Safe and sound

At 0515 yesterday morning, it was a rude awakening to our sweet little apartment complex as a fire broke out on somebody's 2nd floor balcony. It took till nearly 1400 for the final batch of residents unaffected to quickly pop in to grab a few items out of their homes.

Have to thank the Fire Department for the quick response and being able to keep the fire from spreading into the 66 unit building. We did lose 4 units to the fire and my heart breaks for their loss. Units close by and under will suffer from water damage and smoke damage. It's a very sad thing, since we were all just getting over the flood.

Aside:
Public Safety Announcement... Putting a cigarette out in a potted plant is not the same as dirt. Potting soil is a fire accelerant and a hazard! It's mixed with peat moss, vermiculite, bark, wood chips and more. All of which, when dry can be easily sparked. Then all the nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous (the components of fertilizer), will accelerate the fire once lit.

Even though my heart breaks, it's also filled with love and gratitude.
It was beautiful to see community pull together without question and without hesitation. On a whim, I called into Phil & Sebastian via the wonderful Jacquôt, and they brewed up a huge container full of coffee while we all waited.
Despite being directly affected by the fire, Maia and Jayme from UNA sent over a tonne of their amazing pizzas and their signature kale cesar salad for us all to eat while we waited for fire crews to bring us all back in one by one.

My phone could hardly keep battery because it just kept going off with emails, phone calls, messages, tweets, etc... Of people checking in and offering their help. I had a warm bed with my name on it within hours!! My Lululemon family responded straight away to get clothes to me and to people who lost their clothes. And Dr. Mark Ross of Eye Spy Optometry rushing to help residents get their vision back with glasses. I mean... Wowowowowowowow!!!

I am SO beyond filled with love, with honour to have these people in my life and so inspired to do better myself.

Wow.
Just wow.
Just fucking wow!!!!

Oh... The wing my unit is on is totally unaffected and I am one of the very lucky ones who are just displaced at the moment. Thank you for checking in!