As you all know, I am taking a mini "vacation" (haha) from Roadtrip with Reason-ing and am currently just roadtrip-ing with my pal, Val who is visiting from Toronto. We are currently in Banff National Park and will make our way to Vancouver by Monday - which is where I will begin my last month of Reason-ing. Sigh. Time flies when you're having the MOST AMAZING/REWARDING/INSPIRATIONAL/SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCE EVER!!!!!!!

Anyway, it's Wednesday and it's time for another Random Act of Kindness. I picked out card #25 from my Boom Boom Cards pouch......

Perfect! Val and I are heading to Lake Louise in the early a.m. for the hike to the famous Lake Agnes teahouse, so we are bound to pass (erm, be passed?) by various hikers throughout the day....I will be sure to smile and say hello as I go.

I hope that wherever you are, you take part in this act. It's a super simple one - so no excuses. You might even make a new friend - or just make someones else's day!

Feel free to tell me about your kindness on Facebook, Twitter or this blog. You can also write about your experience on the www.boomboomcards.com website with tracking #3PPL8LX.

Have fun! Much Love!

- Becky xo

It's Wednesday, which means it's time to be kind again! (Read here if you don't know what I am talking about) 
I am SUPER DUPER excited about this one, friends....but am slightly cheating, and am turning this into "Random Act Weekend" because I can't complete the task (below) until Saturday. Forgive me? 

I have been very much looking forward to this card/task and have been scheming on to make it awesome. Well, this morning I awoke to news of the "Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup" happening from September 17th - 25th allllll across Canada and I knew it was the right time for Boom Boom card #13! 

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a joint effort of the World Wildlife Fund & Vancouver Aquarium - encouraging all Canadians to participate in a clean-up and further understand the issues surrounding shoreline litter. It's super easy to participate - just go to www.shorlinecleanup.ca and find a shoreline event near you.....it doesn't even cost a dime! SO easy to be kind!

I will be in Saskatoon on Saturday & have added myself to a cleanup on Saturday morning with a bunch of strangers. I am sure it will be an awesome experience and I sincerely can't wait to complete this card.....finally!

Don't forget to keep me updated on Facebook, Twitter, on this blog or through e-mail about your own experience! You can also post it to the Boom Boom Cards website (card registration # TBQWP47)

MUCH LOVE!
- Becky xo

Hi Friends!

It's Wednesday & I am back home in Ontario.....for now. It's nice to be home and have the chance to catch up the millions of things that I am struggling with on the road and to see all the people that make my heart happy.
In a few days I will begin to travel West and I am super excited for the volunteering & mountaineering! 
(Who am I kidding? No mountaineering for me.....but I can't wait to see them safely from ground level! Haha)

This week I have chosen Card #1 out of the Boom Boom cards pouch. I have been waiting for this one to pop up!

So classic! As an editing break, I am going to hit up a coffee shop today with Archie & buy the coffee for the person behind me in drive-thru. I can't wait!! Has anyone ever done this for you? I have heard stories about it totally making someone's day and it's so easy to do!

I highly encourage you all to get out there and purchase a coffee (or tea) for a stranger and tell me all about it on Facebook, Twitter (#randomactwed), this blog or through e-mail....pictures & videos are welcome. I have PRIZES and I want to thank you for being kind - but you have to tell me first. Do it! Do it! Do it!

Don't forget that you can also go to www.boomboomcards.com & register this card (CN P4 95G) to share your experiences on their website. 

That's all, folks. Go be kind & caffeinated! 

Warmly,
Becky xo

Bonjour!
It's Wednesday - which means it's time for another Random Act of Kindness. 
I am in Montreal, volunteering with Apathy is Boring (!!!) and the card I picked out of the Boom Boom pouch is the PERFECT card for Montreal....

Yesterday I almost got in big, big trouble from the parking meter garcon (hah) who realized that I was overdue my time and still there. I made it out ticket-free, but it was way too close!! It's perfecto.

Have a great day, friends and go be kind!! Don't forget to tell me all about it via Facebook, Twitter, this blog or through e-mail. You might just win a prize :) You can also share it on the boom boom cards website (tracking code: RE7DXAF)...

Warmly,
Becky xo 

Hi Friends,

It's 6p.m. here in Lower Bedeque, PEI. After an awesome week spent in Charlottetown volunteering with Farmers Helping Farmers, I am taking a day for r&r - which has been awesome. It has included flying a plane, watching a cow give birth, swimming in the ocean, and driving on (red) dirt roads. I LOVE THIS PROVINCE! 
(Don't I say this every week?!) But really, this country is the best! 

Today is Wednesday (where does the time go?!) which means it's time for another Random Act of Kindness. As you know, every week Roadtrip with Reason is doing a random act of kindness using Boom Boom cards! I picked Card #2 (blindly) out of the pouch.

What a simple task! I am going to extend this one to driving as well and let people have the right of way etc......if I see anyone else on the roads?! Oh, the country life...

I am off to pick up some fresh seafood and local goodies for our feast and I pinky promise to be kind while doing it.
Go be kind, my friends!! This is the easiest one EVER! Don't forget to share it with me on Facebook, Twitter (#randomactwed), this blog or e-mail! 

With lots o' love,
Becky xo

Hi Friends,

So, it's Thursday and the weekly Random Act of Kindness has yet to be posted. I am feeling a little bit like a failure at this moment and wondering if I have bitten off more than I can chew. I had a serious footage/technology screw-up on Thursday that took the entire day and night to work out, and it has forced me to fall behind on a lot of my duties. I just want everyone to know that I am trying my hardest to keep on schedule and am 100000% committed to what this project is all about.

