| We put our first glimmer card out today. There is a small retail store located in our neighborhood and we stopped in there tonight to pick up some extras for dinner. As we were checking out the cashier asked what was for dinner. We told her and she jokingly asked if we were going to bring her any. Well, after we finished with our family dinner we plated up some and took if back to the cashier accompanied by a glimmer card. She was shocked and pleased at the same time as were a couple of customers that were in the store. It was an awesome feeling making someone's night like that. :) -- Bonnie from Greenville, NC |
March 31, 2011
Sharing leftovers! :)
Yay! I got an email from someone who gave out a Glimmer Card today!! :) Read her email below:
The First Glimmer Day Friday!
Here's the deal - You don't need to have a Glimmer Card to do something great for another person! To kick off the project the right way, we are going to begin our Glimmer Day Friday! Bear with me if I do something wrong, this is the first time I have ever used the linky thing! :)
If you are a blogger and you want to get involved, here is what you need to do:
1. Do something nice for someone! It doesn't matter what your random act of kindness is. It can be big or small. Maybe something simple like going out of the way to hold the door open for a stranger. Or something fun like baking brownies (or some other yumminess) for your neighbor. Or if you want to spend a couple of bucks try buying coffee for a stranger at 7-11. The key is to be creative while being kind to those around us!
Keep in mind, you do not have to have a Glimmer Card to do something nice for someone! If you want to share this site with them, so they can check it out for themselves, and maybe even "pay it forward" GO FOR IT! :)
2. Blog about it! Include pictures (or even video!!) if you want! And then link your post back here and share it with everyone else. Be sure to grab my "Glimmer Day Friday" Button below and include it on your post.
So here's the linky link! Join us!
March 30, 2011
From the bottom of my heart...
So I know I have posted a few things already today, but I have just one more for you. A note from Susan.
Let me begin by telling you what a Craptastic Day I had. Work issues up the wazoo. Piles of things to get caught up on. And a dreary, rainy, cold cold day outside. (It's almost April! Where is the sunshine and warmer weather already?!)
By the time the afternoon was wrapping up I was complaining to my mom about how I had sooooo much to do and to top things off, I had to go out and BE NICE to someone!! (Trust me, it was the last thing I felt like doing.)
I went out with a mission to giving an umbrella away to someone. When I left the house it was raining. When I started driving it stopped. WHAT THE HECK!? How was I supposed to give an umbrella away to someone when the rain had completely stopped? So I gave up and continued on to my grandmother's house for dinner, feeling even more defeated. She generously made me, my sister, my mom and my cousin dinner tonight. So I took it upon myself to clean up the dishes. Not a huge random act of kindness, but at this point, it was all I could do for the day. I gave her a card and explained the project. She really seemed to care less about the little piece of paper I left, but I knew she was grateful for me doing the dishes.
Anyway, I got home just in time to crash on the couch and watch America's Next Top Model with my roommate when all of a sudden my Droid started going NUTS. People! Tons and tons of people began emailing me! (Well, wait, let's be real... when I say tons and tons I really mean 7 or 8 of you!)
Several of you were asking for Glimmer Cards! Which will be on their way tomorrow! A couple of you had awesome words of encouragement (which could not have come at a better time!):
In response to my "craptastic" facebook status, I got a facebook post from Lauren in Virginia Beach, VA saying: GLIMMERastic! :)
Sarah from Durham, NC emailed: I think what you're doing is great! I constantly have to remind myself not to loose faith in all mankind... I know there are other genuinely good people out there. We just have to come together to get everyone else to realize the same!
Amy from I'm-not-sure-where emailed: A friend of mine posted a link to your site onto Facebook, so I had to click and read. I think what you’ve started is absolutely wonderful! I’ve done good deeds here and there, but I think your idea of leaving those people with a card, so that they feel good enough to share with others, its awesome. .... Anywho, I just wanted to applaud you via email, and let you know I fully support you and all the good you’ve done this far!!
And THEN... yes, it gets better! I got this email of inspiration.
Melissa from Virginia Beach, VA said: Hi there Susan! I would love some cards. So I thought you would find this tidbit awesome... I pulled up to a Starbucks drive through on Independence in VBeach. When I pulled up to pay for my drink they told me that 45 min before someone paid for their coffee and the car behind them. They wanted to keep it going so I paid for the car behind me instead of mine. I don't know how much longer it lasted but it brought a smile to my face :)
Sorry that this is getting wordy, but HOW AWESOME IS THAT?! Without a Glimmer Card, people are still being nice! Or what if the original person HAD a Glimmer Card. (Really not the point at all, but the thought of it made me a little giddy!)
So anyway, Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for all of your support and kind words. They couldn't have come on a better evening! To make things even better, almost all of the emails of encouragement have been from complete strangers. So thanks, from the bottom of my heart. :)
Let me begin by telling you what a Craptastic Day I had. Work issues up the wazoo. Piles of things to get caught up on. And a dreary, rainy, cold cold day outside. (It's almost April! Where is the sunshine and warmer weather already?!)
