It started with a twix..

or the adrenaline rush of winning another confectionery bar, who'd have thought it would come to this!

Approximately 5 years ago I was really quite ill, in the midst of a chronic illness flare up - in my case, Crohns Disease, I was stranded indoors for much of the time.  I spent a lot of time on forums, speaking to fellow interweb randomers, about nothing inparticular.  One day on my most favouritest forum, handbag.com, one poster detailed her recent winnings from entering competitions online.  This tweaked my interest.  Money was tight, I had a lot of free time on my hands and the thought of doing something from the comfort of my sofa that could help make life a bit easier and more pleasurable was hugely appealing.  Immediately after reading, I signed up to a competition forum and attempted entering as many competitions as I could.

At first the world of comping seemed pretty daunting, time consuming and with very little reward for my hard work.  The wins weren't forthcoming and I pondered whether it was worth the time spent doing it.  THIS IS WHERE MOST PEOPLE STOP!  The monotony and time it takes to comp can put so many people off, naturally, but something within me, the determined little madam that I am  thought well I have nothing else to do but pop pills and run to the loo multiple times a day so I might aswell continue, and I am so glad I did!  Eventually the wins started appearing, from yoga mats to laptop computers to a years supply of tea and I learned some invaluable comping tips that have held my in good stead thus far!

I've started this blog to track my wins, divulge my secrets and hopefully connect with other compers out there in the blogosphere.  

Thank you for looking and bookmark me for future reference - I could help you win BIG!