Mid-April

It has been awhile since my last post, so let's catch up to date. I have sent letters to the following companies to let them know I have been happy with their products.
Publix, Tervis Tumblers, my local library system, Yankee Candle Co, Opi polish, Mr. Mee's(a great local resturant), First Colony Coffee Co., 2 authors, 3 families, and 2 friends. This week I wrote to a company in the UK, so I will be sending out my 1st international letter! They made a salad cookbook with wonderful photos and flavor combinations I wouldn't have tried on my own.Thank you!
My letter to Publix ended up being more like a description of my life. Not word for word but something like this: As a child I turned in glass bottles to buy donuts. As a teen it was a popular hangout, getting sodas and chips and chatting in the parking lot. I bought my wedding cake from Publix. We buy all birthday cakes from Publix. It is a tradition I hope to pass down.
What I have found is that it starts my day off well. I try to write each day, and it is getting easier. At first I teared myself up just thinking what to write. What I found is that the act of thanking others is coming so naturally now. Stoping and doing a joyful action each morning puts me in a thoughtful frame of mind all day.
I did not write for almost 2 weeks, and it was a little like being in a fog. Starting the letters was a good process for me.
Yesterday I unexpectedly recieved a package in the mail, from a favorite place, Barnes& Noble. Now let me back up a bit and explain that I recieved a nook for Christmas, and I am not a tech person. I downloaded a book a few days before, and thought I had also purchased it in hardback which freaked me out, thinking I had purchased it twice. I was anxious and kept telling my husband this has got to be some kind of a mistake, no way had I ordered a hardback. It was a lovely book called 365 ThankYous, The year a simple act of daily gratitude changed my life.  On the invoice was a note " Hello Cameo! A friend recommended this book to me when I started my Feb. challenge and I finally got it from the library. I really enjoyed it and I thought you would too! Hope your thank you project is going well! Love, Annie
I actually squeaked with delight when I saw her name "IT"S FROM ANNIE!"
Thank you so much for my book!
I have to say when I started this I was doing it to remind people and companies how great they are, how much they make a difference and to extend a smile when it seems like so many are unhappy. I am so hhappy it is helping others and letting people know in tought times others care.
I have several thorn moments which hurt and stopped me for awhile, but in the end not worth mentioning.:)