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!!!   

Seed Packets

Spring and summer bring flowers, gardens and open air farmers' markets in the city.  I love fresh produce and getting to talk to the individuals responsible for growing the food I plan to eat.  Since there are some things I can grow on my own kitchen counter, I thought someone else might also like to grow a fresh item to add to their summer meals.

I have a few packets of rosemary, thyme, parsley, etc.  I hope the finders either have a home garden or a friend to pass along these gifts to.

Kitten Page Clips

We had a few days last week that were a preview of spring weather.  How nice to leave my coat at home and see so many other people out walking, sitting in the park on a blanket or enjoying outside restaurant seating.  On a beautiful day it can be such a pleasure to have a leisurely afternoon reading a book or a magazine at an outdoor table watching people pass by.  I have a package of four magnetic page clips to mark a page in your favorite reading material.  I hope the finder can enjoy them soon on a spring day.