How’s that for an odd title? I hope you all had a nice weekend! Mine was a mix of relaxing and busy, so I guess that’s good. This is my last week of class before Thanksgiving break. Miami gives us a full week off for Thanksgiving (which I actually hate because then we have to go a week later in December) so I’ll be flying up to the New England this weekend to start my holiday. That in itself is pretty marvelous :)
Backing up to Thursday….National World Kindness Day. To celebrate World Kindness Day, I took part in KIND‘s company-wide initiative and handed out flowers (with a note) and bars to people on campus. Across the country we distributed more than 35,000 flowers and bars total! The goal was to inspire kindness and invite others to join the KIND Movement. Just another reason I love my company.
Although I did look like an out-of-place florist walking around with bags of flowers, people were so appreciative and happy. It’s these small things that can make a difference in our world.
But I officially need to clean my car as it looks and smells like a flower delivery truck- ha!
Not my typical rear-view sight!
The weekend was all about group projects. Fun stuff, right? For 3/5 of my classes, I have a group project worth at least 30% of my grade (one project is 50%…). Anyone who’s ever been in college (or school for that matter) can attest that group projects can be a miserable experience. Yes, it’s hard to coordinate meeting times around everyone’s schedules but it’s even harder to trust that people will do the work…correctly! That’s my Type-A coming out. Let’s just say I will be very glad when these presentations are over in December!
One good (and tasty) thing to come out of my weekend? Almond butter + oats + honey + cinnamon balls. I was hungry and wanted something different to snack on so I decided to do something with the almond butter jar in the back of my pantry. Even though it’s “healthier,” almond butter just doesn’t compare to peanut butter for me. I like the taste of it but don’t go through jars as quickly as I do with peanut butter. But now the jar is empty because of these:
So easy and I will be making these more often. Next time I’ll add other “extras” like chia seeds or dried fruit. Any suggestions for good combinations?
Hope your Monday is off to a fantastic start!
Favorite thing from the weekend?
Tell me your best or worst group project experience…
You are such a sweetheart, Emily! I had no idea that last Thursday was World Kindness Day. You & the rest of everyone @ KIND did such a great job bringing smiles to other peoples faces. Be proud of the lady you are!
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Most people didn’t know it was World Kindness Day so I think we should put it on the calendar- ha! Even though it was a small act, it felt good to take part in the bigger mission.
HATE group projects! I have just one more (tomorrow) but it isn’t so bad. We just have to “teach” the class a chapter in our writing book (just me and my partner…who is French…and can barely speak English!) Haha!
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Yes, two people in my group don’t speak English either. Makes the work a tad more difficult!
I love the idea behind kindness day! Who doesn’t like getting flowers?
And random but I’d love if you shared this post on my new Weekend Snapshots link up. The link-up just went live today!
http://www.herheartlandsoul.com/weekend-snapshots-linkup/
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Sure! I will share it now, sorry I’m late.
Looovvvvvee KIND bars! Love that you participated and handed out flowers, very cool! I’m sure you made someone’s day :)
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Aren’t they the best?! My favorite lately has been the Apple Cinnamon and Pecan.
I love that you do that for KIND! It seems like such a fun weekend gig. Can’t believe Thanksgiving is coming up so soon already — when I was in college we had a week break too, and I loved it! Haha. I know all about group project stuff, too .. so not fun, ha. Have a great week, Emily!
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My job with KIND is a full week gig! I try to plan events around my schedule and while I’d like to have them all on the weekends, most are during the week.
Ahh group projects… can’t say I miss that all that much. As a generally controlling person mixed with an introvert personality they were always super draining. And if you were pegged as the “over achiever” you usally got stuck with all the work (or you cared way more than anyone else and were the only person who even wanted to do the work)
However, I did have an incredible experience with my senior capstone project that everyone worked SO.HARD. on and it showed.
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Couldn’t have said it better. Sounds like we would work well in a group project though! I have yet to have an experience where everyone gives 100% effort but I have a few classes next semester that are notorious for projects so hopefully I’ll have one then.
That’s really awesome that you gave out KIND bars. I remember one morning between classes I was super hungry and someone was giving out Jimmy Johns samples and had my favorite sub – it made my day!
I totally feel you on the group projects! The situation improved a lot as an upperclassman, especially in classes for my major, but I spent a lot of my first two years doing extra work. It does seem to be better now that I’m in the workforce – I think people are a lot more motivated when they’re getting paid!
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Wow! That’s a sure way to improve someones day. Group projects now are better than they were freshman year, so there’s hope for more improvement after college!