Greetings from a very blustery Sheffield
It's the last day at work at AW, and I'm back from my quick trip to Slovakia in a wet and windy Sheffield at our HQ. If you missed that story last week you can catch up here.
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Tomas, Katka and me.. enjoy mulled wine in Trnava..
Driving to work this morning in Sheffield, I was dodging empty wheelie bins blowing in the road and fallen branches.. arriving at work feeling a bit like the end of the world, not just the end of the year..
Yesterday news was filtering in.. there is a shipping problem, all the containers we have on the way or about to be loaded are being hit with a $3000 contingency charge.. and potentially long delays.
Heck if it's not one thing it's another.. and yet..
It's officially Christmas and like you and your family, at AW UK we have our Christmas traditions on the last day.. and nothing.. the windy weather or shipping crisis will stop our last day Christmas traditions..
We have a pizza party, the pizza gets delivered from Domino pizza - everyone gathers in the office. We play Christmas songs and wish each other the best for Christmas and the New Year.
Everything will be left spick and span, clean and tidy, all the orders sent, desks cleared, everything organised and ready for a fresh start in 2024. The Pizza has been ordered.. I'm in AW-Aromatics.com right now.. when the pizza arrives I'll give a little speech and wish everyone all the best.. then head across town to Affinity Park and AncientWisdom.biz our HQ.. for the pizza party there..
All around AW..
In the Spain office (AWArtisan.eu) they will be playing Feliz Navidad .. they have different holidays to the UK, but will still be joining the party..
In Slovakia (AWGifts.eu) they have their own version of Jingle Bells, here in the UK I think we will be playing Fairytale of New York.. Ringo and the Team in Indonesia, Coco from China, Mr Chatterjee from India.. all wish you heaps and heaps of season's greetings..
Whatever your Christmas traditions are.. myself and everyone at AW - WISH YOU A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS and truly peaceful and happy New Year.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support and trade during 2023.. and we wish you great success and many adventures and 2024 may it be an exciting and fulfilling year.
I'm off for a slice of pizza and good cheer..
See you next year..