A Lifestyle Change to Last a Lifetime...

New Day...New You!

The First Day of the Rest of my life...
September 1, 2018

Well...the time has come to say Goodbye to the old me...and Hello Baby to the New Me!

For those of you that do not know me, and since it has been a while since I have posted, let me reintroduce myself.
My name is Tamatha Burrus.
My friends call me Tami,
If you are reading this...
obviously, I want to count you as my Friend! lol

I have been on the "Diet" roller-coaster for going on 33 years?!? 

Oh My Goodness(OMG)...that looked worse in print then even saying it out loud?!?

Yep...I turned 51 Years Old this Year and I Want to Change My Life!

But...as I am beginning this "new & different" journey...unfortunately...I realize that I am not alone. Many of you who are reading this today have also been on your "Diet" journey for many years also...right? 

Today...I have decided that I WILL NOT start ANOTHER Diet!

 I have decided it is time for a REAL, Honest to Goodness change. A Change that will last a Lifetime. "A Lifestyle Change that will last a Lifetime."

I WILL NOT...start ANOTHER Diet

I WILL NOT...take ANOTHER Diet Pill

&

I WILL NOT...EVER AGAIN...base my opinion of my looks or the look of my body...

on Someone else's Looks or Body Image! 

We are ALL Individual...Unique...and Special!

Everyday...Women all over the World...base what they THINK they should look like...what their Body should look like...from the stereo types promoted in media.

WRONG!

First Thing...I will say it AGAIN...We are ALL Individual, Unique & Special!  

That is the #1 First Step in my Journey.

To come to terms with who I am...as an Individual...and embrace my Special Uniqueness...

there is only 1 of ME in the Whole Wide Word...Period.

Second Thing...and just as important as the first...

I want to be as Healthy & Happy as I can possibly be.

For me...that means to eat right and with moderate exercise...be the Woman I Was Meant to Be. Happy, Healthy & Confident.

You...have to take care of yourself first...before you can take care of everyone else. Just as...You Have to Love & Respect Yourself First...Before You Can Love & Respect Others...

and be Loved and Respected.

So...Today, I have decided to start my Journey to a Healthier and Happier Me.

I want to...for the first time...document my Journey and Share it with any and all who are interested.

As I said...I have been on a Yo-Yo/Roller-coaster/On & Off Dieting Nightmare for 30+ Years!!

I am NOT an Expert...in so far as I have not earned a Doctorate or a Degree...

But...

I can honestly say I FEEL like an Expert!

Reason why I feel like an expert??

I have tried most every diet, diet pill & fade that has been published, sold, even given away for free!

So...I sat down...and went through everything I have learned over 30+ years.

I decided to incorporate what is Real, Tried, Tested, True, and Really Works.

Throughout this Journey I will share everything I have learned and incorporated into my

Healthier, Happier Me! 

From Eating to Exercise...I will Share with You what I am Doing, and hopefully it will Help Someone Else on Their Journey...

A Lifestyle Change that will Last a Lifetime.

I have always tried to Diet...By Myself...Sad...but True...

Maybe...Just Maybe...that is one of the Main Reasons I Have Failed.

Life is a Journey...and we are meant to help each other through this Life, through this Journey.

No One is an Island...

So...With that Said...My Day Begins Like This...

Day 1 (September 1, 2018)

My feet hit the floor and I was running for the restroom lol

After washing my hands, face, and brushing my teeth

I headed to the kitchen and I had...

1 Glass of Water with 1/2 of a Lemon Squeezed into it.

I also added a Tablespoon of Bragg's Organic Raw & Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar

(If...you don't want or don't have a lemon/lemon juice or the Apple Cider Vinegar...

No Problem...Don't Sweat the Small Stuff)

Just Drink a Glass of Water First thing in the Morning...ok?

Experts say that it is good for our digestion and overall well being to drink a glass of water first thing in the morning...and before going to bed.

