Despite the tone of the title, this isn't me being stroppy about something.... and steady on, keep those 'for a change' comments to yourselves!! This is about doing something simple.... for good.... something that everyone can take part in!
So, one of my favourite tweeps @HaveFunDoGood posts a link.... and before I know it I've committed myself to giving up my all time, absolute, struggle to live without when they're not in season, confection - the Cadbury Creme Egg. Not permanently, just for 30 days.... and why? It's all to do with the 'Kick Bullying into Touch' campaign for the NSPCC's Childline.
But why Creme Eggs? Well, I decided if I was going to take part, I needed to give up something realistic (ie not giving up all chocolate, I would never stick to it!) yet something I'd miss (ie not coffee as I don't drink it!). So, I settled on Creme Eggs - they'd not long been back in the shops, I'd already scoffed boxoads in the short time they had been available, and I decided it would probably do me good personally to give them up, as well as doing my bit for the campaign!
I started by completely banning them from the house - I told my family what I was doing and why and so basically they have taken part with me (unless they've been secretly eating them whilst hiding in a cupboard somewhere!). Once the house was creme-egg free it was just a matter of avoiding them in the shops - which isn't easy given they're at every checkout, in every shop, everywhere! Things became much easier for me on about day 10 when the lovely @JuicyJulesRocks joined me in giving them up - then I felt I couldn't back out! Seeing her #nocremeeggsforthirtydays tweets kept me on the straight and narrow, and bless her, she still has a week to go (over Easter!!).
Anyway, day 30 came along and I settled down in front of Lost on the telly, with a jar full of mini creme eggs - I had 2 and have to say what I thought was going to be quite an exciting event, wasn't.... that was it, I didn't even fancy them for the rest of the weekend. I did have a proper sized one today - just to be sure, as you would, and was left feeling equally unimpressed! In fact I think my obsession might be cured....
As a lover of all good causes, I'm always on the lookout for new awareness campaigns, charity events, and fundraising ideas, and this campaign was an easier than expected way do do my little bit!
The Kick Bullying into Touch campaign runs until 29th May (which just so happens to be my birthday!!), so there's still plenty of time to take part..... what could you give up?
Monday 29 March 2010
Tuesday 9 March 2010
Dog Food!
So this is somewhat of a departure from my normal charity ramblings (phew, I hear you say!), but as it was International Women's Day yesterday, I thought I'd indulge myself and give a snippet of life as a woman....
Yesterday we ran out of dog food, so I dutifully went off this morning and bought a big bag before my Shine training walk with the lovely @thornykate. If my husband had been around, I'd have asked him to bring it in - because it's 15kg..... (he's a big dog, needs lots of food!). But anyway, today the dog needed feeding, hubby wasn't in so I lugged it into the kitchen to put it away, flicking the kettle on for a much needed cup of tea.
there is a point to this story, I promise....
The bag of dog food lives behind the rubbish and recycling bins in the understairs cupboard.... both bins were overflowing so I thought I'd empty them, put the dog food away, then put the bins back - made sense. Took out the recycling and emptied it and noticed a dog blanket which had been sitting outside for 3 days which needed to go in the washing machine, so I picked it up and carried it into the utility room and put it in the machine. On the floor was a pair of damp trousers needing to go on the airer, which was full, so I removed and folded all the dry things, hung up the damp trousers, then remembered there was another dog blanket outside the back door which could be washed with the other one..... so outside the back door I went, shook out the soggy, filthy blanket to bring inside and heard something drop on the patio - the back of my daughter's toy hairdryer I'd been looking for for months! So in the washing machine went the second blanket, on went the washine machine. I found the backless hairdryer (conveniently in utility room) and located batteries, then realised why the back had been lost in the first place - a piece had broken off, so off I went to find the cellotape to tape the back to the hairdryer - what a triumph, little one will be very pleased!! Then back to the kitchen to find I'd left the front door wide open, because I'd got sidetracked and not taken out the normal rubbish bin yet! So did that, put in a new bin liner and finally opened the new bag of dog food! Went to the tap to put some water on the food to discover dirty grill pan still in the sink so quickly washed that up, finished with faffing with the dog food and finally gave it to the poor starving dog.
And now I'm sitting with my cup of tea and writing this!
So you see there's putting away the dog food.... and there's putting away dog food like a woman!
A happy belated International Women's Day to all you amazing women out there xxx
Yesterday we ran out of dog food, so I dutifully went off this morning and bought a big bag before my Shine training walk with the lovely @thornykate. If my husband had been around, I'd have asked him to bring it in - because it's 15kg..... (he's a big dog, needs lots of food!). But anyway, today the dog needed feeding, hubby wasn't in so I lugged it into the kitchen to put it away, flicking the kettle on for a much needed cup of tea.
there is a point to this story, I promise....
The bag of dog food lives behind the rubbish and recycling bins in the understairs cupboard.... both bins were overflowing so I thought I'd empty them, put the dog food away, then put the bins back - made sense. Took out the recycling and emptied it and noticed a dog blanket which had been sitting outside for 3 days which needed to go in the washing machine, so I picked it up and carried it into the utility room and put it in the machine. On the floor was a pair of damp trousers needing to go on the airer, which was full, so I removed and folded all the dry things, hung up the damp trousers, then remembered there was another dog blanket outside the back door which could be washed with the other one..... so outside the back door I went, shook out the soggy, filthy blanket to bring inside and heard something drop on the patio - the back of my daughter's toy hairdryer I'd been looking for for months! So in the washing machine went the second blanket, on went the washine machine. I found the backless hairdryer (conveniently in utility room) and located batteries, then realised why the back had been lost in the first place - a piece had broken off, so off I went to find the cellotape to tape the back to the hairdryer - what a triumph, little one will be very pleased!! Then back to the kitchen to find I'd left the front door wide open, because I'd got sidetracked and not taken out the normal rubbish bin yet! So did that, put in a new bin liner and finally opened the new bag of dog food! Went to the tap to put some water on the food to discover dirty grill pan still in the sink so quickly washed that up, finished with faffing with the dog food and finally gave it to the poor starving dog.
And now I'm sitting with my cup of tea and writing this!
So you see there's putting away the dog food.... and there's putting away dog food like a woman!
A happy belated International Women's Day to all you amazing women out there xxx
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