Aloha Friday #103
October 8, 2009 by Kailani
Filed under aloha friday, daily life, memes
Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
My question is:
What was the last nice thing you’ve done for someone else?
Comment Spotlight by Design it Chic: I let someone cut in front of me at the grocery store line the other day! And it wasn’t even a pregnant lady, an old lady, or a sweet child.. it was a grown up with fewer items than me in his cart:) He looked strange at me .. showing me the “what-are-you-doing-crazy-alien-lady?-why-are-you-letting-me-in front-of-you?†look.. but i was glad i actually did smth for someone i didn’t know:) Aloha!
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I watched my friends two kids all day on a Saturday so she could spend the day with her husband for his birthday. She planned a surprise for him.
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I gave some groceries to a needy family.
.-= Vicki´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
Gave away a coupon for a free pie
It felt good to do.
.-= Shannon (The Mommy-Files)´s last blog ..PartyOn Etsy Shop Halloween Review & Giveaway =-.
Hmmm…our oldest son is working out of state for three weeks. We bought him a round trip plane ticket so he can fly home and surprise his wife at her surprise birthday party.
I think however, the nicest things we can do for others are things from the heart that are kept quiet.
Today, I took several of the magazines I subscribe to and gave them to my aunt to put in the waiting room at the doctors office she works at…
I know it isn’t much, but it gives them something to read and it also somewhat recycles.
.-= noelle d´s last blog ..Aloha Friday # 5 =-.
Hmmm. I guess the nicest thing I have done is help my best friend get a headstone for her son from a wonderful charity. I found them. I urged her to contact them and I had hope and prayed a lot.
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Hmmm… basically, everything I’ve ever done for my husband! LOL!
.-= Jennifer @ It’s A Beauty Filled Life´s last blog ..Top Ten Thursday – Top Ten Favorite Books and Authors =-.
I just took the time out to answer lots of questions a Mom had about starting up a blog for her her business.
.-= Michelle M´s last blog ..Aloha Friday: Candy! =-.
Does cooking, cleaning and laundry count?
The b/f had the flu and I took care of him. It was like really having a 3rd child, he was such a baby. But I did it without complaining at all lol.
Oh and last week i took a truck full of clothes and toys to the local pantry
.-= Melissa´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
I have been taking my husband lunch to his work. He barely ever takes a lunch break so I have been taking the time to bring him some. I don’t usually have a huge grand gesture of kindness but I do display several small acts of kindness. I think the small ones can get overlooked sometimes.
.-= Kimberly´s last blog ..Aloha Friday – Flowers or Chores? =-.
take a friend to the airport
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Did some of my son’s chores so that he could go off w/ his Dad on an adventure.
.-= Sues2u2´s last blog ..Aloha Friday – 9 Oct =-.
Hmm, that’s a good question. I’ve been kind of out of it all week and it’s still hard to think straight, but I would have to say offering to help out one of the other moms at soccer practice.
.-= Deb – Mom of 3 Girls´s last blog ..When Mommy’s sick… =-.
I let someone cut in front of me at the grocery store line the other day! And it wasn’t even a pregnant lady, an old lady, or a sweet child.. it was a grown up with fewer items than me in his cart:) He looked strange at me .. showing me the “what-are-you-doing-crazy-alien-lady?-why-are-you-letting-me-in front-of-you?” look.. but i was glad i actually did smth for someone i didn’t know:)
Aloha!
.-= Niky @ Design It Chic´s last blog ..Aloha Friday!!! =-.
I met up with a lady who is new to our state/city/town and invited her to cook with a friend and me. I remember not knowing anyone when I first moved here so this is good thing to do.
.-= JamericanSpice´s last blog ..Aloha Friday: Mother-in-law relationship =-.
i brought a chai latte to my hairdresser today. i know how much she likes them and thought she would like to have one on such a cold day. she did =)
.-= diana/sunshine´s last blog ..can i quote you? =-.
I helped someone change financial institutions. The former one was starting to charge too many fees.
.-= Clara´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
This is a great question! I love reading about all the great people we have in this world.
Besides my young children, who are my never ending service project, I started a homeschool group to serve our community recently. I also brought food to a funeral.
.-= Michelle´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
Took my hanai mom to the grocery store
Kailani, Sometimes I’m not feeling like I’ve done anything nice for anyone in particular, but I guess when I prepared a gourmet meal for my husband and taken his mommy for a drive and written a post to inspire someone who might be feeling down, or sent gifts from Hawaii to my family & friends in the mainland I’ve done something nice. Your site is amazing and I’m wondering how did you learn all of this?