(NOTE: Experts also say that drinking a glass of water before and after a meal helps us feel fuller...longer. A PLUS for me...as I am not real good at remembering to drink my 8-10 glasses of water a day. If I drink a glass of water before and after my 3 small meals a day and my snack...I will have consumed at least 8 glasses of water a day...and decreased my appetite...

Boo Yah Hoorah for Me!

Breakfast

2 Scrambled Eggs with diced Green Peppers & Onions

(Cooked in a Tablespoon (Tbsp.) of Coconut Oil, Olive Oil or REAL butter.

Experts say Margarine is horrible for your body. If you are going to use butter, try to us Real and Organic Butter. Coconut Oil and Olive Oil are Good Fats. In this experts say Good Fats keep you fuller longer and help your body burn fat stores. I will talk all about Good & Bad Fats throughout this Blog Journey.)

3 Slices of Canadian Bacon

(I have incorporated good fats and organic food as much as possible.

Experts say...Good fats...like coconut oil...help you lose fat!)

Snack

Greek Yogurt

(I have decided to have my snack earlier in the day as I have read that eating a snack at bedtime isn't good. You decide for yourself when or if you want or need a snack. Experts say that Greek Yogurt Plain is the Best. I buy and eat Fage Greek Yogurt because it is All Natural and I found it listed as one of the best. If you do not like plain, add a small amount of fresh fruit or organic, raw honey and cinnamon.)

Lunch

Salad

(I used Fresh Spinach and Romaine Lettuce.

You can make your Salad from any kind of lettuce, even cabbage!)

Tomato

1/2 Cucumber
1/2 Avocada 

Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

(The Best Dressing to use is to Make Your Own. I will be including Recipes I have discovered over the Years in this Blog Journey. But for now, you can use one like...Paul Newman's...and not the "Light"...just the regular.

Experts say, you will see me quote this numerous times throughout this Journey because of all I have read and learned now and over the course of my dieting career, that if it is Labeled Light...it more than likely has added sugars...BAD!) 

Organic Bacon Bits

Dinner

Grilled Chicken Breast

(I marinated my chicken breast in some balsamic vinaigrette dressing for 4 hours before cooking. I cooked the Chicken Breast on a George Forman Grill. If you do not have one, you can cook it in a skillet or bake it in the oven.)

Steamed Broccoli

(Although Fresh is Best...I had frozen so I used Bird's Eye Frozen Broccoli. I put a Tbsp. of melted Real Butter on it. You can melt some cheese...or eat it plain. For my first month of Change...I do not want to be TOO Strict on myself. By the Second Month, when I am really in the Groove of my Change, I will start omitting extra's that I do not need. For now, I am keeping some of my comforts, as long as they Do Not Sabotage my Journey. Experts say...on average...I should have 1200 calories a day. So this means I have to watch my butter, cheese, nuts and dressing portions.)

I know that I have put a lot of things in parentheses (), but I feel that I need to explain my choices and give alternatives.

Again, you do not have to follow my example.

There are alternatives if you do not like some of the items I am eating.

Your portions of meat should be 3-4 ounces (oz.) of Lean Protien

You can switch up your vegetables if you prefer something else.

If you have questions, do not hesitate to comment/ask.

If I do not know, I will look it up and give you the link(s) to read.

Why should we Struggle Alone...

trying to be strong all by ourselves...

We have Each Other, to Reach Out to and Help Each Other through it! 

Anyway, I will be posting a day to day blog post, but it will probably be published Once A Week?

I am not sure yet?

I may start out posting day by day...see how it goes?

Maybe...if anyone else out there is struggling..

and would like to Join me on my Journey...

feel free to comment or email me.

If you know of someone who would like to Join Me...

Please, share this post with them.

I Would Love to hear from Each and Every One of You!

Here's to...A Lifestyle Change to Last a Lifetime!!

P.S. Exercise...

I walked for 20 minutes today.

I made sure I swung my arms and walked briskly.

