29 Gifts- Day 2. Slurpee & a buck

Day #2 of the challenge went a lot like day #1. I started to worry when 4 pm rolled around & I hadn't yet given a gift. Sometimes I think that we actually do give gifts on a daily basis that we aren't even aware of. Which is why I believe this challenge will be beneficial to my life. This challenge will teach me to be mindful each day & aware of what I can offer others. It's truly amazing the energy shift you experience when you focus on others, rather than your own problems & struggles. I feel like in return, your problems begin to not only seem smaller...but you realize that they actually are. May seem silly saying all of this on day #2. But it was a great day, & I feel like this challenge is going to serve a huge purpose in my life. I just don't know yet what that is.

So 4 pm rolls around. It's over 100 degrees. It's time for me to go to work. As I'm sitting outside with my boys, nothing about the previous sentence seems ideal at all. I'd rather be hanging out with them eating a popsicle while pointing out airplanes in the sky. But the reality is...I have a job that requires I work on Friday night. I might talk about that another day...but today, here's what went down that presented me with my opportunity to give. As we sat outside, Bryan talked about how awesome a slurpee sounded. A huge, coke flavored slurpee from 7-11. I'm sometimes a smart ass...not always, but sometimes. So I respond by telling him to go get himself one. He replies back something about how enjoyable loading 2 kids into a 120 degree car for a 5 min trip to 7-11 for a slurpee sounds. He has a point. But I kept that to myself & decided to surprise him before I went to work. I said bye, left " for work" & returned home 5 min later, huge coke slurpee in hand. He was surprised, & thankful. Now I know this is small...but there's nothing quite like getting something right at the moment when it's JUST what you want!

So I then left for work, smile on my face for making my hubs day with a slurpee. I decided to add a little bonus gift when I stopped at Brew Monkey for my daily coffee fix. I couldn't pass this up. I walked in, was immediately greeted by both Batista's who asked about my day, complimented me about my shirt & sent me on my way with my favorite coffee ever...without charging any extra for soy milk. This opportunity may as well have slapped me across the face. It was pretty evident that I could give here as well. I normally leave  a $1 tip when I get my drink. Today I threw in an extra dollar. I then went on my way to work.

So there you have it, a slurpee & a buck.  Two simple things that made the day a little brighter.