Yesterday I spent the entire morning/day/evening volunteering with the Empathy Factory here is Nova Scotia. They threw a lobster dinner fundraiser and a team of us spent the day creating the ENTIRE meal from scratch - coleslaw, potato salad, apple pie (including the crust), biscuits etc. It was an awesome day of prep and night of lobster dinner-ing with 100 new friends. I left feeling mighty inspired by the Empathy Factory - can't wait to share it with you.

ANYWAY, at the event I was given the opportunity to make a little presentation about my project. I decided to make the Random Act of Kindness as a part of my chat -  a room of 100 and it was Wednesday? Perfect! I had picked card #5 - Give five genuine compliments in one day .... an awesome card for a room of 100. I told everyone to give at least ONE genuine compliment to the people at their tables, and the rest is history!

So, this is your chance to be kind too....one day later! Go give 5 genuine compliments out today. Make someone smile! Write about your experience on www.boomboomcards.com & let me know how it goes via Twitter (#randomactwed), Facebook, this blog or e-mail.

Thanks for your patience. I am off to edit edit edit so that I can get this Travel Tuesday video up.....soon!
Tomorrow I leave for Prince Edward Island & on to another volunteering adventure. Hurrah!

Warmly,
Becky :)

Hi Friends,

Happy Wednesday! I am currently hanging out in St. John's, Newfoundland. Today is their Regatta day (a holiday) so I have taken the day off volunteering and am going to explore...but of course today is a day for kindness, too!

Last week(ends) card was #23 - "The next time you tip someone, be overly generous. It'll make their day"- which was a fun one to complete. I left a little note & tip of thanks at the Jumping Bean Cafe here in St. John's! I also got some cute stories sent to me, including one from John & Arlene (the winners of this week) who left a tip for their server Coady at an Italian restaurant in Maple, Ontario. He did a cartwheel!!! Hahaha. Made me smile! My folks also took part and did the random act at the Sunnyside Grill in Oakville, one of their favourite spots. Check out the photos....

This week I blindly chose #11 out of the Boom Boom Cards pouch:

I love it! It's easy, cost effective and who doesn't love to make people laugh?! I will definitely be taking advantage of this today, and you should too!!

As always, if you tell me about your random act of kindness experience on my facebook page, twitter (#randomactwed), this blog, or through e-mail - you can win a little gift of thanks from Roadtrip with Reason for being kind!  Don't forget to also input it on www.boomboomcards.com (the tracking # is UABPG8Q) so that we can see the location of these acts on the map. 

That's it from me! Happy, happy Wednesday.

Go be kind.....and funny!

Warmly,
Becky xo

Hi Friends,

Happy Friday! I am currently set-up in Gander, NL. I spent the last 3 days basking in the glory of Gros Morne National Park. It is a magical part of Canada that was tough to leave. The only downside about camping at the national park was the lack of reliable internet, which forced me to miss Random Act Wednesday.

I have finally found a spot that has slightly better access, so I wanted to get this post up! It's officially Random Act Weekend! That's right, you have from now until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. to complete the following random act of kindness, and tell me all about it!

This week I blindly chose #23 out of the Boom Boom Cards pouch.

"The next time you tip someone, be overly generous. It'll make their day"

My thoughts on the card:

1. If you don't plan on going out to a restaurant over the weekend, that's okay! Consider tipping the person gave you your morning coffee at Tim's, sold you a pack of gum at the convenience store or did your dry cleaning. I am pretty easy going about this!

2. Not everyone is able to be overly generous financially. Not to worry! You can be equally as kind by providing someone with a little note of thanks for their service, or a little homemade gift etc. 

So, that's it! Don't forget to tell me about your random act experience by visiting my Facebook page, Twitter (#randomactwed), this blog or through e-mail - pictures and videos are welcome and encouraged! You can also post up your experience on www.boomboomcards.com and register the card (tracking number is Q6 D2 HMV) which then shows the location of kindness on the map. Very cool! 

Just like before, you can win a prize from Roadtrip with Reason for being kind! Next Wednesday I will announce the winner of Random Act Weekend: Week 2. Speaking of a winner..... CONGRATS to Sara Farnell for winning week 1!! You can expect a little something from Newfoundland :)

That's all, folks! Have the happiest of weekends. Off to be kind, I go....

Warmly,
Becky xo

The day is here!! Do a Random Act of Kindness using a Boom Boom! Card - #20 to be exact - and let me know how it goes. You just might win a prize!! Watch the video below for details.

Every single Wednesday while on the Roadtrip with Reason, I will be completing a random act of kindess (or two) with the help of a Boom Boom! Card.

What IS a Boom Boom! card, you ask?
It's a set of 26 cards that encourages a person to perform a "underground act of guerilla goodness" - 1 act per card - everything from buying a stranger a cup o' joe, sending someone a surprise "love" letter, being overly generous with a tip, or giving out 5 genuine compliments. Fun! Once you've completed your task, you can pass the card on to someone else with the intention that they will then do the random act as well. The super cool thing about these cards is that they are trackable online - after you complete the act, you can register the card and watch it's movement....

Starting on July 20th (and every Wednesday after that), I will announce what the random act of the day is and I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for you all to jump on board as well. You will be given 24 hrs to complete the same task & send me a note (or picture or video) on my blog, twitter (using #randomactwed) or facebook to be eligible to win a PRIZE! You will also be provided with the tracking code number so that you can put it up on the Boom Boom! site.

What do you think?
Are you in for spreading a little random love across Canada?
Eh?

Can't wait to be a part of the Boom Boom! Revolution. I hope that you'll join me.
xoxo