I always feel rather like I am writing for a personal ad when I have to write things about myself. What do you say about yourself without coming off as incredibly narcissistic and really rather like a self absorbed ass? Well, I could start with the with basics - I’m a natural blonde, but I like to experiment. Oh get your mind out of the gutter! I meant with colour. Over the years, I have been blonde, blue, purple, pink, orange, bright red and now more of a normal auburn colour. I’m tall - for a woman, 5 foot 10. I have canoes for feet, which makes it amazingly hard to find shoes unless you have a penchant for ugly old granny shoes or ones that look like they belong on the foot of a drag queen.
On the off chance that you have been living under a rock and this is your first visit to my world of madness, you may not have gathered that I am 1) a mother and 2) a wife. Yes, that’s right, I have two life suckers…..sorry, children…..cavorting in my house at all hours of the day (and occasionally night if they’re feeling particularly evil). They are currently chasing their way towards the ages of 4 and 6. Hotty Hubby and I have been married for coming up on 6 years now. Our anniversary is the month before the blonde haired beauty that we call our daughter turns 6. *Gasp!* Yes, rushed. No, not shotgun….though I’m not entirely sure my father wasn’t packing.
I’m a trained conveyancer. Sounds impressive doesn’t it? In reality, while I am good at it, it can boring as all hell and if you’re working for a jerk, its just not worth it. So now I sit on my couch, watching the hellions rip through my home as if they were mini tornadoes leaving a huge mess in their wake, all the while attempting to write a children’s book. As if I didn’t have enough on my plate, I pretend to do housework somewhere in there too. Do you think I need a compass to make it to the top of Laundry Mountain?
You may occasionally read something referring to the military years. I am the product of military parents and was ever so fortunate to attend a British Military Boarding School. Ooooh Aaahhh. Calm yourself, its not nearly as prestigious and important as it sounds. Aside from moving all over the world with my parents, and breaking as many rules as possible while at school, I’m not sure that I learned much other than how to get past a houseparent while rolling drunk. The travel opportunities were worth it though. From Bermuda to Canada to Europe to New Zealand, I’ve seen many beautiful places, people and things, and it provides inspiration for my writing.
My passion is writing, my outlet is writing and this blog is my way of taking the mad thoughts from my mind and putting them down somewhere for perspective, humour and one day, employment .
Enjoy