Valerie Osterhoudt's Blog

head_left_image

PAY IT FORWARD.... New twist.

PAY IT FORWARD.... New twist.

I've written a blog a few weeks back where I went to Aldi's Supermarket, and instead of returning the cart and getting my .25 cents back, I just gave it to a person coming out of their car.

This past Wednesday, I was at the store again, and when was putting the groceries in my car, a vehicle pulled up in the handicap parking space.  When they were getting out, I yelled that "you can have this cart when I am done".  They thought that was great and just took it.  Never even offered the .25 cents.  Not that it mattered, I was going to give it to them anyway, I just found that rude.

Today, I needed a few more things, and went back to Aldi's.  When I was coming out of my car, a woman wanted to know if I'd like her cart.  She said that someone the other day just gave her their cart.  and only asked if I would do the same in return.

Wouldn't that be a hoot if it was one of the people I gave the carriage too?

Now for the "twist"... I live in a condo complex and I went to throw out my garbage today.  Sitting on top of one of the bags of trash, were two quarters.  The exact amount for the two carts I gave away.  There is that saying... what goes around comes around.  This is a perfect example of it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR
(Accredited Buyers Representative)

Is a Full Time Realtor® with with Johnson Real Estate, in Cromwell, CT who specializes in Homes and Condos For Sale in the Middlesex and Hartford Counties in CT.

VALERIE OSTERHOUDT REALTOR IN CROMWELL CT

valerie osterhoudt

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~Johnson Real Estate, Inc.
cell:  860.883.8889

email: Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR

website: www.CTrealtorMLS.com

 

10 comments • Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~ Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889 • September 11 2011 06:03PM

PAY IT FORWARD.... Let's go Swimming.....

PAY IT FORWARD....  Let's go Swimming.....  As you may recall from previous *pay it forward* blogs, I've been helping out my son's best friend one way or another.  Well this week was no exception.

My son is on vacation this past week with his father...  and I love how quiet, and peaceful it has been here.  However on Friday this changed.

My son's friend called wanting to get together with him.  When I mentioned that he was away all with with his dad and would not be back until Sunday evening, he was discouraged.  He wanted to come over and play... and get out of his house.

I mentioned that I would be at the Cromwell Hills pool that day helping out, and if he wanted he could come over and enjoy the pool while I was there.  He thought this was great.  So, within a half hour he was at the pool splashing around.

Then he came home with me and I made him dinner, than brought him home. 

I might not have had a quiet evening at home that I was looking forward to, but neither did my son's friend, which is more important.

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR
(Accredited Buyers Representative)

Is a Full Time Realtor® with with Johnson Real Estate, in Cromwell, CT who specializes in Homes and Condos For Sale in the Middlesex and Hartford Counties in CT.

VALERIE OSTERHOUDT REALTOR IN CROMWELL CT

valerie osterhoudt

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~Johnson Real Estate, Inc.
cell:  860.883.8889

email: Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR

website: www.CTrealtorMLS.com

 

14 comments • Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~ Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889 • August 21 2011 06:37PM

PAY IT FORWARD.... Loaning out DVD's

PAY IT FORWARD... Loaning out DVD's.  This past Tuesday, it poured here in Cromwell, CT.  It got so dark and black in the early afternoon... you knew something was going to hit... but what?

My neighbor has a satellite dish, and as usual she lost service as soon as the sky turned Grey.  She waited it out for about an hour, but still she had no TV service.  She called me so upset. 

I told her that I had movies on DVD that she could borrow.  That sounded good to her and she came over. 

When Hollywood Video went out of business, I bought a lot of movies... a good 300 of them.  When they only cost .35 cents.. how does one go wrong.  lol.

Well when my neighbor came over, she had a field day going through all the titles.  She took three and could not wait to watch them.  They were all comedies.  I guess we can all use some levity lately.

The following morning she called and said she watched 2 of the movies... and the satellite still hadn't come back on.  She wondered if she could borrow more?  Why not... there is more than enough to choose from.

I was glad I could make someone's rainy night brighter.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR
(Accredited Buyers Representative)

Is a Full Time Realtor® with with Johnson Real Estate, in Cromwell, CT who specializes in Homes and Condos For Sale in the Middlesex and Hartford Counties in CT.

VALERIE OSTERHOUDT REALTOR IN CROMWELL CT

valerie osterhoudt

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~Johnson Real Estate, Inc.
cell:  860.883.8889

email: Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR

website: www.CTrealtorMLS.com

 

8 comments • Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~ Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889 • August 14 2011 01:03PM

PAY IT FORWARD... And it only took 5 minutes

PAY IT FORWARD...  And it only took 5 minutes. Tuesday of this past week, we had a bad rain storm here in Cromwell and Middletown CT.  Some people were without power for a while I gather. 

I was walking out the door to an appointment when I received a call from a neighbor.  You might remember her from an early post here on Pay It Forward.  She was the one that I took out and drove around with for the day, she was shaky and not sure if she should drive, and we ended up going out to lunch too. 

Anyway I was just leaving when the phone rang and it was my neighbor looking for help.  She had her electricity back on, but her cable was out.  She called the cable company and they tried to send a "refresh" signal to her set, but it did not work.  She was wondering if I could drive her to the local store to replace the box.

I went over and suggested that we first try to unplug the back of the cable box, counted to 15 and plugged it back in.  Once I did this, the tv rebooted and her cable came back on.  She was so happy.  It made her day, she didn't want to go out anywhere and now she didn't have to.

It only took 5 minutes of my time to make someone's day brighter. 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR
(Accredited Buyers Representative)

Is a Full Time Realtor® with with Johnson Real Estate, in Cromwell, CT who specializes in Homes and Condos For Sale in the Middlesex and Hartford Counties in CT.

VALERIE OSTERHOUDT REALTOR IN CROMWELL CT

valerie osterhoudt

Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~Johnson Real Estate, Inc.
cell:  860.883.8889

email: Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR

website: www.CTrealtorMLS.com

 

10 comments • Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR ~ Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889 • June 25 2011 12:20PM