I’ve never been into surprises.
I like to know everything that’s happening, when it’s happening, and why it’s happening.
I’ve always been proud of my ability to have my finger on the pulse, to know ‘the word on the street’, to not let anything pass me by.
In short, I’m a big ol’ gossip and I don’t like to miss out on anything.
So you can imagine my, erm, surprise a couple of weeks ago when my workmates at Mamamia pulled off the ultimate surprise-packed day for me.
It was simultaneously the most terrifying and the most wonderful day of my life. It scared the heck out of me and filled me with immense joy.
It all began when I arrived at work and discovered a mug, with my lil’ dog Vinnie’s face on it, sitting on my desk.
I was so overwhelmed with excitement, I didn’t even notice that my reaction was being filmed like I was on an episode of the 1990s TV show Candid Camera.
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It's awesome that you loved this, and your workmates obviously put a ton of effort into it, so good on them. But I'm going to have a little Debbie Downer moment here - if you're planning on doing something like this, make sure you know you're target *very* well. Some people would love this, as Keryn obviously did. I, on the other hand, would consider this close to my worst nightmare. But I'm all for more kindness in the world!
Totally agree. I'd be horrified if people went to the trouble of doing a similar thing for me!