I have a special treat for you today! K.P. is here to enlighten you on the Fun she creates in California! She is truly a kindred spirit, and I know you’re going to enjoy what she has to share.

Hi, Iโ€™m K.P. and I am a fan of Mary and all her shenanigans. Itโ€™s my 8th visit to this blog today. I keep coming here for inspiration or direction on how to write this post. I want to make a good first impression, but every time I come back here, I read something I relate to, or something inspirational and I find myself clicking away at the mouse virtually frolicking with Mary and her friends. I have to reel myself back in and focus-โ€œI am supposed to be writing a guest postโ€. There is a lot of fantastic stuff on this blog.

I am a practitioner of Funism. I spend a lot of time talking about this concept on my blog: At Home in the Fun Zone. I do my best to bring joy to a strangerโ€™s life every day. Sometimes I re-purpose old card holders with messages and fill the inside with glitter dust. (Glitter dust is like glitter, only finer. I suppose some people might use it for embossing things, at least that is the section of the craft store you will find it in.)

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Sometimes I make origami envelopes and leave them in coffee shops or on the shelves of grocery stores.

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Whoever found this one got to read โ€œMiracles happen every dayโ€ while glitter dust sprinkled around them.

Mainly, in my neighborhood, I am known as the โ€œChalk Banditโ€ and I leave chalk messages on the cement wall that keeps the sand from the beach off the bike path.

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I like to write on this wall because there are a lot of people here every day who exercise alone, headphones in their ears, absorbed in their serious thoughts about their serious lives. I am so lucky to live by the beach, in sunny southern California. I donโ€™t understand why more people arenโ€™t happy and smiling. I do this in the light of day, but I try to keep my identity hidden because there are some people who think that chalk is a gateway to graffiti. For a while I cut back on the chalking, to give the naysayers their way, but there were many emails and messages on Instagram telling me the positive messages are missed.

I also like to paint tiny canvases and attach magnets to them, and leave them around town for people to find and take home. This one says โ€œHug your peopleโ€ and I left it on a pole next to the house used to film โ€œBeverly Hills 90210โ€. This is actually at the North End of the Hermosa Beach Strand, not in Beverly Hills.

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Sometimes 1.00 a canvas can be expensive, especially if I want to leave at least one a day for someone to find. The craft store also sells balsa wood panels for only 20 cents a piece. They are sturdy and work fine to paint on, or make a collage or whatever crafty thing you enjoy doing. I happily take any magnet a pizza place or Dr. office hands out, and I glue them to the back of the balsa wood panels with gluestick.

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I believe that any of us can change the world, one smile at a time. What I have learned from interacting on social media (Like Maryโ€™s blog and instagram) is that there are so many like minded people out there. We all just feel alone- wanting to make a difference. But one person can make a difference, and every person should try. Together we are changing the mood of the world. Dr. Seuss says Fun is Good and I think we should trust him, he is a doctor.

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See what I mean? Go visit K.P.’s blog or Instagram and tell her I sent you over! And take a lesson from her and never let Negative Nancys stop you from doing what you love.