My 22 Acts of Service

My birthday was on the 14th and I wanted to do 22 acts of service. It was a long day, but I had a blast! This is what I did:

1. Returned the shopping carts to the grocery store 
2. Left a little treat for the mailman
3. Left a box of chocolates for my parents
4. Delivered some cookies to the police station - they seemed really grateful!
5. Left some notes around my old university
6. Taped some change to the vending machines - one was picked up right away!
7. Delivered cookies to the leadership center on campus - they helped me so much while I was in school. 
8. I went to Taco Bell for a quick bite to eat and paid for the person behind me in the drive-thru
9. Went to the laundromat and taped some quarters to the machines
10. Donated blood - this was interesting. I've donated before, but I always start to get really hot and feel sick when I do it. This was no different. They had to put some cold towels on my head and gave me a bag, just in case I needed to throw up. Either way, this was my favorite act of the day!
11. Went to my old workplace and delivered some doughnuts
12. Ate with some wonderful senior citizens
13. Bought a meal pass and told the cashier to use it on the next customer
14. Delivered some treats to some friends that I hadn't seen in a while
15. Went to my aunt's house and delivered some more cookies
16. My aunt and uncle were going out to eat and my cousin had to pick up the pizza so I stayed and watched the little ones until she got back
17. Helped my cousin make a cake for her boyfriend
18. Wrote a message to a person that I needed to apologize for - I was holding onto some anger for a while and I needed to apologize to her
19. Talked to a few people and set up a package for a friend that lives out of the state
20. I was a nice driver all day - this was tough for me. 
21. I held the doors open to people every where I went
22. I smiled at everyone that I made eye contact with

It was such a fun day and I was so happy that I was able to bring a smile to people's faces. This is something that I want to do more often. I inspired my aunt to do the same thing with her kids so they learn to give back on their birthdays instead of just receiving stuff. I highly suggest this to everyone! 

Just a few pictures of my adventures of the day!

(Also, I just want to say thanks for all of the birthday messages and for all of the messages I received regarding people doing their own acts of service!)