So I’ve realised even though I kept a blog before
from the site traffic I see there's a few new people on here too so I thought I
would do a ‘5 facts about me’ post so I could let you know a little bit more about me.
Favourite food?
My favourite food hands down is and always has been
lasagne. When I was little we used to
pick our favourite meal for our Birthday Tea (seeing as Birthdays don’t always
fall on party days) and I always said “lasagne, wedges and garlic bread”. It’s what I still say…
Earliest memory?
Ok, Mark doesn’t believe me and I feel like I
should google this to prove I'm right and I can remember this far back, but my
earliest memories are from when I was 3 or possibly earlier.
I distinctly remember sitting on my Mums knee in
the flat we used to live in, I know exactly where the tv, fireplace and table
was. I remember in great detail how the
living room was decorated and I distinctly remember watching a cartoon about a
helicopter (but I know it wasn’t budgie) when my brother and his friend came in
and chatted at me. My other memory is
standing up in a cot and looking out into the hallway and being frustrated that
my Mum wasn’t coming to get me. I saw my
Mum walk past in the hallway in her dressing gown aaaand that’s it.
Mark is pretty sure I can’t remember this far back,
but I know I do and those are such boring memories it’s not like I’d know them
from someone else reminiscing.
Favourite holiday or trip?
I’ve been really lucky that my Mum loved to travel
and obviously took me with her on lots of trips and holidays when I was little
and I'm sure this must be where I got my love of travel from. I’ve been to Borneo twice and would go back
in a heartbeat, I also love Cyprus where I’d love to buy an apartment, I’ve
been to Canada and Madeira before knowing Mark and want him to see how
beautiful it is, but I think my favourite holiday was in Tioman, a small island
off of Malaysia.
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I think its extra bittersweet because part of the
amazing time we had was the people we met there and also how quiet and secluded
it is. We know that now they’ve built a
great big hotel right next to our beautiful beach huts and also if we went back
we wouldn’t have the same group. So my
favourite holiday ever is Tioman.
Proudest achievement?
I grew up in quite a strict house (as well as a Calvinist
house) so we don’t really do achievements.
However, although I enjoyed doing my MA I did find it hard at times and
was proud I did well in my degree. I did
this while going through a lot of family turmoil/fallout and even moved house
and planned a wedding whilst writing my dissertation.
I also know how tough times were in the past, so am
really grateful for everything I have now and do recognise that the life I do
have is so far from where I was heading when I was younger. So I do have to say that exactly where I am
now is a pretty big achievement i.e. education, happy marriage, good friends
and support network, house, job and disposable income / ability to travel as
it’s absolutely not where I could have ended up.
Where you most want to visit?
My wish list is exhaustive but includes, Peru (for
Machu Picchu), Mexico (for scuba diving), Vermont, West Canada, cruise and
train in Alaska/Canada, San Francisco, New England (as a leaf peeper), Moscow
and St Petersburg, Bavaria, Switzerland, leisurely train ride through Italy
(mostly to see Venice, Rome and Pisa but lots of stops in between), Iceland,
Lapland, and possibly New Zealand….so just a small list then.
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This is something Mark and I have actually been
talking a lot about as it’s our 10 year wedding anniversary the year after next
and we want to take a special holiday for it.
I still don’t know what on my list my favourite is but it looks like, as
our anniversary is in late October, we’re leaning towards Australia (for spring
weather), South America (as it’s the end of the rainy season) or somewhere to
see the leaves in North America.
