5 Teaser facts about me

As part of my quest to write my '100 Random Facts' I thought I would write a quick list of 5 .. kinda like a teaser!

1. I have 3 tattoos. A four leaf clover on my back, a little yin yang with a flower incorporated in it that I designed myself on my left thigh and a totally stunning butterfly on the small of my back. I am in the process of adding two more, one of which will be another of my own designs.

2. I like to drink, but I drink for pleasure not to get smashed ... okay, well sometimes I drink to get smashed! I often drink to dull the pain of the ferals! My all time favourite drink is Vintage Veuve Cliquot Champagne. The most expensive drink I have had is Penfolds Grange (1996) followed by Dom Perignon. I love Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay and a number of different reislings including but not limited to: Howard Park, Pikes, Leeuwin Estate and Castle Rock. I have spent countless hours in the wineries of Margaret River and the Great Southern, the Pyrenees region in Victoria and the Yarra Valley. Would love to travel Italy to discover it's wines (and food), France for it's champagne and red wines, New Zealand for it's Sauvignon Blanc and Santa Barbara in California because I loved the film Sideways (good reasoning huh?).


3. My mum is a red headed, German born, highly strung perfectionist. My dad is UK born with a terribly dry sense of humour, a passion for travel and doing things with his hands. Both are very opinionated but somewhat pessimistic (in my opinion!!). I am a blend of the two of them, taking after my dad more. I have a high level of sarcasm, quite a temper (at times), an extreme need to travel and a bit of a perfectionist streak. However I am an optimist and believe my glass is always half full. If you're on the bottom rung, the only way is up.

4. I used to sing, play piano and even dabbled with the guitar. My brother had a band and I used to mess about with them whilst they jammed. I wrote songs for them which were recorded as well. I would love to continue singing but don't have the time to take lessons. So I sing to myself constantly. I would like to point out that I RULE at Singstar ... no one comes close .... :P

And 5. My ferals drive me nuts, are hard work, make me reach for the alcohol every night and reduce me to tears on an almost daily basis, but I would throw myself under a bus to protect them and would rather die than let anything happen to them. As proof of this, (small fact but true) even though I am terrified of spiders I have squished them with my bare hands to stop them getting to my kids. And I always will.

OK I have a number 6. I am in the preparation stages of writing my first book. :D

Hope you enjoyed a little insight into me!