As I have not actively, or on a regular basis, exercised for the past few years, and I am close to 100 lbs. overweight, I am starting out slow and steady with the basics. 

Tomorrow, I plan to incorporate my basic High School Gym Exercises...

Jumping Jacks (20)

Touch my Toes...or at least try lol (20)

Side Bends (20 each side...

You know...stand with your hands on your hips...legs shoulder width apart.

Bend as far as I can to one side while stretching and extending my arm over my head and to the side. Then do it on the other side...that counts as 1 repetition.)

Sit Ups...as many as I can do...with my goal as (20)

Push Ups...again...as many as I can do...with my goal as (20)

As I said previously...I plan to try to do some sort of exercise(s) EVERYDAY for at least 20 minutes.

Week 1 - Day 1

In upcoming future blog journeys, I will share links to my favorite exercise/food  videos/blogs/self help/organic ect.

Here is an Awesome Video about Good Fats...I will be sharing a Lot of Danette May's Videos!

No More Thirsty Workouts...

TOPLUS

(My New "Go To" for Health and Fitness Products!)

Spring is here and Summer is Fast Approaching...

to Fast...in my Waist and Thighs opinion! lol

My Winter Hibernation is Definitely and Officially OVER!

With Bathing Suit weather coming up on me like a freight train, I am kicking my self in gear and getting prepared to lose the Extra 10+ pounds I have put on!

Not only am I working out and eating right, but I am also taking walks
on the trails around our 10 acre property here in the country.

It is scenic, up, down and all around the pond and trails.
But, dang, in the past few days the temperatures have reached 80+!

I was get Thirsty when it was in the low 70's but now...HOT and Sweaty!

So, I went to my favorite new site, TOPLUS, and Guess What I Found?!?

A TOPLUS Stainless Steel Thermos!!

I chose Silver, but it also comes in Black, Blue or Gold.

I could not wait for it to arrive in the mail...and Here It Is!!

The very next morning, I cleaned the thermos, filled it with Ice Cold Water

and headed out on my daily walk. 

I walked up, down, and all around the trails and ended up at the pond.

I sat under the shade tree and enjoyed a cool down sipping on Ice Cold Water from my

TOPLUS Thermos!

After getting back to the house I sat the thermos on the counter, went to take a shower,

and forgot all about the thermos.

Later that Evening, I had to run my son to his weight training class.

As he ran through the kitchen he spotted my Thermos.

Keep in mind, this was 8 hours or more later and it was still a 1/4 full.

He brought it to me and when I opened it, it still had some ice and was cold and delicious!

I finished it off, of course, and decided to take Coffee and Creamer in it while I waited on my son.

The TOPLUS Thermos kept my coffee steaming hot and it was still hot when we got back home!

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Moderate mouth size, Easy to put Ice Cubes or Lemon Slices in

Convenient to Clean

Take this Water Bottle, Replenish Water and Energy

 

Take Care of Yourself, Anywhere Anytime!

I received this product for free to try and review. This post, opinion, and pictures are my own.

If I feel I cannot positively endorse a product, I will not post a review, I will thank them and offer to reimburse them if they wish. Although, to be fair, that has only happened once. I usually am pretty good at choosing who I work with.

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and free wiper blades when purchasing a set of tires. 

Oh yeah, winter is always rough on my wiper blades too! 

It's cool that they thought to include them as well. 

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Goodyear Auto Service just installed 

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Check out the details here on my post... 

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Could this be your Cinderella story?

In today’s edition of Springfield Organic Spa and Beauty the spotlight falls on one of what I would deem,

the most beautiful pieces of art work in Springfield… right here in our own back yard.

On our journey to discovering organic beauty from the inside out, let us take a momentary detour, as you will, to celebrate one of the most beautiful, and yes, romantic Holidays, Valentine’s Day!

Love is in the air, and I for one think it is a sad shame that our grass is not luscious green; our rose gardens are not in full bloom: and the sun is not shining and warming our skin at a moderate 70 something degrees.   At this time, when we are celebrating the joy of love and romance, we seek beauty and fulfillment in other ways. 

