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Easy Listening

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

Have you ever had a friend who can talk and talk and talk? Today’s good deed: ASK “HOW ARE YOU?” AND REALLY LISTEN FOR MORE THAN, “FINE” I have a few friends that can talk till the cows come home …

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That’s Just the Way It Is

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

Have you ever had a song transport you to a totally different time and place? Today’s good deed: APOLOGIZE TO SOMEONE YOU’VE WRONGED I listened to the album The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range. It takes me …

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The Gratitude Challenge

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

I need to get out of my funk. I spent a whole day in bed. I woke up, brushed my teeth, made coffee, and got right back into bed. I need to shake myself out of this. Today’s good deed: …

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Scandalicious!!!!!

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

I don’t know if you know this or not … but SCANDAL IS BACK!!! Today’s good deed: CLOSE YOUR EARS TO GOSSIP THIS WEEK I love Scandal! What’s not to love?!? Tawdry affairs in the White House. Politicians killing for …

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Gym Dandy!

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

I ate a 1-pound bag of candy corn by myself. In two days. This has got to stop. Today’s good deed: GET SOME EXERCISE I love watching The Biggest Loser while eating horrible food. It’s wrong I know, but I …

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It’s Time To Play The Music

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

“My hope still is to leave the place a bit better than when I got here.” – Jim Henson Today’s good deed: LEAVE FLOWERS ON THE STATUE OF SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE When I saw this deed I thought it was …

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This Schoolhouse Rocks!

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

Help a child to learn?  Now that’s a deed for me!! Today’s good deed: SEND A POSTCARD TO AN ELEMENTARY CLASS Kids love to learn in fun, creative ways. My generation had School House Rock. They played in between cartoons on …

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I Kid You Not

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

This is going to be a controversial blog. Today’s good deed: TELL PARENTS WHEN THEIR KIDS SEEM WELL BEHAVED OR SMART OR NICE I’m tired of kids throwing tantrums in grocery stores. You’ve seen them. You’ve heard them. They’re growing …

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I’m in Love with Sam!

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

Today’s good deed: LOOK SOMEONE IN THE EYES AND THANK THEM SINCERELY I love Sam’s Club. Don’t get me wrong, I like Costco too, but Sam is my first love. I love being able to buy a baby monitor and …

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I Got a Rock

In Doing The Deed by Holly Walker

Do you remember the Charlie Brown Halloween special? When Charlie kept getting rocks in his trick-or-treat bag? Well today, I got a rock. I got 5 tons of rocks. Today’s good deed: OFFER A GLASS OF WATER TO A METER …