started to get better, thought I would take her for walking. After I came from work, we had our supper and I took her for nice walk. She was feeling a little chilly but it was a nice walk for her.

Gave ride to a colleague - Day 106

After a very busy day at work, it was almost a 13 hour shift , my colleague and I were super exhausted and was ready to go home and curl up in bed. It was very sweet of my husband to come pick me up, so I did not have to take bus but then I realized this colleague of mine was going to take bus. I offered to drop him off at his place, so that he can reach home before midnight. He was super delighted that we gave him ride and he would be able to sleep an hour before he expected. 

Helped physically challenged person - Day 105

Helped a lady in a pharmacy who was physically challenged and was trying to find an item on a shelf. She was unable to pick the item and needed help. I was just beside her picking up some advil and rushed to help her out. Walked with her to couple of aisles and helped her pick few things as per her need. She was very happy and delighted that I was beside her to help . I think at first she thought I was working there , later when she realized I was a customer too she apologized, but it was so nice to see that I was of some help to her. 

Heart to hard conversation - 104 Day

Heart to heard conversation with people in need, with a group of people. Discussed few important things and helped people understand value of life. 

Got my husband's family together - 103 Day

We arranged my husband's family gathering at our place. Took care of them and made sure everyone enjoyed and had fun.

Took over a day's task - 102 Day

Took over responsibilities of my husband for a day. Cleaned up the car, drove my husband around, filled up gas and checked tire pressures. Gave my husband a break and took care of his responsibilities.

Gave advise when asked for - 101th Day

Gave advise to someone who asked for it over the phone. This person needed my opinion and suggestions on important matters that were becoming a hurdle in their growth. Gave logical and sincere advise as per the need and kept the option open for any future help as well.

Backed up a startup company - 100th Day

Smart Herb Garden by Click & Grow

Backed up this startup company who is aiming to grow plant indoors with amazing technology. This is super neat idea, specially for people in Canada who cannot grow their gardens outside in winter and indoors do not always grow properly as they do not get enough sunlight.

This company came up with amazing solution with nano particles of mud that provides oxygen to plant and a special LED light that acts as natural light for plant. Very innovative and great ides.I backed up this company for its effort and made a minimal contribution to help them reach their goal.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattiaslepp/smart-herb-garden-by-click-and-grow

100th Day

Today is my century of good deeds, 100th random act of kindness. I am loving it . I am sure such simple and easy good deeds, almost everyone does it everyday , its just that I document it and share it all with you. This gives me motivation to keep going and never stop helping people around :) So, thanks to all my readers for your special support. To know that you are reading it , motivates me to keep writing, doing my good deeds and helping people around. So, every good deed I have done, partial credit goes to my readers and to my lovely husband for all his support. Thank you all!

Got some healthy and strengthening food for a pregnant lady - 99th Day

This is from yesterday's post, I was unable to post as I was just super tired. 

My mom used to make this special kind of cake, with all the nutrients that are super healthy and are strengthening for pregnant ladies. I got this for my colleague whose wife is pregnant. This thing does not taste great but it is an amazing thing and  full of nourishment. My colleague really appreciated it and was really thankful.

Made a special dish for a relative - 98th Day

Made a special dish for a relative and gave it to them today. They loved it and enjoyed it a lot. When I was making this dish, I kept on thinking that they would enjoy it. It took really long to make it from scratch but it was all worth it. 

Gave gifts to family members - 97th Day

 

Found some great deals fo "bed in a bag" and bought couple of bags for family members as gifts. This would be nice for newly married couples, they would love it and enjoy it as well. Gifted them this gift today , hope they like it.

Worked at the women's shelter - 96th Day

 

Helped women and kids in a women shelter. The kids were amazing at this shelter, they were super cute and happily playing. This was a real good sense of satisfaction and happiness.

Took care of a Dog - 95th Day

 

This dog was a cross of German Shepard and Husky. Took care of him today. Fed him water, patted him and was him for while. Made sure he was comfortable and scratched his belly, as he likes.

Took a stand to use only recycle bags for groceries - 94th Day

 

Took a stand to use only recycle bags for groceries. Did not use any plastic bags and reduced few bags to go in the land fill and tried to spoil our earth.

