An Introductory Post
Like, Jedda and David, who have rewritten introductory posts to share a little bit more about themselves. I thought I would too but I’m wondering, do I go bullet list like Jedda might do, or CV style like David did?
Do you really want to know where I’ve lived (37 countries and counting) and the kinds of jobs I’ve had (way too many). Or that I love marmite (yes, I’m one of those) or that I could eat porridge for breakfast every day, but don’t as there’s this thing called bacon, and oh do I love me a good bacon butty for breakfast now and then.
Or do I just tell you to go read my About Page or Timeline, both done in the humorous style people have come to know me by. Or, should I simply write a series of random facts about myself? You know, like this:
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 either. Ha! Again, this is the kind of thing you get up to, while in the military. I had to go to London to train and then, had an exam and passed with flying colours. Yeah, for netball!
FACT #4 : I’ve been to, London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Montreal, Washington DC and New York.
Okay, now don’t laugh, as I kid I was fascinated by those glossy perfume ads in magazines that featured these seemingly, exotic cities. So I had this thing about wanting to visit them all, and I have. Now I only have Melbourne and Tokyo left on the bucket list.
FACT #5 : Growing up I wanted to be a marine biologist.
Yeah, I know, go figure. It was watching all those TV shows featuring one of my dad’s heroes, Jacque Cousteau, that started it, that and I love the ocean. I’m convinced I’m part mermaid or was a tardigrade in another life. The water and I are best buddies.
FACT #6 : I love to cook.
This one is in homage to my mother. And while I don’t know if I’m as good a cook as her, I know I learnt a great deal from her. I do all the cooking here, and I’m always trying new things and tweaking recipes to suit my taste buds. I do love me some spicy food and love my herbs. I cannot imagine life without bay leaves.
FACT #7 : I still have my childhood teddy bear.
It’s a small Steiff Bear and if the apartment was burning down, that would be the first thing I would grab and save. My dad bought it for me when he found out my mum was pregnant with me. There is nothing more precious to me than that little bear.
So, is that enough random facts about me and something of an(other) introduction to who I am? Well, probably not, but I’m sure you’ll get to know more about me the longer you read this blog. Go on, follow me via RSS, you know you want to.