The Scrapping Garden

Yesterday, the nursing facility where I work celebrated Staff Appreciation Day! It was an all day event with food, games, and prizes. Administration made sure that this fun day extended to the off shifts as well.

Most of the "routine" meetings were cancelled for the day, and the staff was given
"free reign" to wander around and enjoy the festivities. Of course, the nursing staff on the units did not have quite as much freedom as those of us in the offices, since they are involved in patient care.

Breakfast was available from 6:30 to 8:30am, and consisted of donuts and pastries, a juice assortment, coffee and tea. The staff all volunteered to "man" the stations to serve the other team members.

Lunch was served from 11:00 to 1:00pm, and was sumptious. There were many different selections of pizza and subs, (I choose the veggie pizza), several kinds of salads, soda and chocolate kisses.

We had a "make your own sundae" snack at 2pm. A huge table was set up with 3 ice cream flavors, fresh strawberries and blueberries, HOT FUDGE (my personal fav), cherries, sprinkles, and a few different candies, as well as REAL whipped cream to top our delicacy.

Later in the day, supper was served to the evening shift, so no one was overlooked.

There were all kinds of SPECIAL EVENTS, too: a "name the celebrity" and "name the staff member" contests. This was a collection of basically high school pics for the actors and actresses, and BABY photos of the staff members. I had given a picture of me at about 3 months old, and was AMAZED at the number of people who guessed correctly. Of course, there were some "hints" as to the identity of the staff.

Also, there was a huge jar filled with m&m's, and the contest was to correctly guess how many were in the jar. Can you believe, one of the Supervisors won, and she was withing TWO of the total count.

Karaoke filled our inservice room, which was all decorated with balloons. We had a ball belting out those old "hits" from the past.

Outside there was a dunk booth, a ball throw, and a couple of other games. The weather was very accomodating ... clear blue sky, 70 degrees, and a delightful soft breeze was blowing.

But, by far, the BEST part of my day was the MASSAGE. We have a masseuse on staff who scheduled 5 minute back massages for staff. Mine came right at the end of the day, and let me tell you, it relaxed me for the rest of the night.

It was truly a fun day. I think it is awesome that administration took the time to show their "thanks" for our hard work. In todays world, things are taken for granted so often and EVERYONE always likes to know that they are appreciated. Who could ask for anything more?

So, to make YOUR day pleasant, and say "thanks" for your support, I am offering
todays FREEBIE ... HERE IS YOUR DOWNLOAD LINK. Enjoy (sorry, link has expired)