Wednesday 31 October 2012

Act 59: Happy Hallowe'en!

I hope you're all having a wonderful half term week and enjoying your Hallowe'en treats.

As not many people trick-or-treat round my tiny ancient village, I took some sweeties and chocolates round to the two young children that have recently moved in next door as they weren't planning on going out in the gale force winds or pouring rain.

Trick or Treat?


Tuesday 30 October 2012

Act 58: Everyone Goes First.

I am back from London! I had a wonderful time, thank you for asking.

Today is "Everyone goes first" day. Which means absolutely everyone goes first. I dread to think what driving through Stokesley High Street will be like today.

Much love,

Monday 29 October 2012

Act 57: Gay Pride!

Over the Summer, Immy attended Pride, a festival celebrating homosexuality. And seen as we were a little thin on the ground for posts this summer, she decided to write (or talk) about it this week.

She made this.

Sunday 28 October 2012

Act 56: Spa Treatment for Immy's Mum

Another lovely one from Imogen.

She bought her mum a voucher to get a spa treatment. I wish she'd do the same for me. *cough*Christmas Idea*cough*

Saturday 27 October 2012

Act 55: Carried Bags to Car at Supermarket.

I am in London for the next few days so I am leaving you in the kind hands of Immy who will be doing the next few acts.

I have been ensured that although the blog posts will be vague as I am writing in advance so everything stays scheduled, she will elaborate more on the weekly video.

Today, she helped carry someone's shopping to their car at the supermarket.

Friday 26 October 2012

Act 54: "It's gonna be ok!" Day.

Immy and I always remind each other, whenever we're feeling down, that "It's gonna be ok!" Usually accompanied by a violent hug. So today, we decided to remind anyone and everyone that it's all going to be ok. No matter what's happened, it will be ok.


It's gonna be ok. Trust me.

Yes. This is written on the wrapper
of a McDonald's kid's ice cream.

It was the moment I realised that
I was going to be ok.

Thursday 25 October 2012

Act 53: Acts Done By Others.

When I began the 100 Acts, I aimed to promote kindness, but I only started noticing just how kind others are after I started the project. 100 Acts has really helped me realise that kindness isn't a rarity, it's actually very common and around us all the time.

Today, I went into college on the bus. But, as I was on the school bus in, I got a text saying that the lesson I was going in for had been cancelled - there was no need for me to be at college all day. The lovely bus driver, Steve, drove me home. The bus depot for Atkinson's Coaches is just down the village from my house, so the lovely Steve dropped me off right outside my house. What a star.

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Act 52: Made a Vest for a Friend.

A friend jokingly asked me: "Here! You're good at sewing and stuff like that, aren't you? Well, can you make me a muscle vest out of velvet if I buy you the material and that?"

And I replied, "Of course." Which, in hindsight, was a terrible thing to say because I'm still finding bits of white velvet flocking floating around my house. But, I did it! And he wore it (at least once)!

That's right. I draft my own patterns.



Ta-dah!

Tuesday 23 October 2012

Video: Acts 43-50.

Want to watch me being useless on the internet again? Here you go.


Act 51: Donated My Face.

Immy does face-painting for kids, but she needed a volunteer to have their face mutilate- I mean... beautifully transformed and then have the pictures of the designs put in her portfolio for kids (or adults) to pick out. So, to help her out, I donated my face (which was actually a stupid idea because I'm allergic to everything) and I modelled 3 wonderful Hallowe'en designs for her.

Sugar Skull

Monday 22 October 2012

Act 50: Donations to Graze's Uganda School of Farming.

This is a good one today. Act number 50! Half way through! And this one requires a bit of public participation. Graze is a wonderful company that sends little boxes of delicious snacks to people. They really are gorgeous. (Especially the flapjacks!) Anyway, Graze has a school of farming in Uganda where children are taught how to grow their own food so they can feed themselves and ensure they have the ability to continue feeding themselves, and their families, in the future. As a Graze customer, I have a code that allows everyone I tell to get a completely free Graze box. And, every time someone enters my Graze code to claim their free box, £1 gets put into my Graze account. However, instead of just using that money as discount from my own boxes, I will forward every penny to the school in Uganda.

My code is 7QPKY49. All you have to do is enter this code on www.graze.com, tell Graze what yummy snacks you want them to send you (pick the flapjacks!) and then wait for your completely free box to arrive. And while your snacking away on your BBQ flavoured pistachios, or your popcorn, I'll be sending your lovely pound to Uganda.



The code again is 7QPKY49.
Thank you so much for your help.

Sunday 21 October 2012

Act 49: Gave Out Strawberry Plants.

I have a strawberry plant in my back garden, and every year it sprouts off new shoots in the hope of reproducing into a bigger plant. Usually, we cut them back so we aren't left with a whole garden of strawberry plants, but this year I let the shoots burrow into little individual plant pots and grow into baby strawberry plants. And now the plants are big enough to survive without being attached to the original, I cut the stalks and handed out the pots to a few friends and family so they can have their very own, home-grown strawberries next summer.

And everyone loves strawberries. (Unless you have an allergy. In that case, I'm sorry that you're missing out.)


Saturday 20 October 2012

Act 48: Completely Cleared the Office.

I think that every household has one room that's used solely for dumping items that are between homes in. For us, it's the office. This summer I decided that I was sick of the office looking like a dumping ground, and I cleared it. Completely tidied it. And now it can be used as a real room by the whole family, rather than the room that keeps it's door shut for fear of guests thinking we should be put on a documentary about Hoarders.

Before

After



Friday 19 October 2012

Act 47: Told a Joke.

Today, in the hope of cheering up a friend, I told a simple joke.

It wasn't very funny, but at least it made them giggle.


Wednesday 17 October 2012

Act 46: Sevenly.org

Now, this website really is something special. Not only do they sell fantastic t-shirts (and jumpers and bags), but every time you buy one of these tops, $7 is donated to charity. Sevenly supports a different charity every week, and this week every purchase you make will provide 21 meals to starving children in Kenya.

The best part is, I'd buy the tops anyway. Knowing they're supporting a good cause is just a bonus.




Thursday 4 October 2012

Act 45: Played the Yes Yes game.

Hello,
It has been far, far too long since we've posted an act. So, to re-boot things, this week Immy and I are playing the "Yes Yes" game. (If you've seen the movie "Yes Man" it's the same idea.) Basically, we have to say yes to everything. For one whole week. Whether we're asked to swim the Channel or walk the dog, we will have to say yes. (So don't ask us to swim the Channel because you'll ruin the act.)
Hopefully it will make us realise just how many opportunities we miss every single day, while helping a few people out at the same time.

Disclaimer: the Yes Yes game is void if the request involves money, the possibility of actual physical harm, and the involvement of anything illegal.

Much love,
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