Just needed to be heard for a little while

oldestgnome

I had a large bolt in my tyre today so changed the flat wheel outside the local fire station and got cheered for my efforts. I did note nobody offered to assist. Also I did it in about 10 mins so was impressed with myself!!

Waves_and_Smiles

Eeeeeeek! The whip is being passed around! <hides>

Well done on the tyre! I wouldn't know where to start. I never learnt to drive as I kept putting it off and now obviously it wouldn't be the best idea! I have driven my partners car around a car park, though for the experience. The main thing I remember is him yelling "Brake, brake, brake!" and disappearing to the pub afterwards. I can't think why...

oldestgnome

I wasn't allowed to use the family car until I had proved I could change a wheel, has come in handy several times and not just for me Should be part of the practical test IMO. Oil, water, wheel change.

It takes a lot of nerve to try to teach someone you know how to drive your partner earned that visit to the pub!!

Random act of kindness today I bought a box of ice lollies and gave them to strangers in the street It was a thread from the arms that prompted that! What random act of kindness have you been on the receiving end of?

Waves_and_Smiles

Awww, how sweet of you! That's a really lovely thing to do!

I have had quite a few kind and unexpected gestures. My latest was receiving pugliet who i adore and either sits on my knee or next to me. He is never far away and I consider him my good mental health pug!

Another very kind gesture that stunned me was when I had discovered that my cat had kidney failure and I had no idea how to pay her vet bill. I was playing a silly child's online animal game to try and distract myself and got talking to a dad who was helping his daughter play. She was confused about what to do so I helped them out. We chatted in general and I mentioned my cat. He sympathised and we spoke about other things for a while until he asked me to give him my paypal details as he was teaching his daughter kindness and asked if she could donate £1 to my cats care. After much refusing I gave in as he said it was the perfect teaching tool he was looking for. She did indeed donate £1 and he donated £450, it covered the entire bill. I had known them for 3 hours and it meant the world to me. I was a complete stranger to him.

oldestgnome

What a lovely thing for the gentleman to do.

So what is leaving the cupboard of doom?

whitewing

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

Having a healthy part of me that observes and says these are just symptoms still doesn't stop them happening. .

doesn't stop them happening yet

(Still catching up on the thread after my all day meeting. )

Waves_and_Smiles

I am still in vague contact with the little girl who is a big girl now and her dad. We occasionally send emails checking each other are ok. I have offered the money back to him many times and sent it through paypal once, he just cancelled the transaction. I still appreciate it so much, it was such a kind thing to do for a total stranger and meant that I could afford another night's dialysis for her.

Aha! I saw a challenge way back for a shelf to be cleared! So the following is going-

3 ornaments
2 scarves with matching gloves
A cat toy
A wooden heart hangy thing
Another picture frame
3 odd socks
2 used candles

The items won't leave until tomorrow now but they are ready to go!

haybel19

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Oooops, which joke did I miss?

I was actually wondering if any of our little group was an artist. Some of the posts (bunnies building sandcastles, the heaven face on your dog haybel - which I can visualise soooooo well! - even a cartoon of the *whisper* radio waves might make it funny.... Wouldn't they be wonderful in the published edition of 'WaS and the Cupboard of Doom' ?

Ohh yes I totally agree.. wish I could draw or paint. I absolutely love cardmaking and papercrafter and cake decorating but cannot do any form of drawing or painting.

haybel19

Waves_and_Smiles wrote: »

I am still in vague contact with the little girl who is a big girl now and her dad. We occasionally send emails checking each other are ok. I have offered the money back to him many times and sent it through paypal once, he just cancelled the transaction. I still appreciate it so much, it was such a kind thing to do for a total stranger and meant that I could afford another night's dialysis for her.

Aha! I saw a challenge way back for a shelf to be cleared! So the following is going-

3 ornaments
2 scarves with matching gloves
A cat toy
A wooden heart hangy thing
Another picture frame
3 odd socks
2 used candles

The items won't leave until tomorrow now but they are ready to go!

Well done WaS. Did you remember to take a picture first? Then you can look back at how much ddecluttering you have done. A whole shelf is pretty impressive well done

dibuzz

Wow, well done on the decluttering.
I'm going for a bath now then bed hopefully