It WAS my lucky day!!!

So I get up at 2:20am thinking about things I needed to do today at work. It was impossible to shut my brain off. As well I was excited about attending the Kick Off Breakfast for the United Way at The Ambassador at 7am too:) While getting ready to leave, I noticed that it wasnt a commerant, duck or goose sitting on the mooring ball, it was our local Blue Heron, who I call Mork:)

The early morning event was a blast...I took a few pictures and almost cried when they played the campaign video as I know the artist (Emily Fennel) as well as the music producer. (Chris Koster) Here is a picture of some of the people at our table:

Our boss, Kathy Burke is this years campaign chairman, and I have been honoured by being chosen for the United Way Executive Committee at work this year. Here is a picture of our 'boss' Kathy giving her speech this morning:

Members of our local media were on hand to deliver this years campaign goal:

After returning from work, I was told a few hours later that I name was in the local online office publication as I had won a $50 prize for a suggestion that I submitted last week. SWEET!
An hour after that, they posted the 5 people who attained 97% or higher on their monthly QA scores...I was one! As I was in a 2 hr training session, a co-worker met me in the hallway and informed me that I had just won a GOLD award for sitting on another committee that had to with reducing our total call time by simplifying our IVR when our customers call in! The award is in the amount of $75 :)
I neglected to mention the fact that we saw the results of an accident right outside our office this afternoon too. This was on the corner of Fortune Cresent and Gardiners Road. Unfortunately none of the newspapers are interested in publishing it, so I will keep it to myself:)

Another lucky thing happened to me today ... I won a ticket for this years United Way Fare for Friends Garden Party this Sunday (my scheduled day to work) however I was fortunate enough to find a co-worker who would switch shift with me so I have Sunday off this year!!! (Thanks Kim...your awesome!!!!)

All in all, this one of the best days I have had in quite some time:) It made me blog again...a natural form of therapy so says my friend Snoshi:)