If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?

There are two characters from films 🎥I i would like to be. I would like to be Jessica Harrison from The Man From Snowy River,  she was a beautiful headstrong independent woman and she got to play her role alongside Tom Burlinsons character. She was a woman ahead of her time.

The other character i would like to be is Andie Walsh from Pretty In Pink because then I would get to wear such stunning clothes that are definitely opshop chic and I would get to pash Andrew McCarthy in his character of Blane.   I think that was the favourite teenage movie of my generation.  Pretty In Pink remains one of my all-time favourite movies.

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?

This past year i have changed my morning 🌄 rituals slightly.

That being that I get up and have breakfast around 6.00am, then I get dressed and take Lily for a good walk 🚶‍♂️ around 6.30am.  I then come home and send my loved ones the good morning gif   and then I have a good long shower to start my day. I then try to fit in writing ✍️ this blog around this time, because my mind is at it most sharp and alert at this time. Then I am ready to face whatever the day brings.

Which aspects do you think makes a person unique?

I love this topic, probably because right from my early adulthood I desired to live a life less ordinary and i have to a large extent.

Our personalities and our likes and our behaviour make us all unique.  The type of people we seek to make friends 🧡 with again make us unique.  I have always felt a bit like a misfit in this life and the friends that I attract may not necessarily fit the usual mould. We are all very spiritual 🙏🏽 and have strong faith but we don’t fit the typical mould.  We are definitely not average. We are all very aware and are respectful 🙏🏽 in the way we interact with others in this world 🌎 and we can accept that not everyone in this world 🌎 is going to agree with us. I accept that i am different but don’t judge others who may be different to the norm.

Acceptance and non judgement of others also makes me and my closest friends unique.

What makes you laugh?

This is a great topic.  A few things make me laugh.

The comedians that make me laugh are Adam Hills,  Sandi Toksvig and Andrew Denton. All three are very witty and funny without being nastily sarcastic.   Adam is just so talented at stand up comedy and laughs at himself, in particular he laughs at his disability   Sandi is genuinely warm and witty, she is like everybody’s favourite aunt.  Andrew is amazingly witty and when i met him i shared a joke with him about my mental illness which made him laugh.

It is great that i have a sense of humour about my mental health issues and I  can laugh at myself.  I don’t find sarcastic comments about my issues funny, in most cases it’s downright nasty and not in the least bit funny.

My friend Adrian often makes me laugh.  He is extremely intelligent and wise and witty, but never nasty. His observations on life are very funny and witty. He makes me see life from a healthy perspective

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

When I was 5 years old I wanted to be a author,a ballerina or a vet.

I always wanted to be a writer as soon as I learned to read 📚 I knew I wanted to be a writer.

I was learning ballet and tap dancing 🕺and wanted to be a ballerina although I wasn’t a talented dancer.

I wanted to be a vet because I loved 😍 animals,  particularly dogs but the thought of hurting animals, operating on animals or putting them down sickened me and terrified me. I saw the movie Benji when I was young and cried all the way home, it was then I realised that I could never be a vet.

I did become a writer though so at least that stayed with me from childhood