By the time the afternoon was wrapping up I was complaining to my mom about how I had sooooo much to do and to top things off, I had to go out and BE NICE to someone!! (Trust me, it was the last thing I felt like doing.)
I went out with a mission to giving an umbrella away to someone. When I left the house it was raining. When I started driving it stopped. WHAT THE HECK!? How was I supposed to give an umbrella away to someone when the rain had completely stopped? So I gave up and continued on to my grandmother's house for dinner, feeling even more defeated. She generously made me, my sister, my mom and my cousin dinner tonight. So I took it upon myself to clean up the dishes. Not a huge random act of kindness, but at this point, it was all I could do for the day. I gave her a card and explained the project. She really seemed to care less about the little piece of paper I left, but I knew she was grateful for me doing the dishes.
Anyway, I got home just in time to crash on the couch and watch America's Next Top Model with my roommate when all of a sudden my Droid started going NUTS. People! Tons and tons of people began emailing me! (Well, wait, let's be real... when I say tons and tons I really mean 7 or 8 of you!)
Several of you were asking for Glimmer Cards! Which will be on their way tomorrow! A couple of you had awesome words of encouragement (which could not have come at a better time!):
In response to my "craptastic" facebook status, I got a facebook post from Lauren in Virginia Beach, VA saying: GLIMMERastic! :)
Sarah from Durham, NC emailed: I think what you're doing is great! I constantly have to remind myself not to loose faith in all mankind... I know there are other genuinely good people out there. We just have to come together to get everyone else to realize the same!
Amy from I'm-not-sure-where emailed: A friend of mine posted a link to your site onto Facebook, so I had to click and read. I think what you’ve started is absolutely wonderful! I’ve done good deeds here and there, but I think your idea of leaving those people with a card, so that they feel good enough to share with others, its awesome. .... Anywho, I just wanted to applaud you via email, and let you know I fully support you and all the good you’ve done this far!!
And THEN... yes, it gets better! I got this email of inspiration.
Melissa from Virginia Beach, VA said: Hi there Susan! I would love some cards. So I thought you would find this tidbit awesome... I pulled up to a Starbucks drive through on Independence in VBeach. When I pulled up to pay for my drink they told me that 45 min before someone paid for their coffee and the car behind them. They wanted to keep it going so I paid for the car behind me instead of mine. I don't know how much longer it lasted but it brought a smile to my face :)
Sorry that this is getting wordy, but HOW AWESOME IS THAT?! Without a Glimmer Card, people are still being nice! Or what if the original person HAD a Glimmer Card. (Really not the point at all, but the thought of it made me a little giddy!)
So anyway, Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for all of your support and kind words. They couldn't have come on a better evening! To make things even better, almost all of the emails of encouragement have been from complete strangers. So thanks, from the bottom of my heart. :)
The First Response!!
Tonight I got an email as a response to THE FIRST GLIMMER CARD THAT WAS GIVEN OUT!!! It made my night! :) If you missed the post about the first random act of kindness I did this week you can read about it here. Anyway, here is the email that Charlotte from Newport News, VA sent me:
On Monday I received a big plate of Chocolate Chip cookies with the glimmer card. What a treat! My favorite cookie. I was taking care of the 2 little girls that I keep on Monday's and my new neighbor Michael came over with this big plate of cookies that his Girlfriend had baked. It really made my day. I am the stay at home Mom in my neighborhood. The person that put's everyone's kids on the bus and when the bus pulls up in the afternoon and the parent's are not home, I bring those kids back to my house.
I'm also the one who always catches the loose dogs in the neighborhood. Which I did on Saturday! I plan on passing my card on to the next loose dog and it's owner since it happens quite often lately!
I'm located in Newport News. I think this is a great idea and I'm putting on my thinking cap to come up with some more ideas. What a smile it put on my face and my kids! Thanks so much!!
Charlotte
Thank you Charlotte for emailing me back! It sounds like you totally deserved receiving that Glimmer Card because you are always helping everyone else out! (Especially that time you found my house keys in your street and returned them!! I was so grateful!) So glad you liked the cookies!! :)
On Monday I received a big plate of Chocolate Chip cookies with the glimmer card. What a treat! My favorite cookie. I was taking care of the 2 little girls that I keep on Monday's and my new neighbor Michael came over with this big plate of cookies that his Girlfriend had baked. It really made my day. I am the stay at home Mom in my neighborhood. The person that put's everyone's kids on the bus and when the bus pulls up in the afternoon and the parent's are not home, I bring those kids back to my house.
I'm also the one who always catches the loose dogs in the neighborhood. Which I did on Saturday! I plan on passing my card on to the next loose dog and it's owner since it happens quite often lately!
I'm located in Newport News. I think this is a great idea and I'm putting on my thinking cap to come up with some more ideas. What a smile it put on my face and my kids! Thanks so much!!
Charlotte
Thank you Charlotte for emailing me back! It sounds like you totally deserved receiving that Glimmer Card because you are always helping everyone else out! (Especially that time you found my house keys in your street and returned them!! I was so grateful!) So glad you liked the cookies!! :)
Rainy Day Smiles!
