About

Who am I? That’s a very good question. It’s a tall order to explain the essence of me in an “about” page on a blog so I’ll keep it brief by providing a few snippets which you can string together and form some kind of picture..

I’m a journalist who is rapidly approaching 30 and not all that happy about it. Being 30, that is, journalism is fine!

My background is in regional newspapers, latterly as an editor, and I now work in communications/online media, writing and editing a university website.

In my spare time I play netball and volleyball, blog (obviously) and am currently editing my first novel. While I loathe reading chick lit, much preferring crime novels, it seems I can only write about “girl stuff”.

I believe that steak (ideally fillet) should only be eaten rare and that those who order it well done should be ejected from their seats immediately.

I’m not sure I would be able to leave the house if the world’s supply of mascara ever dried up.

I have old fashioned manners, rude people are second class.

I have more shoes and bags than is healthy for one person.

If I could live anywhere in the world it would be New York.

I have never smoked a cigarette and therefore smokers make me angry. Expensive, cancerous, smelly and anti-social? Nope, I don’t see the point.

I love my friends.

For my sins, I am a fan of dance music. Funky house and stuff from the 90s floats my boat.

I am ridiculously organised, thrive on making lists and pride myself on my punctuality and need to be efficient.

If I could choose any job in the world I’d be an FBI agent.

I think people who don’t have ambitions lack brain cells.

I’m a fatty living in a size 12 body. I love food and have no intention of giving it up, even if my waistline doesn’t like it.

I’m a massive fan of Apple, and I ain’t talking fruit.

I have two tattoos, an Arabic symbol on my wrist which means “to shine” and some kind of Celtic squiggle thing on my back which means bugger all.