Random act of Christmas Good will

[starduster]

I have decided I will wrap up 3 soaps and a crystal all Christmassy in seperate parcels. I will include a gift card saying just because you are wondefull. Next time I head into Town half an hour a way,I will place them on an impulse in 3 different letter boxes .
I will then have fun imagining their faces when the people open them.
8)

 

[Deda]

Mary, you're a dear! You will surely make someone's day!

If you did that here you would get wrestled
to the ground and arrested on suspicion of planting a letter bomb!

Where did I put my Christmas Spirit?

 

[mamaT]

Deda is right about leaving something in someones mail box, in the US is is illegal to put something in someones mailbox. But that doesn't stop people from doing it. I have experience with this 6 days a week because I deliver the mail. Of course at this time of the year if you leave something in the mailbox the carrier may think it is a gift for him/her.

 

[Lil Outlaws]

(yeah, all that..)
I'd recommend leaving it on their porch instead
But either way, that is SO very nice of you! I know it would make my day!

 

[starduster]

Imp in me

Mary, you're a dear! You will surely make someone's day!

If you did that here you would get wrestled
to the ground and arrested on suspicion of planting a letter bomb!

Where did I put my Christmas Spirit?

Be J.....s never thought of that. Might happen here. Will you promise to bring me a soap cake with a file in it.
Actually it isn't the do gooder thing in me, it's the imp, I just love the idea of them thinking, "this is nice, but is she crazy?, or what ever."
Sorta like fluttering the butterfly wings of chaos.

 

[starduster]

Deda is right about leaving something in someones mail box, in the US is is illegal to put something in someones mailbox. But that doesn't stop people from doing it. I have experience with this 6 days a week because I deliver the mail. Of course at this time of the year if you leave something in the mailbox the carrier may think it is a gift for him/her.

Wow, life must be sooh scary over there.
But then again I see your point. sob sob.
Re think.
Maybe attatch another note saying this parcel has not been left my a mad fanatical random bomb dropper. No?
I shall change my idea. Thankyou thats a big help actually.
I am recognised in both Townships either North or South of here from a previous life as an eccentric younger fairy person. Now I am older more dignified and have flaminko pink short ratty hair and carry my magical Dragon walking stick .Every one says hello to me when I go out as if I am their cousin or such. I may as well just have them on me and just whip em out and with a big smile hand the gift parcels out and wander on. They will be expecting to open it and be intrigued then and only suspect they will get fairy dust bombed. Okay? and thanks
:shock:

 

[ChrissyB]

Mary you are so cute. I sure wish my house was along the way that you walk, I would love one of your parcels in my letterbox!!

 

[Deda]

I'm sure you will think up another way to secretly distribute your gifts. All except the mad bomber thing, it's a golden idea!

 

[Lindy]

What a wonderful idea!! Hmmm - now who can I soap????

 

[digit]

Starduster - what a lovely idea!

At the holidays, instead of giving "Christmas" gifts, I give "Thank You" gifts. Over the years, I have had many friends to whom I wished to give a gift to, but knew their budget would not allow reciprocation. I do not give a gift with the expectation of receiving one, but I do know the feeling like a heel because I did not have one to give. Societal expectations that we have learned.

I instead say that I have chosen this time of the year to say "thank you" and that I wished to give them a gift to show my appreciation for their friendship. I specifically mention something that person has done to enrich my life. Sometimes as simple as "thank you for bringing me a DQ ice cream blizzard back in June when I was having a really rotten day" or whatever.

To me, friendship is the most valuable gift in the world and sometimes we get caught up in the whirlwind and forget that. I have had folks ask me "What do you want for Christmas?" My response "Be as good a friend to me in July as you are being right now." Can you imagine the blank looks I have gotten from that? Don't sugar up to me now 'cuz you are "in the spirit".

I did not mean to go on..............but I did. Reckon I will always go against the grain. I just wanted to say it is a wonderful idea at any time of the year to brighten up some one's day. Even more fun to do it when they least expect it.

Digit

 

[Mary's Soaps]

Oh, I truly like people that can go against the grain, walk to their own drummer, and tell it like they feel it with kindness mixed in!

Treat me in July as you do today...what a smart thought! :wink:

Can you make a little gift bag that ties to a door handle (with soaps inside)?

 

[heartsong]

x

Can you make a little gift bag that ties to a door handle (with soaps inside)?[/quote]

then someone would come along and think she's breaking into the house! LOL!

all joking aside, that's a very sweet thought. i know this time of year there are a lot of lonely elderly and shut-ins that would be joyful that even a complete stranger would spare a few minutes to keep company with then.

hopefully i will get home in time to go carolling-we go to several rest homes in our area. i plan to take lots of sample sized soaps for a little gift giving.

 

[Mary's Soaps]

Yeah, I know. After I posted I invisioned a scene: Lady puts soap bag on doorhandle. Elderly neighbor watches, stews on the idea, begins to worry, grows frantic, and calls cops. :shock:

 

[digit]

Re: x

all joking aside, that's a very sweet thought. i know this time of year there are a lot of lonely elderly and shut-ins that would be joyful that even a complete stranger would spare a few minutes to keep company with then.

hopefully i will get home in time to go carolling-we go to several rest homes in our area. i plan to take lots of sample sized soaps for a little gift giving.

This is very true. Local nursing homes and hospitals have people who never receive visitors. They are the forgotten ones. I used to go to a hospital (I am ashamed to say "used to") and at first the residents would question if I was with a group or something like that. I'd say no, just thought I would visit with you for awhile. And if you do this not at holiday time, they really enjoy that. You do want to speak to to someone in charge to get the okay. Even if you volunteer just once a month to visit. I am telling you - they have the best ever stories to tell!! I love to hear them.

Off topic, I gave my father a hand held digital recorder last year. He is moving on in life and there are so many stories that will leave when he does. I asked him to carry this with him and when something crosses his mind, talk to the recorder. I live way aways and get so excited to receive the stories which I burn on disk. I swear, sometimes I about laugh myself silly. Particularly the ones he never would have told me as a child. He was a rascal, that one.

Heartsong - I hope your caroling went well. Just sing that song from your heart.

Digit

 

[jcandleattic]

Something VERY similar just happened to my father yesterday. He always has coffee with one of his buddies up at a little hole in the wall place and they were outside talking (with about 5 other people) and a gentleman was walking by and handed my father a package and said Merry Christmas. Nothing else was said, and nobody had ever seen this person before, nobody knew he was and my dad remembers faces so would have known if he had met him before.
My dad was like "WTH"?? LOL He opened it, but by that time the guy had been way way far away. It turned out it was a glass angel with a Harley Davidson logo on the front of it. (My brother - who passed away 5 years ago - had 2 Harley's and was all about HD) When my dad saw it he went running after the stranger screaming "THANK YOU, THANK YOU"
It literally mad my dad's season!!!

This is the first year in 5 years that my mom and dad have even wanted to or tried to celebrate the season...


Anyway, my LONG rambling point is, DO IT - You never know what kind of pleasure the simple act of kindness can bring!!!