Going in the Right Direction

Step 14 (con't)

On Thursday March 29, a friend asked me to get something out of their van. When I went to get it, I spotted a nickel on the floor. I picked it up, took it in and boldly asked if I could keep it. Once they had a chuckle, they told me yes. After leaving the store, I went to a friend's business to help them out with a bit of bookkeeping.

At the store the following day, there were two pennies on the floor so I picked them up. Thankfully I live in an area where people are accepting of, what they perceive as, my eccentrities! I must look depressed all the time because since I started this, my eyes are cast downward most of the time.

On Saturday, I dutifully bundled up my laundry and headed off to the laundromat. While my landry was washing, I took a walk through the parking lot and then headed for the hardware store. I picked up a few items that I needed and then headed to the restaurant for a hot chocolate, which would kill the rest of the time that I had to wait. Walking in, I spotted a friend of mine so I went to join them. We had a little visit and then got our money out to pay for our bills. As he was counting change, I saw that he had four pennies among his other coins. Figuring that my chances of getting them were pretty good, I asked if he would give them to me. He handed them over with nary a single question.

Knowing that it was going to snow later in the week, on Monday I decided to get some of my running around out of the way. As I wound my way through the city getting chores out of the way, I stopped in to say hello to some friends at their work place (which happens to be in one of the indoor malls). As I passed by the lottery kiosk, I spotted something shiny tucked up against the count. I think I am getting a bit eccentric because I was not embarrassed to weave my way through the people in line to get a better look. Realizing it was a coin, I bent down and scooped it up. It wasn't until I had it in my hand that I realized I had a quarter. I must have looked a picture to those around me because I was grinning as I looked at it. I had optimistically been thinking I was lucky to find two nickels in a week...but to find a quarter was sweet!

Total for past few days - $0.36

Grand total - $42.57