For generations roses, jewels, candy, floral arrangements, and many different assortments of wines and spirits, have been given, to show that special someone just how much we really care.  A romantic, candlelight dinner in some tucked away and hidden favorite nook, is also one of the many ways for us to celebrate our love in all its glory and splendor.

Since this articles focus is on spa and beauty, I would like to suggest to you, the reader, a way to think outside of the box,  break out of the rut of blasé and ritual, and instead, this year, do something new, adventurous, and invigorating. 

Floral arrangements wilt and fade away, a distant yet beautiful memory.  Ahhh…and candy is so sweet and divine…but as the age old adage says, “A moment on the lips, leads to a lifetime on the hips!” 

We have just celebrated the birth of the New Year 2012.  Many of us, as well as our loved ones, have made resolutions to get in shape and lose weight.  As well, many of us are doing very well with these New Year’s Resolutions.   So imagine, having lost 10 or 15 lbs., and being handed a box full of luscious, delectable chocolates.  Pringles coined the phrase, “Once you pop, you can’t stop,” but dare I say, as mine and I am sure many of you, our weakness for chocolate is known almost infamously.  Why, one succulent Cherry Cordial or deliciously creamy Turtle would set most of us into a ravenous eating binge, thus ruining the progressive we have made thus far.

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A 100 Things You Can Do to Help Others for FREE...

