Speaking of food...

Tis the season! Last year Jamie and I did a big Christmas grocery shop of non-perishables and dropped the whole thing into the food bank box. It was really uplifting to walk through the grocery store and think of what special holiday items and food staples would make a difference to hungry people using the food bank. Funny how the most satisfying shopping is for those other than yourself. This year we are going to do the same thing again, and I'm looking forward to it. I urge everyone reading this to do a good deed to support the hungry in your community this Christmas, in whatever way is equal to your means.

I'm also happy to share that I was able to convince my company to do e-cards this holiday season, so rather than spending all the money on postage and custom designed cards by yours truly, we are donating the $10,000 it would have cost to the National Food Bank. I still design the ecard, so I'm not talking myself out of a job just yet! :-)

One cool movement I read about recently in Good Magazine is Replate.

Basically, it's giving your packaged-up restaurant leftovers to the homeless, either directly, or by leaving them in an accessible location, such as on top of a trash can. Many of us already do this, and this movement is trying to draw more folks to do the same. Check out their FAQs. Next time you can't finish your restaurant dinner ask for a doggie bag and replate it!