Helped a relative fill some official documents - 93rd Day

Helped a relative fill some official documentation . Went through tons and tons of info and helped him fill everything  up with appropriate information.

Helped proof reading resume - 92nd Day

Checked the resume and offered some changes to a family member who is looking for job. Checked for grammar and English. Mentioned some minor changes , in resume and in the cover letter.

Driving practice - 91st Day

Helped one of my relative drive and gave some practice on driving. Drove with him and helped him ease into driving on the road and kept on checking and reminding all the road signs.

Family Gathering - 90th Day

Was a part of a family gathering from my husband's side and made sure everyone had a great time. Took a lot of pics for great memory and made sure everyone got involved and was happy .

Visited an aunt before her move - 89th Day

Went to NY to see my husband's cousins after a very long time. Spent great time with his family and made everyone happy.  Visited them before they move and left making people happy and loving at the end of the day.

Helped a stranger pull the stroller - 88th Day

Saw a lady on the subway trying to pull her stroller up the stairs. Ran and helped her pick the stroller up and walk up 2 flights of stairs, and made her job easier. Its not easy to just drag the stroller over stairs with the baby inside it and it is not easy on the mom who is struggling with another toddler beside her. This atleast made her smile for few seconds and made her day a little bit easier than it would have been.

Gift of secret - 87th Day

Giving this life changing gift "The Secret - Law of attraction" book to a cousin . This book changed my life and my perspective of looking at things. I stand by this book and its principles. Love the concept and it works for me almost all the time. Hope this helps change her life too and make a difference in her life.

Helped couple of strangers on a forum - 86th Day

Today I logged in a forum on a specific field of interest to me. This specific forum is the place where I had little bit of experience in the discussion topic and I thought I can help someone. I used to follow this forum a lot, few months ago but gave up due to some personal reasons. I went back in read few posts and replied back to couple of strangers , helping them find their way out. Made sure they knew that they can come back to me if they needed any further help. It felt good and it helped me too.

Being empathetic - 85th Day

A friend seems be going through some rough times, seems like she has some issues in her life. Called her today, spoke to her for over an hour , got her to vent out everything and completely empathized with her. Made her feel in a special place and boosted her morale. Made sure she knew that she had a friend if she ever needs help and someone who completely understands what she is going through.

Fixed a carpet - 84th Day

Walking in the supermarket , saw this carpet folded over in front of the entrance door. People were walking over it or passing by it , it completely looked like a trip hazard, an accident waiting to happen.  This was the busy time too, people coming to do groceries after work , it was non stop traffic. I stopped and pulled it , straightened it up and cleared the way , before any more people walk by. Very small thing, but it was just the feeling that something could go wrong if this was not straightened up immediately.

Gave away our old TV and DVD player - 83rd Day

Gave away our old TV and DVD player to a relative who could possibly use it and enjoy some time. We have not used this TV for atleast couple of years now, if someone could make good use of it , why not. Its always nice to see people enjoy and have fun too :)

Observed Earth Hour - 82nd Day

We observed earth hour today at 8:30 pm est . We were watching a movie but we had an alarm set for that time. As soon as our alarm went off, we paused our movie, turned of TV, lights and unplugged all the electronics. One hour without technology, we just spent time singing and chatting with each other and lot of fun.

Invited relatives over - 81st Day

Invited relatives over to stay with us overnight and took care of them. Dinner, movie and made them comfortable. Made sure they felt at home and cheered them up.

Called a relative - 80th Day

Called a relative who just moved into our city and offered any kind of help needed. Checked to see how she was doing , how things were going on and offered to help. 

Being new in the city can sometimes be challenging and hard too, its always nice to help people who are still trying to get used to the new place and can gain from someone else's experience. 

Good Luck card - 79th Day

Got a good luck card for my cousin who is looking forward for some positive results on her hard work. Wishing her the best and hoping the best results for her. Card with full of love and sincere positive energy filled, I am sending this card via snail mail to her.

Gave away used clothes - 78th Day

Gave away all the used clothes to the donation collecting bins. These clothes go to 3rd world countries and help poor and needy .