Last week, my son and I decided to treat ourselves to some
Starbucks. I ordered my favorite (a half-sweet Salted Caramel Mocha) and my son
ordered his favorite (a Chocolate Banana Smoothie). When we arrived at the
window to pay, the cashier informed us that the nice lady in front of us had
paid for our order, and left this card for us so that we could hopefully pay it forward:
It was such a nice surprise! I’ve been holding onto the card
because I’ve been trying to think of a special random act of kindness to do,
but inspiration hasn’t hit me yet. Have you had anyone treat you to a random
act of kindness, or have you done a RAK for someone? I’d love to hear your
ideas!
Meanwhile, I made some swirly Black Raspberry Vanilla soap
yesterday, it’s still a bit soft to unmold, but this is what it looked like after I poured it yesterday:
Hmmm, what else is new? Last week I received some Christmas fragrance samples. I narrowed it down to 3 fragrances that I loved; 1 pepperminty, 1 berry/woodsy, and 1 that just smells like Christmas in a bottle! I can't wait to try them out in soap!
Hope you have a wonderful week!
Your soap is beautiful! One time years ago when you could pump gas and then pay....we were told the guy next to us who had been talking our ear off (overflowing his gas as he did) paid for our gas....we were pretty poor back then and I thought that was the sweetest thing ever. I know you will come up with something fabulous to pay it forward.
ReplyDeleteAw, that's really sweet. It's kind acts like those that stay with you for a long time :)
DeleteЭто замечательная идея! Я с таким проявлением доброты у нас уже давно не встречалась! Прежде всего надо начать с себя!
ReplyDeleteЭто так верно! И даже самые маленькие добрые дела могут изменить ситуацию :)
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DeleteDo you speak Russian?
Such a sweet story!
Looking forward to seing your soap cut!
I can only speak Russian through the miracle of Google translator! ;)
DeleteWhat did we ever do before Google?!
Beautiful soap, it looks so wintery! (don't know if that is a real word...)
ReplyDeleteAnd what a beautiful thing to do, what that lady did. Makes you smile the whole day long, won't it? On the moments like that you once again remember that there are lots of good people in the world. :D
You know what, that's exactly what I was thinking too...it's looks very wintery! I actually wasn't going for that color palette at all, but with winter coming up, it will do just fine!
DeleteYes, it's little moments like those that make you open your eyes a bit more, it's a good reminder to be mindful of the people around you :)
I love hearing stories like that! It's so sweet and inspiring. Years back, I attended a meditation seminar by The Art of Living. One of the things we had to do after we went home was to make a random act of kindness. I was not really sure what I would do, but when I was at the gasoline station, the opportunity presented itself. An old woman was selling flowers so I bought all that she had and gave her some more. The look on her face was precious. I couldn't have been happier that day.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and swirls of your black raspberry and vanilla soap! :-)
Aw, that's so sweet...I bet she still tells that story to this day! How fun that must have been!
DeleteWhat a sweet story! It feels so good to do something nice for somebody. Mine don't involve money, but when I'm at the checkout line at the grocery store and someone behind me only has a few items I let them go in front of me. It puts a smile on their face and my face!
ReplyDeleteI just made BRV soap too! I did another black, white and pink tiger stripe, but it appears that my BRV has vanilla in it and my white is slowly turning. Oh well, still smells nice. Your swirls are very pretty!
That's such a nice thing to do too, I try to remember to do that as well...it never hurts to take a few extra minutes out of your day to help someone else out!
DeleteOooooh, your black, pink and white tiger stripe soap would be so gorgeous, even if the color turns! My last BRV turned neon yellow, so I'm glad this new one is cooperating.
PS - how is Milla doing? I was thinking about her lately.
So far the white is a cream color and how can you not love BRV no matter what? LOL! Milla has been having a great few weeks despite a few seizures. It's always good when she feels good. She got her hair cut the other week and it seemed to pep her up. She's a tough little dog! Thanks for asking!
DeleteOn a side note I bought some coconut to make coconut milk using my Blendtec blender. Just need to actually do it now. I really want to use it in my salt bars. Just need some extra oomph in there.
