A few months ago I noticed that a magazine I read, Essentials would pay for tips submitted by readers. So I whipped off an e-mail containing several tips from the lexicon I've inherited from my parents. My mum and dad are kind of scary clever people who seem to know how to deal with just about everything, so there was a wealth of handed down knowledge to choose from. I was mildly miffed when I failed to receive even an acknowledgement of the receipt of my e-mail from the publishers, so I sulked briefly about the lack of praise for my genius (or my parent's) and got on with making dolls.
But I came home from work this morning to find a cheque with my name on it in the post. Turns out Essentials published my tips and a little blurb and photo of moi in the February 2008 issue!
Just goes to show that you never know what will happen. Today reminded my of this quotation:
I have always felt that the moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that...absolutely anything may happen.
Monica Baldwin
Guess it was just one of those days!
Oh and don't worry Mum, I've already bought you an extra copy for your brag collection.
