Daily Survival Kit
~ Author Unknown
~ Author Unknown
Items to put in kit: Toothpick, Rubber band, Band aid, Pencil, Eraser, Chewing gum, Mint, Candy kiss, Tea bag
Why?
1. Toothpick - to remind you to pick out the good qualities in othersI'm sure most of you have seen this before, but I thought it would be a great way to send you into the weekend - from me to you!
2. Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible: things might not always work out the way you want, but it will work out.
3. Band aid - to remind you to heal hurt feelings; yours and someone else's
4. Pencil - to remind you to list your blessings everyday
5. Eraser - to remind you that everyone makes mistakes, and it's OK
6. Chewing gum - to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything
7. Mint - to remind you that you are worth a mint!
8. Candy kiss - to remind you that everyone needs a kiss or a hug every day
9. Tea bag - to remind you to relax daily and go over your list of blessings
Can you think of any items we should add?
Perfect thing for me today as this week has been haaaaaard. Thanks for posting it and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI would post a travel pillow so that I can sleep in my car between football and soccer games on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteI'd have to add a stapler, to remind myself that sometimes you need to push a little extra hard to get things to stay together.
ReplyDeleteOkay, that was lame, but something to remind me that hard work really does get the job done in the end!
Fun post, Shannon!
I haven't seen that before, Shannon, but I really love that the toothpick goes first.
ReplyDeleteAw, what a lovely list! My author kit would be:
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Notebook
Pen
Pen that works
Tissue for leaking pen
Coffee
Chocolate
Small bemused cat
Shannon, just stopped by cuz I miss you and was thinking about you today. Hoping you have a fab weekend! We have four soccer games and a tennis tournament waiting for us. Whew!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen it--and LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteMight be something to take to ACFW conference.
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Wine. Definately wine. To help take the sharp edges off a hard day? Lame, I know!
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Love this! Glad you shared it. I would add a pen and small notebook for conversations with others. Everyone has a story to tell and it's fun to capture the details for possible story ideas.
ReplyDeleteMy son got a similar bag on his first day of school. I loved it for him. :O)
ReplyDeletehi miss shannon! thats a really neat list. im gonna add a tickle bug so it could remind us to laugh.
ReplyDeletei hope you have a fun weekend.
...hugs from lenny
I hadn't seen this before, S. It's wonderful. Got to add chocolate and wine. But for the sake of the list, I'd add a spring--to remind me keep writing with a spring in my step. lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little list! I need one of these.
ReplyDeleteWhat a precious list! Hadn't seen it before. But am carrying it with me from now on. Thanks for bringing bright smiles! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteEverytime I see this it reminds me that all those things stressing me out or driving me ca-razy are not really as important as I might have thought. Thanks for posting this, Shannon... I needed the reminder as I head into a weekend with a 5-yr-old birthday party planned! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this- very cute!
ReplyDeleteBookmarked. Cuz, I need to remind myself of this list often. Thanks, BFF.
ReplyDeleteLooks good to me! Great list!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this list! I love it. How clever! How about sweetener (I would choose Splenda) to sweeten anything life throws at me. If it's lemons, I'm making some sweetened lemonade!
ReplyDeleteCute list. I've seen variations of it before. One I've seen has a penny, but can't remember the why for it. Another I remember seeing M&M's on it, but again can't remember the why for it.
ReplyDeleteHi Shannon -
ReplyDeleteGreat list! A tea bag reminds me of a saying I heard that you never know the strength of a woman until she's in hot water.
Blessings,
Susan
I love this one. I always mean to do these for my students on the last day/first day of the year. I usually forget.
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't seen this before but I really like it and am wondering why I haven't.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this before. I could see this list working for what you'd need in a classroom.
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ReplyDeleteI've actually never seen this before. I like it! I think it might be fun to make this for real to give to someone who needs it.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! And just what I needed, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI, too, haven't seen this before. Very cute and oh so true. Your blog posts always remind me how blessed I am. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! Very true reminders. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't seen this before, but it's a great list! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't seen this before, but it's a great list! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute. (Kind of a perfect thing for preteen girls, too!)
ReplyDeleteShelley
You need a Laffy Taffy...For a joke and some sugar...They both make your day better. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I love the list.
ReplyDeleteAw, this makes me feel happy. I had an awful Saturday, so I feel better now *hugs*
ReplyDeleteLovely post! I'd throw in a latte but I guess it would spill all over everything...
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