100 Things You Can Do to Help Others for FREE...

1. Use your website to create a mission that everyone can participate in. It only takes one person to create change. @Amee (Madame Deals)
2. Go to an elderly person house and do yard work for them. @Angie Horton Goens
3. Go to a nursing home or hospital and visit with them. @Angie Horton Goens
4. Clean a friends house or do their laundry if they are unable to or cook them a meal. Sometimes just inviting them to dinner can lift their spirits! Help them by running an errand if you are already out n about in town…..Mow their yard if their mower is broke…so many things to list! @April L Ross-Nottingham
5. Compliment a total stranger in a grocery store. @Jzzyj Gina
6. Give extra coupons away, donate items no longer needed or used to someone who can use them. @Anna Brady
7. Donate outgrown clothes to families that need them. @Sally Thompson
8. Say THANK YOU to your spouse-let’s them know you still appreciate them and not for granted. @Jzzyj Gina
9. Coupon for hygiene items, and then take the items to a homeless shelter or a shelter for battered and abused woman and children. @Patty Brunty Mays
10. Collect samples and freebies and take them to women’s shelters or animal shelters. Every little bit helps. @Margaret Maggie Porter
11. Organize a rummage sale for a cause/charity. @Michelle Wojtasiak Coughlin
12. Smile at everyone you see, you never know a friendly smile could brighten anyone’s day up!@Kathleen Kellams
13. Next time when your in line (Listen to the person’s total in front of you) if you can afford it, HURRY and hand the cashier YOUR money/credit card and say I got it. INSIST on it ? Tell them you owe me nothing. @Jzzyj Gina
14. Make dinner for a friend that is in need. Not only does it help them but it brightens their spirits to eat dinner with you. Also if you do not use a coupon in your Sunday paper try to think of someone that may need it. It always helps to save a buck. Julia Drama-Queen Fish
15. Cut your neighbors yard for them. @ Jzzyj Gina
16. Smile!!! Sometimes someone is having a bad day and a smile is all that it takes to brighten them up! @Jo Ann Hayes Hart
17. Wash a neighbors car! @Jzzyj Gina
18. Make a homeless person a meal, they’ll appreciate it! @Marti Renfroe
19. Start a coupon swap at your office, where people can drop in and take out as needed. @Kristen Whitfield Killinger
20. If your lazy, have the WHOLE house cleaned by the time your parents/spouse/roommate gets home that evening SERIOUSLY LOL! @Jzzyj Gina
21. Volunteer at a school (help in the office, read with a student, cut out things for the teacher, etc.) @Rhonda Tester Guinn
22. Run errands for seniors or neighbors. @Rebecca Solis-Autry
23. Pay for some ones groceries or a portion in the grocery line. @Rebecca Solis-Autry
24. Collect shopping carts when done shopping. @Jackie Clark
25. List of 100 things we can do for FREE… smile. @Jackie Clark
26. Create your on coupon and hand them out to family and friends, such as : free babysitting services for a Saturday nite out, help out with your spring cleaning, shocel your driveway, you get the idea, this could go on and on. @John Ryan
27. Listen! @Betty Shaffer
28. If you are at a grocery store and you are heading inside..why not take someone’s cart inside? There are always people finished with their shopping carts and searching for a place to put it! I know that this would help me. @Little Sprinkles Of Fun
29. Use your couponing to help a food closet at one of the local churches. They make sure that the food goes to families in need. Buy clothes and given them to a family in need or to one of the local churches that help cloth those in need. @Anna Wactor
30. Write letters or make cards to send to military members serving our country. Then send them to Keystone Soldiers for distribution. You could also shovel snow or cut grass or do minor repairs for a veteran or military family with someone serving overseas. @Kyle Lord
31. Visit someone in the nursing home that has no family or friends, recently at work we discovered 23 people in one that had NO ONE, we bought them Christmas presents on what they had on their list. Just about all of them had simple items like wanted a button up sweater, new pants, new shirt. I have also taken shoe boxes and decorated them and filled them with items like lotions etc and delivered them to each person in the nursing home. @Connie Reeves Boswell
32. Get freebies and donate them to others. @Ellen Meachum
33. If you know how to crochet do some lap blankets for the people in a nursing home, I don’t know how but people that worked for me did and we had yarn donated and we took them to them. @Connie Reeves Boswell
34. Just go visit someone in the nursing home that has No one, the company and caring means a lot to them. @Connie Reeves Boswell
35. Take the coupons you are not going to use and give them to the girls at Walmart, etc, they don’t make a lot and are really appreciative. @Connie Reeves Boswell
36. Volunteer to cook a dinner for families that are staying in your local Ronald McDonald House Charities. @Chrissy Stanek
37. When grocery shopping always pick up a few things for your elderly neighbors….of course at no charge….I do this all the time for my mom and her neighbors and they really appreciate it….a little kindness goes a long way. @Carla Jackson
