00:16Hey guys I'm Ricky and for this try this challenge I'm bringing the holidays into
00:20the summertime. Woo! My favorite holiday is what we like to call Chrismica. It's
00:27Christmas and Hanukkah together. My favorite holiday is Christmas hands down. I celebrate
00:33it all year round. Doesn't matter. Christmas. I celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah because
00:37I have two parents with two different religions and honestly if I could celebrate every holiday
00:43in that season I probably would anyway. All the families around we are all so happy drinking
00:49a little wine, eating lots of food. It just brings everyone together and I love the act
00:55of gift giving so Christmas is just my absolute favorite. So for this challenge I am going
01:01to be dressing up in the most spirited Christmas on steroids outfit that I can find and I'm
01:08going to have to complete some random acts of kindness. That acts of kindness and giving
01:12back is definitely not just confined to December, November, and January. We should be doing it
01:19year round regardless of the holiday season. I think pumping up that energy with holiday
01:23spirit is going to be pretty cool. So follow me for the next day as I spread the holiday spirit
01:29in this hot ass summer. But don't worry I'll still keep my spirits up. It's Ricky here. It's the night
01:35before I get to spread my holiday spirit but as you can see I just couldn't wait. Tonight I'm going
01:41to
01:41be baking some goods for my colleagues at the office. I'm going to be making some goodie bags and I'm
01:48taking you along so let's get started.
01:50I have decided that I'm going to donate clothes to Goodwill today as well as write a few thank you
01:57notes.
01:57What I'm going to do is put a little goodie, two cookies once they're done, and some candy into all
02:05these little bags.
02:20I got these cute little thank you cards that I'm going to be writing thank you notes to all the
02:27people I work with
02:27at Refinery29. A general thank you for being awesome. A general thank you for all the work that you do.
02:34A general thank you for helping and putting up with me.
02:50Are you going to tell me why you're dressed like Christmas?
02:52Yes I'm going to tell you why I'm dressed like Christmas.
02:55We are doing a Christmas in July challenge.
02:58Oh Christmas in July. I always get Christmas songs stuck in my head in July.
03:02I get Christmas songs stuck in my head 24-7.
03:08So did you bring me a present?
03:12This is a gift.
03:13Yes!
03:18Gifts.
03:20What was the answer?
03:23Crikey. I spot a co-worker to give a thank you note to.
03:30It's a little hot, ain't it?
03:31It's just a little toasty.
03:33What is this?
03:34I have a thank you card for you.
03:36Oh, oh, hey!
03:41Lunch is served.
03:43Thank you!
03:45Such Christmas spirit.
03:47Thank you. This is so sweet.
03:50Happy Christmas in July.
03:52Oh, I love this.
03:54I'm going to share with you a little bit about what I'm donating and then you're going to come with
03:57me to Goodwill to donate our stuff.
04:00I'm donating this huge pet travel bag.
04:06So I'm donating some dog toys.
04:08I have a brand new dog carrier swing.
04:12And a few pairs of leggings.
04:14There's about like six or seven pairs of leggings in that bag.
04:18I hear someone needs a Christmas spirit.
04:22Oh, it's a Christmas!
04:24Yes!
04:24I have Anna here.
04:27Hello.
04:28She got one of my gift bags.
04:30She's eating it right now.
04:31Anna, did I spread any Christmas cheer to you?
04:33Yes, because I love watermelon lollipops.
04:36So this is a watermelon lollipop.
04:37And it made me pretty happy.
04:39I'm enjoying my day.
04:40That's all I could ask for.
04:42It feels like Christmas Day.
04:44Hey y'all, I'm outside the Goodwill about to donate.
04:47Got my bag, got my pups.
04:49Ready to go.
04:50Here's a Goodwill.
04:54And we're going to donate.
04:57So it's the end of my Christmas in the summer day.
05:01I had a fantastic time doing this challenge today.
05:06I seriously saw so many smiles from so many strangers and coworkers.
05:11And to know that what I was doing was making people smile felt, it did literally feel like Christmas.
05:18I just think if we start doing something small every day that makes other people happy,
05:24it's going to make us happy in the long run.
05:27We're living in very trying times right now.
05:30And small acts of kindness is really important to get us all through what we're all going through.
05:37But I do want to try to make a conscious effort to at least do one kind thing a day,
05:41even if it's just making someone smile, throwing someone a compliment,
05:45even just acknowledging that someone is there, asking how their day is.
05:48Don't forget, it is not just Christmas time that you should be giving back.
05:54It is 24-7, 365 days a year.
05:58Give back to others so they can give to you.
06:01Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
06:04Merry Christmas.
