#300GoodDeeds - Day Fourteen - More Ice, Christmas Prep, and Miscellaneous Good Deeds!

The weather is still a major feature in Wick at the moment - the streets and roads are covered in frozen slush and black ice so, unsurpringly, many of our #300GoodDeeds are still being dictated by the poor conditions outside.

1.  We took Mum's letter to Grandma down to the Post Office. Usually this is Dad's job, but it wouldn't be sensible to let him out on the ice! We may have mentioned that we have stubborn parents, but common sense has got to prevail at some point, and we're much less breakable than they are!
2.  Coming back from the opticians, I moved onto the road to let a man with a walking stick use the very narrow bit of path that had been salted and gritted.
3.  When C and Mum went out on a dog walk, Orlando decided to do his "business" at the other side of an ice sheet (he's absolutely fine on ice!), so C picked up the poo. Mum's nickname on dog walks is "Poo Picker Sue" (!) but today C saved her from having to go across the ice.
4.  C also gave Mum her gloves on the walk.

We will be decorating the house on Saturday. This is a huge thing in our family, steeped in tradition like the rest of our Christmas, and is really the start of the Christmas Season. So some of our #300GoodDeeds reflect this!!

5.  V sent a card to a friend who has lost touch. Unfortunately circumstances outwith her control led to the loss of the friendship, and she wanted to see if it was recoverable. Fingers crossed!
6.  V also wrote to another friend to ask for their postal address so that she could send a Christmas card.
7.  I went into the under-eave cupboards and found some of the strings of lights. Mum feels on Decorating Day that she gets a bit snowed under (not literally!) trying to get all the decorations up, so having the lights a day earlier will hopefully make it easier for her!

Our other good deeds have included:

8.  Hanging up a bird coconut at Newtonhill. The snow is frozen so many birds can't access the food they would usually find at ground level.
9.  V wrote a "thank you" letter to the parent of a pupil whose kind feedback had made her smile.
10. Taking more parcels for next door - as we've said before, every little helps at this time of year!
11. I took part in a Healthcare Survey that NHS Highland had signed me up for. Healthcare is a big issue in this part of the world (it's excellent but, due to lack of staff or funding, some aspects are under threat) so I hope my answers will benefit other people.
12. V helped Mum to put the winter curtain up in the Music Room. Not a simple task at all! When I went in, she was on the library steps and, let's say, the curtain wasn't! Sheer perseverance though, and she got it done and it looks fabulous now!
13. C was looking out for some children who were being bullied - I think seeing the children fighting amongst themselves and having to discipline bullies is a big challenge in her job. In my memory, some teachers found it easier to pretend that bullying didn't exist, so it's always good when a teacher stands up against it!
14. I'm going for "firm to be kind" for this one. The aforementioned stubbornness of the parents resulted in Dad being determined to do some DIY that he was clearly literally too short for! I had to get very firm to stop him but (and, trust me, this isn't always the case!) I managed the line between firm and angry quite well!! If that's not a good enough Good Deed, then we'll give it to Ginny, who is taller and finished the job in a couple of seconds!