Adrenaline

Last week was our end of the year Staff Appreciation Day. That was my 5th one, but the first time I've been able to get together a team to do the Adrenaline Maze! I've been longing to do it for years. 

Here we are, matching t-shirts that we made with iron-ons and all, The SSD Avengers!

Here is our mighty foe: 

My new office-mate, Liann, has been such a blessing this year. We walk and do yoga during lunch, and just chat and support each other. I know she's improved my mental health and encouraged me a lot. The two of us cooked up the shirts and the team name, and together we twisted arms until we had enough team members. She and I went over to the event early to get a feel for the maze, to maximize our chance of winning. I love her. 

Here we are, pre-competition: 

We had to run it 3 times, since we kept winning each bracket!! We improved our time every time we ran it. 

Video below. Skip ahead by 30 seconds or so; she started filming a bit early. But that was, undoubtedly, the best few minutes of my week last week. 

Because we won! The first place trophy is ours! 

This is the stuff that gives life, man. I want more adrenaline in my life. One of the things anxiety does is to convince me that I'm weak. I love every opportunity to prove it wrong.