Make a Fresh Pot If You Drink the Last Cup
Offices are all about productivity, and productivity is all about coffee. These days, though, there’s no excuse for coffee to taste like crap, even if it’s brewed in a break …
Participate in a Food Drive
The Feeding America nationwide network of food banks secures and distributes 4 billion meals each year through food pantries and meal programs throughout the United States and leads the nation …
Organize a Block Party
Maybe you’ve just moved to your block, or maybe you’ve lived there for several years but still don’t know most of your neighbors. Deciding to organize a party in the …
Create a Family Cookbook of Favorite Recipes
Food is a key ingredient in any family history—just think about the memories evoked by a taste of Dad’s secret sauce or a whiff of Grandma’s fresh-baked bread. Celebrate those …
Support Your Local Farmer’s Market
From savoring produce at the peak of freshness to meeting the people who grow your food, there are countless reasons to support farmers markets. Source: CUESA Support Your Local Farmer’s …
Bake Someone Their Favorite Dessert
Ah, the cupcake. The first known recipe was published in 1796, with instructions for “a cake to be baked in small cups”. Today the grab-and-go treat is ubiquitous, and shows no …
If You Spill Cream or Sugar on the Counter at the Coffee Shop-Wipe It Up
Most people love a good cup of joe. Here are a few more rules of “coffee shop étiquette”. Good to know! Source: Bustle If You Spill Cream or Sugar on …
Prepare a Dinner for a Family That Is Overwhelmed
Between packing school lunches, getting to and from soccer practice, and, oh yeah, that job you have, it can be seriously challenging to get a new satisfying and healthy dinner on …
Shop Local
Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally-owned business, rather than a nationally-owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local …
At Your Next Family Gathering Offer a Toast to Everyone and Let Them Know How Much They Mean to You
Your amazing toast is a gift to the person you love. It’s a gift to the audience, desperate for some entertainment and sure, it’s pretty fun to be a rockstar …
Ask for the Recipe after Enjoying a Terrific Meal
It will please your host or hostess more than you can ever know! Food is much more than just something that tastes good and fills up your stomach. What you …
Leave a Dollar Bill Taped on a Vending Machine “Enjoy a Drink or Treat on Me”
Check out these unique mechanical kiosks — listed in order from weirdest to most wonderful — to learn all about this convenient retail and food service trend. Which one is …
Pull Someone’s Chair out for Them at the Dinner Table
This one, as many others, is simple but rare. You don’t have to run around to your date’s side of the table to make sure you pull out her chair …
Pick up the Bill
When a couple refused to sit next to a booth full of police officers at a restaurant, the cops counteracted with an act of kindness. It happened over the weekend …
Buy Two Meals at the Street Vendor and Offer One to a Homeless Person
When you see a homeless person, what do you do? Most of us tend to have the same response: We avoid eye contact and walk a little faster. But you might …
Send a Pizza (Or Two) to Your Local Firehouse
Being a firefighter is not easy and neither is the process of becoming a firefighter. Competition is fierce and the hiring process can be very grueling and challenging, something many …
Send Dessert to Another Table in a Restaurant
It’s an outrageous idea, but, why not? The Institute of Optimum Nutrition would argue the former, claiming that there a number of foods that improve mood levels by releasing natural, …
Donate Cleaning Supplies or Dog Food to the Animal Shelter
Donated items can be brought to the customer service counter at any AHS location during regular business hours. No appointment is necessary. Source: Animal Humane Society Donate Cleaning Supplies or …
Leave Quarters in Gumball Machines
Restless kids always run up to those twisting the knobs and begging their parents to give them a quarter. You know you did. Surprise them by leaving some quarters in …
Bring a Dozen Donuts to the Office
It is amazing what bringing donuts to the office does to set the tone for the workday. People seem happier and more engaged when someone brings donuts to the office. …
Leave a Generous Tip
Although you don’t have to leave hundreds of dollars, these tipping stories are sure to make you say WOW! Source: The Week Leave a Generous Tip was last modified: January …
Bring Your Partner a Coffee and a Treat in the Morning
This simple gesture means a lot to my husband. He enjoys drinking coffee, and bringing it to him in the morning expresses love and affection. If your partner likes to …
Help Someone with Their Grocery Bags
Helping out people with their groceries is a simple way to spread the love. Just make sure to ask if they need your help before doing so! Source: Center for …
Take the Kids out for Ice Cream
Few things in life are better than eating an ice cream cone on a hot day. Like maybe finding your soulmate. So now is it even a question of packing …
Do the dishes
No one likes doing chores. In happiness surveys, housework is ranked down there with commuting as activities that people enjoy the least. Maybe that’s why figuring out who does which …
Prepare two lunches and share one with a co-worker
If that’s not enough to sway you to start packing your lunch, then maybe knowing just how much money you’re spending will help. Let’s do some math: If you buy …
Bake someone (or lots of someone’s) cookies
Bake someone happy with one (or more) of these fantastic cookie recipes. Source: Good Cheap Eats Bake someone (or lots of someone’s) cookies was last modified: January 14th, 2017 by …
Invite your neighbor to dinner
The key to meeting new neighbors – and making new friends – is usually to find some common interests. There are a number of interests you can explore with others, …
