NICE Day Recap

I'm alive! Just barely. I still feel absolutely horrendous, but life doesn't stop, so I'm pushing along. The worst part about this sickness is the cough, which is brutal to say the least and doesn't allow me to sleep at night. It's been about five days of crummy nights of sleep in a row, so I'm a total zombie crankypants. I even coughed my way through our weekend trip to NYC for Rob's birthday. It was fun, but it would have been more fun if I would have had the slightest bit of energy, and if Rob didn't completely resent me for keeping him up all night with my hacking. I know he was *this close* to smothering me with his pillow.

But enough complaining!!! I have to be on the road to recovery by now, right???

Despite my poor health, last Wednesday's Day of NICE was a blast! My Twitter pals Gloria and Eileen joined me in Rittenhouse Square for some flower distribution. We squatted in the park to attach all the tags, and went on our way. Thanks to my friend Crystal for taking pictures for us!

So, I have to admit, I was shocked at the number of people who flat out refused the flower. We tried to explain that there was no catch, it was just a kind gesture, but they'd hold up their hand, shake their heads, and move on. But for every person like that, there was someone who was thrilled by the act. A few people asked about what Operation NICE is and agreed with the mission when it was explained.

I approached on couple, sitting along the wall and handed them flowers. The girl slowly took it while checking to see if I was crazy. The guy first refused, then changed his mind, then took his hand back. I explained what I was doing and the girl said, "Really, for free?" We had a conversation about how Philadelphia needs some more NICE people, and we're so accustomed to people expecting something in return. And hopefully that can change one day, where handing someone a flower isn't suspicious, it's just, well, nice.

I have so many emails I need to respond to! People who have sent me the things that they did for NICE Day last Wednesday. I have stories to share and posts to write. I'm not neglecting you, I promise. I'm just trying to regain some strength. It'll come in due time. :) I hope you all are doing well!