I think you're always performing RAK Cee, you are so sweet to everyone in the blogging community, and you share all your wonderful recipes and methods. To me that's all RAK.
ReplyDeleteIt's been years since I've done an RAK of note - I paid for someone's parking because she didn't have the correct change to plug the meter.
Love your black raspberry vanilla soap. I agree with Signe, it's got almost a wintry, snowy look to it and of course the scent is fabulous. Can't wait to see what you come up with for your winter scents.
That's so sweet of you to say...I'm happy to share! I've learned so much from other's sharing, that I feel it's my responsibility to pay it forward.
DeleteThat was such a nice RAK, something that probably would have caught the person off guard!
I'm excited to start my winter soaps too...it's hard to believe I have to have them made within the next few weeks!
What a sweet woman! I just try to help my nearest and dearest especially when they don´t ask for help even if they need it.
ReplyDeleteThe swirls are so pretty, especially the blue one.
That's so true, the opportunity for RAKs are around us every day, even in the smallest gestures. It's good to be watching out for those opportunities :)
DeleteAww, what a sweet story! I like hearing about random acts of kindness, and I try to perform a few of my own, too. Your Black Raspberry Vanilla swirls look great - can't wait to see the finished bars!
ReplyDeleteI like to hear others' RAK stories too Jenny, some of them are things I never would have thought of! Thanks for your nice compliment on my soap too!
DeleteHave totally been treated to a free coffee at Starbucks. It's a very nice treat. Doesn't it make you feel more like part of the community?
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to get my fall/holiday scents in the mail - they are winging themselves to me as we speak. I as well got a woodsy one, something berry and cinnamoney and something crisp and snowlike. I'm looking forward to it.
You could always just give someone a random bar of soap! People love little surprises!
It was really hard to narrow down the Christmas scents, but it definitely helped to have specific categories of fragrances in mind first! Can't wait to see what you come up with for your fragrances! I could definitely give out some soap, I have plenty of that to spare! :)
DeleteBeautiful soap Cee! I've had this fragrance for awhile and you have inspired me to use it.
ReplyDeleteWe have a fund in our church for people in our church who struggle every month to pay their bills, it's called the Matthew Fund. We have many elderly ladies who barely get by so my most favorite way to pass on the blessings God has given me is to give into this fund.
It's a wonderful fragrance Gloria, I think you'll really love it in soap.
DeleteThat's such a nice idea for your church fund...it's nice when it can be anonymous giving like that too :)
I have done craft items RAKs before, usually either through the Ravelry RAK group for my knitting supplies, handing over 3 huge totes of scrapbooking supplies for fellow scrappers, or just generally giving stuff away. I am glad to give someone some craft supplies who might not be able to get them for themselves. I remember how much RAK'ed supplies made my day when I first started hoarding, arm, using them :)
ReplyDeleteLol, it's amazing how much one can hoard, er, accumulate doing different types of crafting! It's wonderful to be able to share it with fellow crafters who would appreciate them...what a great idea Sue!
DeleteHow sweet! I'm sure she made your day, but not only yours,but hers, as well.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see your BRV, love those tiny swirls
Oh, fall has fallen onto your blog!
Your soap is so beautiful! The black raspberry vanilla is such a popular scent and so easy to use in CP! Once when I was an irreverent teen, I ended up on a plane to the wrong city with little money. A kind man gave me money to get me where I was going. A random act of kindness, I certainly didn't deserve! I think of that a lot and try to do nice things for people without expectation.
ReplyDeleteThis RAK you experienced was so special. I really enjoyed reading your story. I bet that your new soap looks so good!
ReplyDeleteHooray for RAoK! I TRY to get at least one a day, even if its something little like holding the door for someone, or letting someone know their shoe is untied. That little card is such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteLoving your colour choices for the BRV batch! Mine was an awesome raspberry colour that I was assured was non bleeding. Uh huh. It bled so badly that it stained my wire racks! I had to bin the entire batch =( Can't wait to see the inside of your batch! =D
Thanks so much everyone! Heather, nice to see you around again! That's such a bummer about the non-bleeding red :( You reminded me that I still haven't shown the cut pictures of the soap yet....next blog post!
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