We passed out our first seed pot (I will upload a picture if I can figure out how to). They are basically small plastic pots with soil and seeds inside, and a poem printed on brightly colored paper on top. The poem reads:
Please take this pot that I give to you.
Add water, sun [...]

Well, I’m not going to question who I’m led to give to and when… I just get that nudge and do it before I think about it too hard! (does anyone feel this way??)
I’d almost forgot but a few weeks ago I felt the need to leave one of my little pocket charm bags w/ [...]

Here’s my list of ten things you can do to magically increase your wealth and abundance. They are easy, fun, and free, and take less than a minute each!
1. Go outside, look up at the sky and imagine gold coins falling from the sky and landing all over your yard, your house, your stoop, [...]

Today’s recipient is a truly beautiful nominee submitted by the lovely Elisabeth, who was so eloquent that I don’t need to add a single word:
Hi there!
I am nominating the most incredible, selfless person I have ever met. Dr G. is a naturopathic physician licensed by the state of Connecticut. She is a true [...]

I’ve been out of town but did take my little organza bags of pocket charms with me! We had a layover for both legs of the trip. At the first layover we encountered an airline gate agent who obviously did not have the best interest of the airlines or the waiting passengers in [...]

After much Elf requesting I have at long last added an “Elf FAQ” including, FINALLY, instructions for how to post to the site. Miracles do happen!
I’ve been thinking about adding something else to the site too, but I wanted to get some Elf feedback before going ahead with it…
Basically, I’ve been [...]

I won the elf draw a few weeks ago now and have been looking for my first chance to gift.  Last weekend my husband popped out early sunday morning to the local shop, he was a little short and the owner told him not to worry and drop it in when he could.  Even though [...]

When I received the elf give-away money I only knew that I wanted to divide into equal portions and hand it out to random people.  I had no idea who.  Then I had a bright idea!
Every day on my way to work in the morning, there is a guy.  He sells newspapers.  Now what is [...]

Did anyone happen to catch the article in the New York Times yesterday titled Seeing How Far $100 Can Go? It was about a writer who received a six-figure advance for a book, and decided to do something decidedly fun with a chunk of it: She gave $100 to each of nine friends, with [...]

I just adore nice people. I love knowing about them, I love hearing about them, I love reading about them, and I just love, love, LOVE gifting them.
Today’s recipient is Sabrina Gilchrist. She is a dancer. She’s energetic and fun. She’s open and bubbly and filled with optimism. She’s also [...]

I have taken this phrase to a whole new level! I used to feel a negative vibe when I heard these words, like there is loss involved. But now I hear it and think about abundance, sharing, and giving.
Today when I was in a coffee shop I was journaling and sipping on an iced mocha. [...]

This is so fun — I’ve been interviewed! I was interviewed this weekend by Stacey Curnow over at the fantastic “Midwife for your Life” e-zine and blog, and it just went live this morning. I’m half expecting the paparazzi to be down by my mailbox when I go to pick the kids up [...]

Hello all!
I’m delighted to report that I made my first gift as a bona fide elf today! I woke knowing the day was going to be extra-special because of the gift I planned to make.
I completed my usual morning routines with a sense of happy excitement. As I drove into the parking lot of my [...]

I’m finding myself strangely apprehensive, beginning this post. I had intended to tackle it first thing this morning, but instead, I’ve been finding every excuse to put it off. First I took a long walk (even though the streets are covered in black ice, and I slid more than I strode). Then [...]

I’m back, I’m back! I hope you all had wonderful holidays? I did, but I’m glad to be home again, and feeling so ready — almost itchy, really — to get back into the swing of giving. I was seeing people I wanted to gift while I was away, but I was [...]

It’s always interesting to see how things unfold. When you embark on a journey all that stretches before you is the unknown, which is part of the excitement. It’s a thrilling feeling, knowing that you are working towards something-even when that something is totally abstract. In fact, it’s almost never the destination [...]

I have a totally thrilling announcement:
Within 24 hours, all Elves will have the ability to author their own posts on this blog!
Sometime tomorrow each of you should receive a username, a password, and a URL. If you click on the URL, it will take you to where you can compose your post. [...]

This week’s recipient is inspired by MamaElf, who has been Elf-giving like crazy (hooray for MamaElf!). She shared in Elf Chat that for one of her recipients, she wrote a poem. We all agreed that it was a simply fantastic idea, and that there are few things as lovely as receiving a heartfelt, [...]

I have a wonderful new development to announce: I have been SO inspired and excited by all of the wonderful Elf giving stories, that I am planning to introduce the ability for Elves to post their own giving stories, as guest Elf posters! My inspiration, as usual, is the wonderful myeverydaymagic.com. I’m hoping [...]

It’s another Elf Tuesday, and you know what that means: Another $50 of giving money to a randomly selected Elf. WOO-HOO!!!!
But first, I want to celebrate something even more wonderful: Elves officially began Elf-giving last week, and already we received our very first (and very lovely) Elf thank you. How awesome is that? [...]