Thanks for sharing,
Aloha Friday! – Marilyn The Artful Hawaiigirl I asked the question “What would you do to inspire people during this economy?” Liza of AMauiBlog suggestedI stop by here for Aloha Friday! http://artfulhawaiigirl.blogspot.com
i donated clothes and money to the victims of typhoon ondoy (ketsana)
i donated clothes and money to the victims of typhoon ondoy (ketsana). aloha, it’s good to be back
i donated clothes and money to the victims of typhoon ondoy (ketsana). aloha, it’s good to be back
had the chance to donate clothes and money for the victims of typhoon ondoy (ketsana). aloha! im sure glad to be back
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Help my daughter with the babies because she gets gestational diabetes when she is pregnant.
.-= Baba´s last blog ..Welcome to FeedBurner =-.
Well that would be helping family out, although I do not want to be specific
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I bought flowers for my wife yesterday.
.-= Rob´s last blog ..Aloha Friday – Friday =-.
I like to surprise people with little gifts that they’re not expecting. Yesterday, I picked a bushel of our native, fresh Macoun apples for a friend who I knew would really enjoy them.
It’s the unexpected surprises that I find delightful!
.-= Everydaywoman´s last blog ..Aloha Friday #19: Three Wishes =-.
My 9 year old plays football, and there is a little boy on the team who’s parents can’t get him to practice. So, I am working with other parents on the team to figure out how we can pick up and drop off this little boy too. It’s not his fault that he can’t get to practice, and he really wants to play.
I gave away a futon to a lady who was so happy to receive it.
.-= Nina´s last blog ..LETS TAKE A TRIP =-.
I have offered and am paying for my grandsons second birthday party on the 18th. Not much but my daughter and son-in-law really appreciated it! His birthday is actually on the 16th though
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Can’t think of anything great at the moment, but I did return my neighbor’s trash can lid yesterday after it ended up in my driveway. Before running over it and everything.
.-= Deb´s last blog ..Aloha Friday: Trick or treat? =-.
I gave some homeschooling resources & books to a neighbor who’s decided to pull her son from private school to homeschool him.
Really, though, I can’t think of anything significant that I’ve done lately so, thank you for the reminder!
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Bought a cake for a friend’s Birthday.
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I volunteered at my son’s school to help other kids with reading. In addition to this I am now Box Tops for Education chair person at the PTA.
.-= TheAngelForever´s last blog ..Words . . . whatever =-.
Did a bunch of research for my little sister’s paper. She found out she had researched the wrong thing and it was due the next day but she had to go to school. While she was in school, I researched.
.-= Dee´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
The first thing that came to mind was that I dropped off a box of clothes & toys to good will last week. But on a smaller scale, I let a bunch of cars go in front of me at the parking lot yesterday (no one else was letting them through and they had been waiting there for awhile).
.-= Jackie´s last blog ..Aloha Friday – 10/9 =-.
What a great question! I took a friend out for dinner who needed a lift. Happy Friday!
.-= Teri´s last blog ..such a silly baby =-.
Donated my old clothes and shoes to the Red Cross to help in the relief operations in the Philippines
.-= Em Dy´s last blog ..Handyman =-.
Hmmmmm I think that is bit personal. I will leave it at that, you may be able to read about it on my blog though…lol.
.-= Ric´s last blog ..Aloha Friday! =-.
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I have done things for family, but nothing out in the world…maybe I’ll bake some quick bread and send over to the lady next door today. I get so busy with my own family, I can be really selfish!
.-= Heather´s last blog ..Aloha Friday & Health =-.
same here I just donated a load of goodies to the salvation army
.-= Kristen Andrews´s last blog ..Clutter makes me CRAZY!!!!! =-.
Yesterday morning we got all the way to my son’s school and found out that he hadn’t brought his backpack! So I drove another 30 minutes each way to go back home and pick it up so he wouldn’t get demerits for being unprepared to class. I ended up driving a total of almost 3 hours yesterday going to school, going back home, going back to school and then doing it all over again in the afternoon.
.-= Shelly´s last blog ..Aloha Friday: Are you Ready for Some Football? =-.
I’ve always been nice and friendly, and I’m always honest but careful with my opinions especially about other people. and I few friends actually rely on me if they need an honest to goodness opinion about themselves. I think that’s a nice thing I do for other people, that i know I have been appreciated with. But then, this is really a tough question! Maybe I should ask people about this …
.-= Charlotte (Life’s a Charm)´s last blog ..Household Chores and Errands =-.
I spiffed up the house, got all yard work done, and made a big italian dinner to surprise my husband because he just got back from a trip out of town.
.-= Karen´s last blog ..Aloha Friday =-.
I watched one of my friends kids so she could finish packing/moving and cleaning.
.-= Brandi´s last blog ..Aloha Friday… =-.