#Momlife is hard.
Work.
Kids.
Laundry.
Spouse.
Dinner. (What am I going to make for dinner!?)
Volunteering.
Showering.
Allll the “mmmooooooooooms”
Activities.
and so on….
Being a grown-up (& a mom) is overwhelming…For real.
But here’s the deal, it doesn’t take much to make a real impact on the world, and here is your guide to being a giver (and a good human!) in three simple steps:
- Donate blood. It’s not hard. It doesn’t cost anything. It takes less than an hour and you can save up to three lives with one donation! Talk about feel-good! Plus, you are eligible every 56-days to donate so you can donate six times in a year.
Next time you are meeting your friends for coffee – why not meet at the Red Cross first and donate blood? You can visit while you donate and you all can treat yourselves to a delicious treat after, you’ve earned it! OR take a book and read while you are there or just sit in silence All. By. Yourself. (It’s heaven.)
I bet we all know someone that has benefited from blood donation. Some people are not eligible to donate, so that makes those of us that can so much more important! You can schedule your appointment at redcross.org or just walk-in when the mood strikes!
- Be an organ donor. The time will come when you no longer need your organs, it’s just a fact of life. Why not change the lives of many with a simple act and donate your organs?
Make it official and sign up to donate at Donate Life Kansas (in Kansas or donatelife.net elsewhere). It takes two minutes and you can save up to eight lives with organ donation, restore eyesight for two people with cornea transplants and up to 80 lives with tissue donation? TRULY AMAZING! And let your loved ones know that you have done this and why – perhaps they would follow your lead and sign-up too, but most importantly, they will know your wishes, should the worst happen.
I have been on the waiting end of organ donation with one of my very favorite people in the whole wide world and it is tough! Not knowing if you will ‘get’ an organ in time is a hard life to lead. I can tell you that I think of the man that donated his organs (and his family) daily; he saved this special person’s life and our family is forever grateful.
Give yourself, and your family, the opportunity to make that kind of impact in a family’s life by saving someone’s or many someone’s lives with something you can no longer use.
- Smile, say ‘hello’ and be kind to strangers. The simplest of them all. And wow, what a difference it can truly make in a person’s day…including yours! A “good morning!” and a smile when you are leaving the coffee shop or grocery store could be the positive words that someone needed to make it through the day.
I remember a women offering to take my grocery cart back into the store for me when I was trying to load my three little (and all crying) kids and my groceries in the car and I wanted to hug her (and start crying myself), it just made my day. (I’m still talking about it years later! Kindness people!)
There are a lot more things that I personally feel people should do, and I’m sure you have a list too – the beauty is that these three simple things is they do no harm to anyone and provide only good outcomes. And really, isn’t that what we need more of in life? Good outcomes?
So! Donate. Donate. and Smile. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Making the world a better place one pint (of blood) at a time!
#savealife
