Doing Something Nice For Someone More Stressed Than Me: A Heartwarming Non-Music Related Blog Post

I wish I could say that I did nice things for people more stressed than I without being assigned by my Technical Communication teacher, but more often than not I cannot say that. Let me give some background on this story. My younger sister recently became engaged. She's getting married in only a few weeks. She's also hoping to pass all her classes so she can graduate this semester. In addition to all that, she works at a shoe store and has an internship at a fitness center half an hour away. Needless to say, she is more stressed than I. Oh, I forgot, she also just wrecked the crud out of my dad's beloved car and has no car of her own to drive. And I should mention that her fiance goes to school in another state. 

So, I took it upon myself to help her out a little. She was in need of transportation from school to work. So, in the spirit of the holiday season, I took some time out of my busy schedule to pick her up from the mall and take her to her class. 

I felt good about giving her a ride, but in my heart I knew I could do more. She needed something sugary and fattening to comfort her in her troubled times. So, later on that night, I hopped in my classic 1987 Mazda RX-7 and drove to the Mecca of sugary fat cravers, Krispy Kreme. I purchased one dozen assorted doughnuts including some delightful pumpkin spice cake doughnuts and a couple festively frosted ones. After paying my eight bucks or so, I hopped back in my classic 1987 Mazda RX-7 and headed to my sister's apartment. Now, I can't say that my intentions in giving the doughnuts were entirely altruistic as I was also hoping to score some points with my sister's roommates. After all, I didn't expect my sister to eat all twelve. 

So, I knocked at the door and set the doughnuts aside on a nearby bench. When my sister answered, I gave her a brotherly hug and then grabbed the doughnuts. She asked, "Brother, why did you bring me doughnuts?" in a puzzled yet pleased sort of way. Now, she happens to be in the same Technical Communication class as me and I saw the wheels turning in her head. The jig was up. She caught me being nice to fill the assignment. But she and her roommates were appreciative anyway. Mission accomplished.