38. http://www.RingBells.org my kids and I ring bells for The Salvation Army USA every year. We hand out Hershey Kisses, mini candy canes, and sing carols. @Chrissy Stanek
39. Volunteer for a local Habitat for Humanity http://www.volunteermatch.org/ or http://www.serve.gov/Volunteer for your local food pantry, or throw a food drive fundraiser – http://feedingamerica.org/?get-involved/volunteer.aspx @Chrissy Stanek
40. Next time it snows, shovel your neighbor’s sidewalk. @Deborah Rosen
41. Contact your local health & human services office and ask to speak with a volunteer coordinator. @Chrissy Stanek
42. Contact your local school and volunteer to tutor or read to children.a child. @Chrissy Stanek
43. Take your neighbors trash to the street on trash day! @Shirley Emert Carr
44. Want to help animals? Find a local shelter where you can volunteer – http://www.petfinder.com/?shelters.html @Chrissy Stanek
45. Walk someone pet that is disabled or elderly. @Jessica Hall Sizemore
46. Log on to your local Craigslist at Craigslist.org and Communities Volunteers. @Chrissy Stanek
47. Take toys and movies to the children’s ward at your local hospital(s). @Krystal Kelly Greer
48. Rake leaves in the fall. . . . shovel snow in the winter . . . plant their flowers in the Spring . . . water their plants, weed their garden in the summer. @Kathie S
49. Color holiday decorations or make craft decorations for residents in a local nursing home, and come deliver them yourself. Bring a few books to read to the residents, they’ll never turn down company! Find simple print-outs at sites like – http://familyfun.go.com/?printables/?holiday-printables @Chrissy Stanek
50. Carry groceries to the car of someone who has difficulty walking. If you know the person, offer to go to the person’s home and carry the groceries inside. @Lisa Curtis
51. Knock on their door and just ask them if there is something you can do for them today. Tell them that you are trying to rack up your ‘community service’ hours (so they don’t feel embarrassed that you asked). There is always something needing to be done in any home – dusting the cobwebs in the corner, cleaning out the gutters, mowing the grass, etc.. @Kathie S
52. Organize a weeks worth of meals for those with newborn babies or a sick child. @Krystal Kelly Greer
53. Make homemade gifts and give them out just because @Trisha Wieber
54. Have expired coupons (you KNOW you do!) Have coupons you won’t use? (you KNOW you do) Why not send them overseas for our troops to use (they can many times use expired coupons, too!) – madamedeals.com/reminder-expired-coupons-for-troops/ @Chrissy Stanek
55. Quick Bake cookies and take them to the local fire station or police station or teacher’s lounge at a local school simply to say “THANKS!” @Beth Nason
56. Donate clothes that no longer fit or that you no longer wear. @Tamatha Burrus~WeEmpowerU
57. Give out compliments that you mean and simply be polite.
58. Recycle. @Randi Wall
59. Make your own cards for the troops and/or child cancer patients (get the kids in on this one). @Randi Wall
60. Donate books that you no longer read. Randi Wall
61. Just be kind. @Randi Wall
62. When you have a lot of leftovers and you don’t think you’ll end up eating them all (think: big batch of soup in the crock pot, etc), take a throw away container (old margarine container, or the plastic tubs lunch meat comes in) and fill it up. While you’re out and about, offer it to someone who is homeless/needs a meal (In our city, panhandling is allowed as long as you don’t approach people. You can stand at the intersection with a sign and my husband has handed out many meals on his way to work). @Loni Gofran
63. If you have a neighbor who is elderly, disabled, or ill, offer to take that person’s trash can to the curb on collection days. After the trash is picked up, take the can back to its regular spot. @Lisa Curtis
64. If you know someone who shops at a military commisary* they accept expired coupons up to 6 months. So send your expired coupons to someone in the military who uses coupons. @Stephanie Jordan
65. Babysit, dogsit, housesit, take in someone’s mail, offer to clean their house, offer to shovel snow/rake/mow, sit and listen, write an encourageing note, sing to them, read to them, PRAY for them. @Kris Lyon Foushee
66. Shovel your entire block’s sidewalks before they get up in the morning. @Chrissy Stanek
67. Volunteer at your local elementary school. They can always use the help. And you get the added benefit of all the smiles from the students, and sometimes even hugs! @Terry Bell
68. Visit a local women’s shelter and spend an hour reading to the kids. @Emay Jai
69. Something free of charge – if you are out an about hold the door for someone else. Have the person behind you go first. If you have extra coupons you aren’t going to use hand them to someone who may use them. (Looking at a particular product. While you are holding the coupon in your hand.) If you are at a fast food restaurant and you have a coupon for a free Chick-fil-a sandwich hand it to them if you don’t intend on using it. Smile – Last time I checked that was free. If you see someone has dropped their keys pick them up for them. They may have a disability and can’t bend. You would be blessing by paying it forward with Random Acts of Kindness. @Tanesha Edwards
