#18 Win Something

I was kind of hanging on to write this one up in the hopes that I might score a major win on the lottery or something. However, that hasn't been forthcoming, so I have turned my attention to a prior win. Just over 3 years ago I entered an online Sudoku competition. And won.

I should add here that Sudoku kept me sane whilst in hospital. I find it very difficult to read in hospital as there are too many interesting stories going on around me to concentrate on the one on the page. Sudoku on the other hand is diverting and easy enough to stretch me, without taxing me unduly. The book asks if the thing I won was due to skill or luck, and I think it was a bit of both. My understanding of the competition as that you had to get the puzzle right to go through, and from there is was pot luck. Anyway, the long and short of it is that I won £100 in high street shopping vouchers!

Have I won anything else? Well, I once won Employee of the Month which was nice. I also won a ton of gorgeous gardening equipment in a draw at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Lots of finely made tools, shame they're all still sitting in the attic waiting for a half decent garden to get to work in. I also 'won' a bin once. I say 'won' because I think it was really a giveaway of a prototype bin. Prototype? Well, it was called a SmartBin and had some fancy pants lid system. The 'win' came with a feedback form which makes me think they were giving them away in the hopes of developing the design. And boy did they need it. I gave the bin to my Mum and it has driven her mad ever since. How complicated do you need to make a bin lid for heaven's sake?!

Winning things is nice. I live on in the hopes of winning something really good one day. Sorry - the husband has just reminded me that I've already won his heart. What greater prize could I desire?