First Blog

Hello All!!!

Well, I'm not sure how many people might read this, but I thought I'd start one anyway. The main reason why I wanted a blog is because I plan to go travelling with my boyfriend next year, and I thought it would be an easy way for my friends and family to keep up to date with where I am and what I'm up to.

A brief history:

I'm 28 years old. I was born and grew up in Braintree in Essex. I went to university in Stoke On Trent and got a BA in Creative Arts. I then worked in music retail for a few years, living in London for 5 years and working in store for HMV before getting a job at their head office. A year ago I turned my life on it's head - I moved to Hartlepool in the North East to be with my boyfriend Darren. Now I'm temping on a reception and biding my time before we head off on our travels around the world next March.

My main love is for music. I love a wide range, my very favourite two artists being Marillion and Madonna. If I can combine music with travel, all the better - I've been to Barcelona, Cologne and Luxembourg for gigs. I also love my food, and try to have a good meal out as often as possible.

I'm passionate about issues like fairtrade, conservation and ecology. I didn't entirely agree with the Make Poverty History campaign, but it did make me re-think my own habits (particularly when it comes to shopping) and try to change them. I'm sure I'll get onto preaching about that sort of stuff at some point!

Well, that'll do for now...