70. When you see a mom in public who is struggling with a child’s behavior, take a moment to say something kind to her. @Trisha Wieber
71. Also, if you see a parent(s) with multiple children in tow, please don’t make comments like “Are they all yours? Wow. I can’t even keep up with my one child/two children.” Instead, share something positive about the family like, “You have a beautiful family. It’s nice to see families shopping together.” @Trisha Wieber
72. Offer babysitting for them or free housecleaning for 2 – 3 hours. @Debbie Saville
73. Offer to make a meal for someone who is feeling under the weather. @Rhonda Greig
74. Send a note to someone you know who is having a difficult time…or an elderly person in your neighborhood who has no one…let them know someone is thinking of them. @Diane Murray
75. If you get the newspaper delivered to you, and you can read it in the morning, pass it on to another neighbor or elderly person who may enjoy it after you. @Diane Murray
76. Drop your old magazines off at a senior center or retirement home, hospice or other place that may enjoy them. @Diane Murray
77. http://feedingamerica.org/ its not free though donating only $0.12 is what it cost for 1 meal. @Sherri Covington
78. You can give your never used luggage to foster kids. They often have to move their things in garbage bags. Contact family services in your county and city to donate. @Foogan
79. Teach someone a skill you are good at. @Amee (Madame Deals)
80. We never go a day in our home without helping another person and it’s the little things that count. A smile to acknowledge they exist, a hello how are you, helping somebody who is trying to reach something high on a shelf in the grocery store, helping someone to the car with their grocery cart, helping a neighbor unload their car, taking your leftovers to a homeless person, making a card to send to the local hospital/nursing home for somebody who has no family,cleaning an elderly or handicapped persons home who would otherwise have to struggle to do it themselves or pay out of pocket, fix a meal for neighbors ( usually just a casserole in one of those foil pans with a lid so they can warm in it and then they won’t have to wash the dish either. @Mary Miller-Quartemont
81. Donate old coats and blankets to shelters. @Lisa Champion Greene
82. Pick a day with a neighbor and take turns each week driving to the grocery store. Gas prices keep rising! @Sandra Smith
83. At an evening function, scrape the windows on the cars next to you. keep the coffee pot full on Mondays. @Jennifer Markestad
84. Smile at a stranger. You never know, it may be the highlight of their day. @Janice Gardner Magruder
85. Offer to watch the little ones while they do errands, grocery shop, dr. appt, hair appt, etc. @Sandra Smith
86. Quick pay for someone’s meal at the drive-thru or restaurant anonymously. @Beth Nason
87. Offer to mow the lawn or bring in firewood for an older person who can’t get around very well. Offer to grocery shop for a new Mom, a sick friend or an elderly person. @Diane Murray
88. Write a nice note. People love that! Clean their house! I would LOVE it if someone did that for me! @Zené Snider
89. My husband uncle lives downstairs from us. He has diabeties and no legs. When I cook I always make extra for him…. Makes me feel good to help him. @Jessica Hall Sizemore
90. If ur going somewhere,,,grocery store, walmart , pharmacy ect offer neighbors if they need some thing to pick up… checking in with each other saves gas time an energy,, cost u know more an saves others! @Dana Wood
91. Offer a ride to someone who doesn't have a car. @Amee (Madame Deals)
92. collect stuffed animals from friends and family and give them to kids that are sick and have cancer. @Holly Cheatham Saunders
93. I use my free products coupons I win from blogs like cereal, and hand them out or take them to the food bank. @Tamara Bennington
94. Donating all the travel size things we get to the homeless shelters. @Cassandra Boyd Willis
95. I work for a local community action agency and I distribute them to those who need them. samples that is. @Denise Woods
96. Start a diaper/clothing drive for your community. What we did and still do is ask anyone and everyone to bring in any unused portion(s) of their diapers/clothing that their child has outgrown and exchange for ones we may have. It starts out small but will grow in time and involve your local community news station and area churches to get the word out. Its a great FREE way to help out anyone and everyone who is in need regardless of income. God Bless. @George Fields
97. If you see a problem be part of the solution.Think of something to help. @Amee (Madame Deals)
98. If you notice a mom is trying to get something done in a store offer to help with the kids for a minute so she doesn’t lose her mind. @Tamatha Burrus~WeEmpowerU
99. Teach your children the importance of giving back and doing for others. @Tamatha Burrus~WeEmpowerU
100. Share this list and encourage others to do more. They will thank you later. @Tamatha Burrus~WeEmpowerU

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