Keep the Change

It's about 9 P.M. on Sunday and I am sitting outside on our deck listening to a really annoying dog and eating ice cream. I had such a great weekend visiting my brother with little Matthew. Hubby had to work so we took a quick road trip. My brother, Matt, and I are only one day apart as far as our birthdays are concerned, but 3 years in age. My other brother Ryan and I are 12 years apart. I have the best of friends in both of them and have had so much fun being their older sister.

As new year resolutions go, I wanted to share mine with you. Have you ever wondered about the logistics of me making purchases? Well, it's not always flawless. If I make a cash purchase and I have change coming back to me in the form of coins, 99% of the time I say "keep the change" regardless of the amount (because of my situation). Coins are a bit of a balancing act and I have yet to learn how to balance. :)

I have been thinking about this more lately as I feel I should be making my difficulty a positive for someone else. So, rather than telling someone to keep my change, I'm going to make this year "All About Change" and start utilizing what I can't as a way to create change.

For the next year, I'm going to be saving all of my change. The first $200 that I have will be donated to a special charity, of which I will share with you. From that point on, I will be looking for a special person or cause to provide my change to.

I have a much larger dream for this idea and hope to provide you updates as the year progresses. However, as of today, if you know of anyone that should be on my change list, please let me know. I'd love to have a list to send to by the end of 2008. Always feel free to e-mail me at griffinja123@gmail.com!

I hope u all had a great weekend. It's all about the change you can make! :)

Love,
Jen