Just One Dollar A Day...

Happy New Year!

Although it is already the 10th day of 2011, today is the first day of my new project...donating $1 a day to a chosen charity. While I realize that $1 may not make a huge difference, it will still make a difference, and that's what this blog and 2011 is all about for me.

This idea began over 6 months ago when I was pregnant with my first son, Rostan. I kept having thoughts about what I could do for others, but couldn't quite figure out what I could do other than silently donating to various charities. I was helping out with an after school program each week, but that ended with the school year and I wasn't able to start back after I had Rostan, due to the craziness of our life.

I have always felt that it is important to give to others, even if you don't have much yourself, and that has never been as apparent as it is now that I am a mother.

"Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think."
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

So, here's to 2011 and my new quest to do something to help out.