Boxes of Cheer

It’s been a little while since I popped in, hasn’t it? I’ve been dealing with another bout of health issues that had me in bed for 18+ hours a day for over a week, but I’m slowly gaining back some energy, so I’ve been tackling work and prepping for the August release that is right around the corner.

Back in April I announced that I was going to start a project called Boxes of Cheer here on the blog. I was blessed to receive a lot of nominations and I’ve been working behind-the-scenes on the details of this little project. I emailed six different readers letting them know I would be sending them a box and only ONE of them emailed back. I’m not sure if they entered the wrong email address when submitting, my emails went to their spam boxes, or they just didn’t want to receive a box any longer. It was a little disheartening, especially since I received almost a hundred stories from the first “call”. However, I wanted to let you know that I am still going to move forward with this project and wanted to share the first box that I sent out.

This particular recipient is battling Lyme disease and is a mere 16 years old. Her mother submitted her story and I was so excited to start shopping for this dear girl. When a story is chosen, I email the person to let them know and then I pass along a short questionnaire, so I can get a feel for the items they might enjoy. Based on the answers, these are the products I sent to Carlyn.

1. The Book of Unknown Americans: Amazon
2. Sharpie Ultra-Fine Permanent Markers: Amazon
3. Essie Lilly Pulitzer polish
4. KIND bars, Dark Chocolate Nuts and Sea Salt: Amazon
5. American Crafts 6 x 6 paper pad
6. Staedtler Multiliner Pens 10-pk: Amazon
7. Aqua/ Gold Journal: Target
8. e.l.f 48 piece Beauty Book: Amazon
9. Blue and green candles: Amazon

Now that I’ve sent this box out, it’s time to choose more recipients of the Boxes of Cheer project! If you are going through a hard time or know of a friend that is, please leave me a comment with their story and I will pick new recipients from THIS post. 

There are so many people facing battles both big and small. Whether you want to participate in this project with me, or maybe you want to send some cards to friends and family- let’s all take a little bit of time this week to think outside of ourselves and bless those around us and bring a little joy to their hearts. ♥