Month: October 2016

Weekly Check-In

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Lots of good stuff happening, I’m just trying to keep up. Seriously it’s a struggle to try to fit all the good things in without wearing myself out. 
Volunteering 

  • 4 hours Crisis Text Line. I had an awesome shift coming off the energy of the conference. 

Charitable Giving 

  • $0

Personal Kindness 

  • It’s important to me to always be a helper. Especially at work, I always seem to be that person you go to with random questions. This week I helped someone with their timesheet and another find a lunch menu. Nothing drastic but still a chance to be kind. 

Self Care

  • It’s been hard this week because it feels like I don’t have time for it. But I did go to bed super early on Tuesday night and slept late too. 
  • Acupuncture. It’s so helpful to refocus on myself and my body. 

How’d you do this week?

Weekly Check-In

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This week I’m at Crisis Text Line Palooza. It’s an amazing conference to bring together staff and counselers to learn, refresh, and have fun. 

I feel so connected and invigorated and it isn’t even over. While I love helping people via my computer from my living room each week, seeing my people in real life has been great. We’re in this superhero business together!!

Volunteering 

  • 0 hours, kind of. I gave up my Crisis Text Line shift because I was on a plane but I’m here learning how I can help more and in a better way. 

Charitable Giving 

  • $0

Personal Kindness 

  • Earlier this week I was talking to my friend and they gave me the nicest compliment – they said I’m a safe space for them. I try to be open and available for my friends but it’s nice to hear that I am! 

Self Care

  • Traveling! So I’m in a city I’ve never been in before for Palooza and got to explore a little. Traveling to new places is so fun. Especially when something takes you to a place you never would have gone on your own. 
  • This builds of the last one but actually letting myself be on vacation. I disconnected from work, forgot about the dirty dishes in the sink, put my to-do list on hold and am not shy about taking a pictures. Vacation for real. 
  • Learning. I’m soaking up all I can from this conference and am learning about myself as a philanthropist. Love learning!

Share in the comments how you’re doing this week. 
#Palooza2016

Don’t Mess With… Your Instinct

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I was going to write a nice post about charitable giving, well that was the plan. I’m traveling for the Crisis Text Line Palooza and my gut tells me that stressing about a blog post while traveling just isn’t the way to go. 
Instead I’m going to focus on having the best time meeting the staff and fellow volunteers in person, learning how to help better, and enjoy all the fun they’ve worked so hard on planning. I’m on vacation and I’m going to let myself be on vacation. 
I’ll put some highlights up as I go. Trust you gut guys! 

Weekly Check-In

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Wonderful things are continuing to happen and honestly it’s a little overwhelming. I’ve started a new job and it’s taking me a little bit to get used to a great working environment after years of toxic.

Traditional Volunteerism

  • 4 hours Crisis Text Line

Charitable Giving

  • $0 – Although I’ve recieved about a half dozen asks for money this week. I seem to have gotten myself on some sort of donation mailing list.

Personal Kindnesses

  • I have a new job but at the same company. I’ve been trying to help all the newbies around me find their way by answering questions, giving directions, and sharing tips.

Self Care

  • Acupuncture
  • Reminding myself that just because good things are happening doesn’t mean this isn’t a transition. Transitions take a lot of energy. So I’ve been trying to cut myself some slack and rest when I need to.

 

How did you do this week? Share in the comments!

Weekly Check-In

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It’s #WorldSmileDay ! I hope your smile is more contagious today than ever!

Traditional Volunteerism

  • 4 hours Crisis Text Line
  • 5 hours My Friend’s Place
    • Jimmy Kimmel’s Yard Sale. I had a great time and ended up in the background of some clips that made it on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. He was there for a long time actually. It was a really good event even though I got a little sunburned.

Charitable Giving

  • $40 – My Friend’s Place. I ended up buying things at the yard sale, because who could resist? I still really wanted those working game show podiums! I just don’t have anywhere to put them. So I got a Christmas tree instead… which I also don’t have anywhere to put.

Personal Kindnesses

  • A new co-worker is also new to the company and the city. I’ve been trying to do what I can to help her get started and navigate all the new.

Self Care

  • New job!!! I’ve already decorated my desk.
  • Exercise. With my new hours I have time to wake up and exercise in the morning. It’s such a great way to start the day. I went for runs, did yoga, and Pilates.

How did you do this week? Share in the comments!

Q4: Charitable Giving

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Now that I’ve spent time looking at Self-Care, Volunteering, and Personal Kindness, it’s time to focus a little on the obvious part of being a philanthropist – Charitable Giving. Money, donations, it seems so straight forward and simple but it’s really far from (as most straight forward and simple things usually turn out to be).

Who do you give money too? How much? Is giving things just as good? What about buying things with a “percentage of the proceeds”?  I can think of a dozen challenges that the idea of traditional giving brings up.

It’s also a challenging because money is the thing I have the least to give – I’m not Warren Buffet or Kate Middleton. But that just means I have to be even more thoughtful about it. So stay with me for the next few months as I explore this.

What are you wondering about Traditional Giving? Anything you want me to address?