So, are you ready to be bored dazzled by 7 Random Facts about me? Probably not, but here we go anyway. FACT #1 : I was in the military. Yeah, and I survived! Ha! Ha! I did 8 years in the Women’s Royal Air Force, to be exact, as an Air Traffic Controller. Does that fact scare you knowing I was in charge? Well, okay, maybe not in-charge and it was military fighter jets, not passenger flights, that we landed! FACT #2 : I jumped out of a hovering helicopter over the sea. Not once, or twice, but several times. No, really! See, this one ties in with being in the military. We got to do some really stupid things, like this. But it was all in the interest of teaching Search and Rescue techniques to SARs Crews, and survival (that would be me, bobbing around in frigid waters) — yes, we had survival suits on. FACT #3 : I was an qualified All-England Netball Referee. See, I bet you never saw that one coming …

David from over at Forking Mad has challenged us to share 10 Pointless Facts with everyone and, as everyone seems to be on a challenge kick these last few weeks, me included, I thought, why not. Do you floss your teeth? Yes, religiously every night before bed. Doesn’t everyone? Tea, coffee, or water? Tea. Footwear preference? Flip flops. Except in winter then it’s boots baby, boots all the way. Favourite dessert? Lemon merengue pie. The first thing you do when you wake up? Honey, I’m old. I pee, doesn’t everyone? Age you’d like to stick to? Maybe somewhere in my late 20s. How many hats do you own? Way to many, and I mean dozens. Describe the last photo you took I hunkered down to about ground level to snap a beautiful cluster of primulas in full bloom. Worst TV show? The one I watched last night … Lioness. Utter load of twaddle. As a child, what was your aspiration for adulthood? To be either a marine biologist or, an astronaut. I did eventually study …

Twenty random things to know about me: I once met Winston Churchill. I was six years old. I’ve met a lot of famous people. I’ve travelled to over 37 countries. I had afternoon tea with the chimps at London zoo. I once jumped out of a helicopter. I also jumped off a cliff … in Norway. I’ve been on TV, three times. I was in a movie. An author named a character after me. I’m ambidextrous. I can write backwards with my right hand. I can whistle. I’m also partially deaf. I studied science, but joined the military, then moved into publishing. I love to swim, but won’t swim in the sea. Flowers are a passion of mine. So is photography. I’ve experienced an earthquake, saw a tidal wave, and lived through a 165 mile an hour typhoon. I love ice cream but I’m lactose intolerant. I’m an introverted extrovert.