Working my way towards 101 random facts …
14. I was 10lb 10oz at birth. My mother and grandmother both had enormous babies despite being tiny women. I’m not a tiny woman but I still had huge babies – two 10lb and one 11lb. In fact first born son would have been 12lb if he’d been full term. It’s no fun having huge babies. No – none of us are diabetic…
15. I drink no caffeine at all. I only drink herbal tea and don’t drink coffee at all. If I want caffeine I eat chocolate. The only things I ever drink are cammomile tea, water or alcohol. I rarely consume alcohol…
16. I first performed on stage when I was six. I was a fat little ballet dancer in a pink tutu. No doubt I looked like a graceless pig … My first memory of performance is reciting the Ugster Buggle poem at a variety concert.
17. My fingernails always break and chip and look terrible.
18. I get severely constipated every time I go on holiday. This should be interesting when we go to Asia for a month next year …
19. My father is an identical twin. His mother had identical twin brothers. My mother’s grandfather was a twin. I always wanted twins. Too late now…
20. I’m obsessed with the number three. When I’ve got nothing else to think about I count in threes – inside my head. I spell words in my head and rearrange the letters/spelling so it’s a multiple of three and that if you were touch typing you wouldn’t use the same finger twice in a row. Stupid huh?!
21. I have thick red curly hair. My brother, sister and father had jet black dead straight hair. My mother had wavy thin brown hair. I must have taken after my great aunt!
22. My husband is a red head (well technically a bald head now) and our three children are all red headed.
23. We cook at home every night of the week. No takeaways. Ever. Seems like such a waste of money and calories…
24. I can’t remember not being able to read music. It’s like I’ve always known it…
25. Ditto with swimming. I don’t remember learning and I can’t fathom why my children can’t float. How can you not float?!
26. My favourite TV show is All Saints. I was very upset when Mark Priestly (the actor not the character) committed suicide recently. Tragedy…
27. I am obsessed with books. If I’ve read it I have to own it. Books can NEVER be thrown away or sold or exchanged … I couldn’t sell my children. I can’t sell my books. I have a lot of books…
