What a great start to the new year (from December 1, I'm already living in the new year)! I entered a radio competition on Thursday on Smooth FM for free memberships to a gym. My current gym subscription ends in January and I have been thinking about whether to renew or go somewhere else.
After answering a ridiculously easy question, I knew that the winner would be selected randomly from a pool of people who got the right answer.
So much for that, I thought. Afterall some people seem to have all the luck with raffle draws and the such; and some (like myself) hardly do.
So it was a huge surprise to get a call today from the station saying that I had been shortlisted for the prize and to stay glued to the station, as the winner would be announced in 5 minutes.
That was excitement enough for me, but then as the minutes ticked by, I started to think that maybe the joy would end there.
Until my phone rang and it was the station again!! And then I was on air screaming like an unsophisticated loon. I had won a free membership to Eko Sauna - I don't know how long for as the line was crackling and of course I had to turn down my radio volume. But it doesn't really matter. It's exciting to win something, especially when it's an unexpected win. And, best of all, it meets a need that I have now. It's perhaps silly to take so much away from winning a radio competition, but it makes me feel that when we truly desire something and are open enough to go after it (in this case, entering the competition), something wonderful could happen.
2 comments:
Congratulations. Was that u? Well done. Enjoy the gym. Mandy and Sadiq will be back in the new year. The normal one that starts you know on the 1st of Jan!
Yes o, that was me - in all my shrieking glory. Thanks. I'm excited to try out a new gym.
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