workload, driving Mrs P, and shine!

1 A very long 12 hour day of work. Or rather two works. I spent the better part of the day at the Public Works job fielding calls from rather angry people wanting immediate or better than expected service.. sigh The second job was loads of people, smiling faces, and shenanigans! Love my peeps!
2 Mr P was my cab driver today. He ferried me about from one job to another in our diesel four by four. Not that he used that feature much. He had much more fun skidding and sliding. He's fun that way.
3 She asked me to help her choose a word for the year, for her intention. For Sam, it's shine. It describes her perfectly.

shineSHīn/
verb
1 (of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.
"the sun shone through the window"

synonyms:

emit light, beam, radiate, gleam, glow, glint, glimmer, sparkle, twinkle,glitter, glisten, shimmer, flash, flare, glare, fluoresce;

2.be very talented or perform very well.
"she shines at comedy"

synonyms:

excel, be outstanding, be brilliant, be successful, stand out

noun
1.a quality of brightness, especially from reflected light