here we are at the start.... we had a few ups and downs along the way, with one team member being carted off to hospital (either the miss relay session was all too much OR he pulled a really good excuse not to have to help packing up). but yes, we made it til the end.
and, yes, it was exhausting.
the ups and downs taught me a lot. how much we really know a person... or in fact how much we don't. for me though, it's about listening and just helping when we can.
i got the captain tag because i registered the first team when we joined. but we ended up with three teams. and its been an interesting experience. to be honest the group(s) floundered seriously from a whole heap of things...
in a nutshell many team members ended up grumpy and having a whinge. i didn't take the reigns early enough on i guess (but i had two events to pull off this weekend and there's a limit) and so what i was meant to do as team leader never really worked like a fine tuned beast (as one people pointed out to me on the day).
there are fantastic people who just pitch in and get on with stuff... they are there from the start, right til the end. they put up their hand, volunteer and take on extra duties without fliching or worrying. unfortunately one of them ended up in hospital from his lack of complaining (chest pains and difficulty breathing and he still wanted to keep walking!!! aaargh).
but i find some people LOVE to express their opinions from the comfort of their chair. ask them to do something and they run. for them there will ALWAYS be someone else there to carry the burdon.
at the end of the day it makes a team. of sorts.
my captaincy is over. i'll let the experts do it next time. that said, i am so glad we got to honour Quinny as a survivor. i'm personally happy i was able to contribute as my cousin is currently floundering... as are many others to this horrible disease. so every little effort in raising money helps.
now we can rest (for a sec). bring on the next one. i'm in the team. in the meantime... big hugs go to mick... we know you'll be good again soon... xx
Saturday, March 28, 2009
The Lion King Puppies @ the start
Day Eithy Five, Dead Red Wake 4 is alive
My wine group event on friday nite was a great success... each one unfolds something new, something challenging and something really really awesome. That day we had appeared in the paper - The Independent Weekly to be precise - so I was chuffed. That nite I was asked if Winestate Magazine could do a write up about the group.
The basic principal just gets people talking. As one punter on the nite said "most of the wine groups these days are a regurgitation of themselves... there's nothing new about them. this one is different, interesting and a whole lot of fun".
Can't get much higher praise than that.
*smiles*
xc
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Day Eighty Four, he aint no bore
Meet Miss Relay for Life. Mick.
He gets to dress up in a bikini and an evening dress and provide "some talent". So, well, we have to make him look good... so (as per his request) we coloured his hair!! Oh, and beard. No more greys... banished!!
He now looks like a porn star. Which kinda worries me - cause he's meant to look all cute and innocent in his evening gown and bikini...
LOL. I say no more. xc
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Day Eighty Three, a good driver i be
today was driver performance and safety training. i have learnt more things about a car in one day by that bloke sitting in the passenger seat that i could have on my own in a million years.
driving at a constant steady speed is far FASTER than speeding up and slowing down for corners. as he says "any mug can drive @ 100km's on a straight stretch of road, but keep consistent @ 60km an hour on a windy road and you'll get home quicker than anyone".
they can increase a companies delivery performance just through better driving. they can reduce road accidents, they want to save your life and they want to decrease road accidents.
did you know if you increased the distance between you and the car in front of you by just a fraction... we would reduce car accidents by some crazy amount i forget what it was... but it was impressive.
did you know i can now 4 wheel drive up and down a steep incline AND i can slam on my brakes on a gravel road. and not loose control. whooohoooo
just what i need for city driving. xc
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Day Eighty Two, look @ you
my wine group is growing little by little and i'm getting more and more organised with each event. i'm actually really enjoying the process now.
the bottle i hold isn't mine BUT will make an appearance at an event soon :) xc
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