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Challenge #12

Commit an Act of Kindness (or two or three ♥ ).

I think it's perhaps cheating to say that my act of kindness this weekend was for myself, but it's true.

I got sick last week. I work retail and deal with people all day long, plus have two young kids who are walking petri dishes. It's going to happen. Usually, my way of handling this is to pop a bunch of DayQuil and pray that it passes quickly. Push through my shifts, and I can rest when I get home.

This time, though, I did the thing. I asked for help.

I never ask for coverage for my shifts. Most of the time, it is nigh impossible to find someone to take a shift, especially since 1. I have keys to my store, and thus can't just ask anyone to come in, and 2. I open, and no one likes being at the store early. But Matt took one look at me, told me that yes, he would come in and open, and that I should go the fuck home.

Then I texted two other people, both of whom agreed to come in early so the store had coverage.

I would still be sick right now if I didn't have Saturday off to rest. Granted, I still have a cough, but I no longer feel like walking death. I need to remember that it's okay to take this time for myself, that I need to get better, and I won't be able to do so when I'm too busy running myself into the ground.

As a second act of kindness, I finished an additional treat as part of chocolateboxcomm. No details on that, as it's a treat and won't be revealed until Valentine's Day, but I feel pretty good about it. ♥