About Me

South Wales, United Kingdom
Im forty something! Married, mum to two wonderful daughters, both very different, both very special. Im originally from Edinburgh but have spent almost 2/3rds of my life in South Wales now and so am probably as much Welsh (if not more) than Scottish. Until the age of 16 (when I left Edinburgh) I spent a lot of time with Great uncles and aunts in East and West Lothian,but also with family and friends in the centre of the city. So had an equal country and city upbringing. I would spend hours walking in the Pentland hills (with family, friends, alone), hours in the countryside, hours in the dress shops in town with my friends, trying on endless outfits I couldnt afford, hours dreaming that I would marry Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky!!) and definitely hours planning that once I had made it as an actress (which is why Paul would fall madly in love with me) I would learn to fly a plane, hopefully it would help with my developing fear of heights, star in a west end show, have a hit single and buy a ranch somewhere that Paul and I could hear the wolves howling in the distance. Then I had dreams! Read the rest of my story starting at Broken Dreams

Friday 17 February 2012

Another one bites the dust (well ice)

I ticked off another thing on my list this evening.  Myself and a group of friends had an ice skating lesson. 

I did find my balance, well in part, and our two instructors were amazing.  Id managed to badly bruise my finger grabbing the side of the rail at the start but my Pièce de résistance was typical of that 'pride comes before a fall' scenario. All we were doing was moving from one side of the rink to the other towards the end of the lesson, when I had my best Bambi moment of the whole evening.  There was nothing to be done, nothing there to save myself and seconds later I was flat out on the ice, having whacked my elbow and smacked my head good and proper! So I ended my first lesson in the first aid room, stretched out on a bench, feet raised, ever so slightly dazed.

Then I had the embarrassing joy of completing an accident form - I dont do ANYTHING by halves!

I was told not to drive, so my friend drove for me, I was told not sleep, so I'm still awake, I'm bruised and my head hurts like hell but Ive never laughed so much in my life even though that, in addition to my wonderful dying swan routine, I did several impressions of Bambi during the hour long lesson. In fact it was my laughing that was literally my downfall - when I laugh I put my head back - flippin lethal on the ice.

But damn it was fun.  Thanks girls, for your company, support and a fantastic evening xxx
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