T Minus 14 Days

T minus 14 Days, Tuesday, July 31, 2012: "Random Act of Kindness"


It seems like summer just started but stores are already gearing up for 'Back to School' sales (I suppose that shouldn't surprise me because some stores have already busted out Christmas stuff but whatever...) I remember being excited about the first day of school. New clothes, new backpack, new lunch box, new notebooks...although I don't think I was ever able to get a Lisa Frank binder or a REAL Trapper Keeper (not a knockoff). Somehow, I survived...shocking, I know!

About a week after schools starts, they'll be running AWAY from the bus!

I didn't get to have those fancy, expensive versions of basic school needs because we weren't exactly rolling in the dough. But, we could at least afford to get some new school supplies. Not all families can even do that. When I was grocery shopping at H.E.B today, they offered customers the opportunity to participate in a school supply drive called 'Operation Back Pack' that is in conjunction with the YMCA. They had prepackaged some basic school supplies into bags and priced them out already. All I had to do was grab one of the bags and throw it in my cart and pay for it on the way out. It cost me a whole $7. That's less than what I paid for the random person's dinner in the drive-thru a couple of weeks ago! So, they catered to my desire to do something kind for the day and my desire to be lazy :) Here's a link to participating stores in the Houston area: http://www.heb.com/sectionpage/back-to-school/how-to-help/sd30430087#operationbackpack

If you're not in the Houston area, I recommend seeing if any businesses around you are doing something similar. It's hard enough to get kids excited about going back to school...new school supplies can make it just a bit easier and take some stress off of the parents who can't afford to buy them.

Just because I'm a nerd and I think this is funny. I probably only understand this because I wasn't busy staring at my Lisa Frank folders or playing with my Trapper Keeper.