Give Where You Live

Yesterday I was quite enamoured by a story of giving where you live from the TELUS International President. TELUS is well known for its Canadian *Give Where You Live* campaign. Over the past few years, TELUS International has expanded this value to Latin America and the Phillipines, where employees go out regularly to participate in community giving. Everything from building houses for the homeless to teaching English.

Did you know you can build a house in the Phillipines for $1400?

The goal is to build 7000 houses by 2025. The video was amazing.

I needed a kleenex.

Go —- Give where you live. Help your community.

Reach Out to Old Friends

Yesterday I called up an old friend —- only to find out that he’s suffering from H1N1, just got separated, and is on the verge of a potential job change. Nothing like getting caught up!

If you do nothing else today, drop a note or pick up the phone and reconnect.

Think About Being a Better Consumer

I used to think I was a responsible consumer.

But I’m not. I’m not really any better than any other middle-class citizen in Canada. The bigger problem is that I don’t know how, or have the tools at hand to be better. I still buy things I don’t really need. I still want things I don’t require. We still spend money on inconsequential items.

If I was smart, and wanted to buy things, I would concentrate on those items that would come in handy in a time of crisis: camping gear, solar panels, sleeping bags.

Even if there’s not any crises in my lfetime, those things would certainly come in handy, regardless.

Maybe I can become a smarter consumer.

Investigate Canadian Artists

The Last Adventure of the Dog Faced Boys - Painting by A.Shay HahnI’ve got a bit of a crush on A. Shay Hahn.

He’s a wickedly interesting painter in T.O.

I check his site regularly for new creative bits, and also to renew my love for some of the things he’s already created.

Nothing soothes a brain itch better than Hahn’s creations. There are so many options - this one is one of my favourites…..

Buy a Pair of Cowboy Boots

It’s one of those things that tickles the back of your mind. The niggling suspcion that you’re missing something significant. Of course. You need cowboy boots.

:-)

I’ve been toying with the idea for the past 2 months, only to be thwarted by sites that don’t ship to Canada, by out of stock boots, and the final straw - by boots that couldn’t be shipped until March. How can a girl go to Calgary for 4 days without a pair of boots with her? I think that’s one of the first things they check at customs.

Now I’ve got boots.

Or will have, in 5 days.

If you need boots, you need this site.