Wine Charms

My favorite holiday of the year is the 4th of July!  Hands down, without a doubt....4th of July!  It falls during a time when the weather is lovely where I live, and it is a holiday that does not involve dressing up, buying presents, and obligations to spend time with some people you are not exited to see.  I have spent every 4th of July of my life at the same lake and can hardly wait for the surf and turf feast my family and our closest friends hold annually.

At our party there are always lots of glasses of soda, juice, beer and wine (and this year for the first time a baby bottle for the youngest among us), and we find ways to mark our own glasses.  I thought some others might enjoy some wine charms for their own summer parties.  I have three boxes or different style charms for three finders.  Hope the finders enjoy them!

Sparkly Emery Boards

Hard to believe it has been almost a month since my last post.  Thank you so much to some of the finders of my recent gifts for your comments on the blog.  Knowing some of the presents find their way into appreciative hands makes my heart happy.  I hope you pay it forward and find ways to be kind to others!  

It is time for another random act of kindness gift.  The summer season has arrived in my hometown and the days of sandals and daylight late into the evening mean painted fingers and toes with the hot new nail polish colors of the season.  As any reader of this blog knows I love sparkly things and came across some sparkly emery boards.  I hope the finders of the two boards I have to give enjoy them through the season.

    

Goals and Dreams

This past Saturday I graduated from business school and earned an MBA.  It was a goal I thought about for many years.  Finally I decided the years will pass anyway so I might as well have a degree to show for the time.  Twenty-seven months later I crossed the stage.  At the same time I went back to school I started writing down goals.  It is amazing how powerful it is to have a list of goals to look at and work toward.  I write a new list each year.

At my commencement the speaker, who has been quite successful starting businesses we all know, talked about the fact that he keeps a notepad by his bed to write down ideas that come to his mind during the night.  He has in fact followed many of the dreams and they have made a difference to him and many people around him.

My next gifts are a couple note pads for the finders to write down their own goals and dreams!  If you think about your goals and work toward them they will be accomplished!

  

Mother's Day Scratch Tickets

I keep a box at home for this Undercover Ladybug project, and I fill it with gifts, ribbons, markers, and all the items I need to create and label my little gifts.  When looking through the box this morning I noticed I had three scratch tickets.  Since today is Mother's Day I thought they would make the perfect small gift to leave in a few different restaurants to be found by a Mom or maybe a child who will give it to a Mom. Good luck to the finders!

  

Ireland Trip

I am headed to Ireland soon for a vacation.  I could not be more excited for the time away and the chance to experience the home country of one sent of great-grandparents.  I have planned out a trip for a week that will go from Dublin through southwest Ireland to Galway and back to Dublin.  I have five gifts to leave along the way.  The gifts are a small mirror, a pair of napkin rings, a bookmark, a packet of flower seeds, and a set of stickers.

Here is a photo of all the gifts.  Hope the five finders enjoy them.

 

Napkin Rings

I was at my parents' house recently for dinner and my mother had dressed up the table with some napkin rings at each of our seats.  They made me smile and made the whole dinner just feel a bid more special.  I found a couple napkin rings with green petals and sparkly diamond centers to leave as an anonymous gift.

I hope the finder uses them to make an ordinary dinner just a bit more special.

 

Small Mirror

What girl cannot use a small mirror in her purse to check her makeup or her teeth after certain foods.  I love poppyseed bagels and a small mirror needs to be available when I finish one!!  I found an adorable small mirror the other day and just had to pick it up for an anonymous gift.  I hope the finder smiles when she sees it and slips it into her purse.  

Remember to be kind to others.  Even a smile can be a gift!!!