Doing my part to make the world a better place—whether it be by a total epiphany or a simple smile—I've found a hobby in leaving simple Post-it notes. On these Post-its are written words of kindess, love, and encouragement, in hopes that it may bring a little light to whoever may find it. Since this objective took flight, I've additionally enjoyed simply sharing daily occurances that make life beautiful. Do take what you can from my silly, messy, and scatterbrained story. If nothing else, may it encourage you to embrace your own.
To read more on my optimistic endeavor, check out my introductory post here.

Looking to join the team of fearless Post-it cadetes? Send a picture and your story to doll.meagan@gmail.com. Happy posting!

Monday, August 23, 2010

Inspiring Day, Inspiring Friend

Ooofda, has it been hot around here lately! Yesterday & today have been quite the scorchers. Nuts!

Okay, so part of me (The "I'm a professional blogger who has a very strict order in which I write my posts" part... Ahem.) wants to give you a nice little intro to the Post-its in this post, but I'm so darn excited I can't even do it! I'm jumping write in to all the hoorah.

So - Friend, Brittany, and I started Sunday out by volunteering at the Special Olympic games in our area. It's sort of grown into a tradition, in which we are continually blessed by all the heart-warming gratitude and joy that each athlete brings to the games we help with. It's something everyone should really do at least once in their lifetime. Anyway, we did that for the early afternoon hours... From there, we began our Post-it spree! (Literally the largest Post-it event this little lady has ever been involved in!)

AND it was Brittany's idea! She's been so awesome about encouraging with the Post-its and her excitement about placing them always seems to refuel my own. Over the course of about an hour, we placed TWELVE Post-it notes within a local mall. Say whaaat?! Yes, I said twelve. Talk about some inspiring ambition! That girl is the Post-it queen.

Anyhoo, We took pictures of most of them - Britt's will hopefully get on here within the next week or somethin' - However, there was an exception with approximately 4 notes in which we left right out the open of different clothing stores. Flash photography would have given away our identity. ;-)This was the VERY first note of the whole day. It's actually Brittany's (Before she whipped out her camera!) that she placed on the inside of a bathroom stall door. As I mentioned, it was SO SO hot/humid that day, so her note was a definite encouragement - even to this girl!

This next note was the one I put in the bathroom! Mine went on the mirror. :-)This note went inside a dressing room in the "notorious-for-really-small-girls" store - Ambercrombie & Fitch. No hatin' on the store, because I've seen cute articles of clothing originate from there... However, they're rarely in my size.
Funny story about this lovely Post-it! I intended to put it on the mirror of the dressing room (In Gap, I think...?), however, my room was right outside the counter that the employee checked in people, number of items, etc... So I got nervous that if I put it on the mirror, she would instantly see it as I walked out. Does that make any sense? Anyway, as you can tell, I had to re-think my plan and put it on the back of the door - Next to the handle... Not miss-able! The last photo I have from our day, was taken in the dressing room of a Marshall's. I hadn't been there before, so it was neat to leave a note AND be introduced to such a laid-back, nice store. I put two other notes in two other stores after Marshall's. One was on a manikin's hand and the other on the top of a clothing rack. So exhilarating!

Anyway, I'll see if I can talk Brittany into getting her pictures up on here... But what an awesome day of posting, huh? I was so beyond happy Britt brought up the idea! Between Special Olympics, Post-it noting, and hanging with some good people later that evening, Sunday was a very successful memory-making day!

Okay, I'm off to get some shut-eye. Post to you soon!

Meagan

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Post-it withdrawals & Memory lapses...

Hiiii!

T.G.I.Thursday! I know, I know... It doesn't have quite the same ring as it would if it were Friday. It's okay, though. Thursday is normally good because you get through it saying "Tomorrow is Friday!" During the summer, I take pride in trying to forget what day of the week it is. With a schedule such as mine, it doesn't usually work, especially as volleyball starts. I'm always counting down the days until I have break!

My Post-it for tonight was actually from last Sunday. It's been a busy last few days, so I haven't has much time to get it up.

Anyhoo, this lovely note (Simple as it may be!), was put in the bathroom at church. Correction: After church. I would never, ever leave church to put up a Post-it. ;-) That may or may not be true, however, I actually did wait until after service to do my deed. You can call me St. Meagan. Bahaha! Not really, though.
Alright, well you have my apologies when it comes to this short, uneventful post. I can hardly remember any cool/interesting stories from this last Post-it... And I'm drained! Hopefully I'll get a few new ones up soon...

It's actually funny - I'll go through Post-it withdrawals! I'll really, really miss putting up notes and want to do it right that second, but it's always then that I find myself sitting in my own bedroom or laying down at night. Not so convenient, huh? Soon, though, my friends! Soon.

Okay. I'm off to rest my eye-lids... Alright, let's be honest - I'll probably start paging through my Oprah magazine. But then going to bed. Pronto.

G'night!

Meagan

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Back in Action!

Hello, hello!

It's been awhile, eh?

My week at camp was awesome--full of lots of laughter, games, and learning. What more could a girl even ask for? ;-)

To be honest, I got zero Post-its out over the week. I swear, when I'm at camp, my worries do not fluctuate much past "What time is it?" and "Where am I suppose to be now?" It seems like just when I start to get the sched. down, it's time to go home. In any case, it was a very nice time and it felt good to check-out of town for a week.

However, while I was slacking in my note posting, my rock star friend, Brittany, was not! She left this cute little note... Well... I don't know where. But somewhere! Super cute. And... As if her Post-it wasn't enough, I always spend an extra 8 seconds admiring her pink camera. So lovely!Today, I had an appointment for my back at a specialist and decided to leave a note there! I'm pretty sure the clinic I went to isn't open for any general check-ups or anything, and is specifically for the minority of people who seem to be able to mess up their body. I've come to a conclusion that, for the most part, all the other patients I see there are about 5 times my age. Good thing I am totally smitten for cute old folks! (Not in a creepy way... Obviously!) ;-)

Anyway, I was feeling a little defeated with my physical well-being, so I thought I'd make my note appeal to those who are in the same state of mind. After leaving it, I realized I sort of put a bash on physical health (Which I do think is HUGE and a big part of being all-around healthy...) But I also believe you could be the most buff, athletic, marathon-running, physically competitive person in the world, and still be completely lost without good emotional/mental health. I suppose everything goes hand-in-hand... But today, mental/emotional health was a top priority! Besides, you can always have your say in controlling that, whereas your body occasionally decides to do whatever it wants.

Okay, well I'm off to bed! Maybe. I always seem to say that and then I get distracted by this or that... Is that bad? Naaah. :-)

G'night!

Meagan