A seriously sweet win!

Comping is a wonderful hobby; like any other hobby there are times when it is more fun and times when you just get bored and maybe stop doing it for a few weeks. I had a couple of weeks last month where I didn't enter any competitions at all and a couple more weeks where I entered a few here and there.

I often think that it doesn't matter whether the win is large or small, it can be just as exciting to receive that winning email (known as WEM in the comping world), social media message or good old-fashioned letter. Today I have received two prizes that I won a week or two back, the first bought a smile to my face when I opened it:

I won these courtesy of New Magazine and Maoam via New Magazine's twitter page. Have to say that the bag was opened for testing purposes *cough* not long after the had been unpacked.

The other prize I received today was strip spot-lights, which are going in the hallway to brighten it up as we don't have windows there. I will take a photograph of them once they are up so that I can properly thank the sponsors. I do think it is important to thank companies for running competitions. Although we all know that they run competitions for the express purpose of promoting their products, they don't have to promote them in this particular way; I think that thanking them for doing so is a great way to let them know that we appreciate it and that it is working as a way to get new people looking at their products.