Mary Schmidt Marketing Troubleshooter

What goes around, comes around. That’s how the Universe should work all the time.

Most of us in blogville are incredibly fortunate. We’re high enough up the Maslow hierarchy of needs that we have the luxury of thinking about life…versus scrambling simply to live another day. And, so here I am at another Friday “Pollyanna” post.

I had a great week - in part because what goes around does come around (it just takes longer sometimes than others.) Here’s one example:

I call Citi card to cancel my account (since I plan to never fly AA again, so don’t need the miles). They’re sending me $50 to keep the card a few more months.

I write a check to Roadrunner Food Bank for $50 to contribute to the Civitan Club food drive. (People eat all year long. Tip: Your local food bank would really appreciate peanut butter. It’s got such a long shelf life, markets seldom donate it.)

I come home from the Civitan meeting and see a beautiful old table sitting at my neighbor’s curb, waiting for trash pick-up.

I offer to buy the table.

The neighbor gives it to me.

This weekend I’ll be donating some stuff to Habitat Restore.

Round and round we go.

P.S. Your local Habitat for Humanity Restore or Refurnishings may take your old kitchen cabinets, appliances, fixtures and furniture. They’ll even pick it all up. So before you trash it, check and see if they have a Restore in your area. ReFurnishings has two stores (that I know of) here in New Mexico.

Or, if you enjoyed this post, pop over to Habitat and make an online donation.

P.P.S. When I’m petty or selfish, the Universe notices that too…Yep, even Pollyanna has her bad days.

(You can also read my Lipsticking guest post today, Why Do We Accept Rudeness?)