This is an email I got from a fan of The Project Glimmer in Virginia Beach, Va. Check it out:
This is my very first glimmer card. My friend Alice and I had lunch on a rainy day—I had just picked up my cards from the mail box and excited to open them. Met my friend of 40some years for lunch—shared a glimmer card with her and we chatted about the project—made us have big smiles AND then she bought my lunch—another big smile! We went over to Belks in Suffolk and I shared a card with 2 ladies that were checking out with some real bargains—they were already smiling but they even had a bigger smile. Thanks Susan!
This is my very first glimmer card. My friend Alice and I had lunch on a rainy day—I had just picked up my cards from the mail box and excited to open them. Met my friend of 40some years for lunch—shared a glimmer card with her and we chatted about the project—made us have big smiles AND then she bought my lunch—another big smile! We went over to Belks in Suffolk and I shared a card with 2 ladies that were checking out with some real bargains—they were already smiling but they even had a bigger smile. Thanks Susan!
This was sent in from Linda in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Thanks Linda! So glad the Glimmer Cards brought smiles to those around you!
March 29, 2011
Yellow Flower Tuesday!
I'm going to be honest with you... today started out rough. Customer Service issues, cranky people, bad drivers, bad moods! This was exactly what my morning revolved around. And then I realized it was Day 2 of The Project Glimmer Kick Off Week. And here is what I did:
I headed out with a bundle of yellow daisies after lunch!
First Stop: Wachovia Drive Through! I needed to make a deposit. There were two ladies working the windows so I sent two flowers and two cards! They both smiled! :)
Second Stop: Verizon. I hate going into the Verizon store. But I wanted to go in and talk to someone about the costs of the ipad and/ or the mobile internet options they have. Typically I feel like going into Verizon is like doing your time at the DMV. Long and painful. But not this time!! A lady named Rosie was super helpful, got all of my questions answered within 5ish minutes, and had me out the door with a smile on my face. Because of her friendliness and patience, I experienced great customer service! So I went back in and asked for her. Sadly, she was busy, but I asked another lady to leave a couple of flowers and a card for her. When I was explaining myself I heard a few other people around me say "Awww" and smile.
Third Stop: MacCarther Mall. My roommate asked me to make a trip to the Apple Store with her. She has been having issues with her macbook (unheard of, I know!) and has been in there several times. Since this was probably going to be a stressful trip we decided to take some flowers along. Before we went in to the mall, we left a couple flowers on several cars windshields, along with a Glimmer Card. We had a few extra flowers that we decided to leave in the ladies & family restroom as well.
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| We put these the the door handle instead of the windshield... |
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| (Blurry to protect the identity of the Jeep!) Since I drive a jeep I HAD to leave a couple flowers on this one! |
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| Family Bathroom, first floor of MacCarther Mall. |
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| We figured that even if the Janitor is the one who finds this, it will be worth it! |
Luckily it was a very happy trip when the manager at the Apple Store said they would replace her dud laptop with a brand new laptop! Since our spirits were up, we decided to stop by the restrooms to see if anyone had found and taken the flowers yet. Sadly, no, not yet. But we figured even if it is a Janitor who finds them, then hooray! :)
When we were heading back to the car I glanced around, wondering if anyone had found the other flowers yet. It was actually really funny, because timing is everything! As we were getting closer to our car we saw a guy pulling the flowers and card off of his windshield. He looked around, like he was SUPER confused and then climbed into his car. We just looked like two innocent shoppers walking out of the mall, so unless he saw the funny smirk on my face, he had no clue it was us who left the flowers for him.
Last Stop. The Parking Garage Lady. I'm honestly not really sure what her title is, but she is the lady that sits in the booth, while leaving the parking garage, to collect our money. (It's not a toll, but a.... help me out... what's the word??) Anyway, Caitlin handed her the ticket and she told us we owed $2. When Caitlin passed her the $2 she had two yellow flowers with it. This lovely lady had the biggest grin on her face as she smiled back at us and said "Thank You."
So that's it ladies and gentlemen. Day two of the Glimmer Week Kick Off! What do you think? Give me your feed back! Did you get a flower? Let me know!
Glimmer Card Batches!
Yesterday evening I spent some time getting the Glimmer Card packets put together for the group of people who emailed me their addresses. Here's what they looked like:
Get excited if you are expecting one in the mail!!
As part of my kick off week I decided to include a little special something for four of you though! A random act of kindness from me to you!
You might be wondering how I picked which four would receive this special treat. Since I was sitting in the parking lot of the post office, I couldn't go to the random picker online, so I used the next best thing!
Chloe "picked out" four random envelopes for me!
All of the packets (except for one who emailed me her address literally as I was pulling out of the post office parking lot) have been shipped out! If you are local, you might get it today! Otherwise, be on the look out for your cards Wednesday and Thursday! :)
PS. I still have 6 batches of Glimmer Cards that need a good home! Do you or someone you know want to get involved? Let me know! I will mail them to you asap!
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