I have been tagged several times about this latest meme, 25 random things about me. So here goes:
1. I have ghost written the life of a truly extraordinary man which is being published by a leading publisher on September 3. I can’t say more now, but it is very exciting, so watch this space!
2. I love music and wish I could sing like an angel, instead of a frog.
3. I failed maths GCSE three times. But took English a year early and passed with an “A”.
4. I am an aspiring clarinetist and have restarted lessons after a break when my music teacher moved away.
5. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my MacBook and iPhone. Windows sucks.
6. I have a twin brother – and we are very different.
7. I can scuba dive.
8. I have started wearing colourful cardigans in my new kitchen and worry that I am doubling up for Nigella Lawson.
9. I once had a newspaper byline under the name Ethel instead of Ellee. Not sure if it was a deliberate mistake.
10. My mother’s family is related to the Greek Onassis dynasty.
11. I plan to buy a dog once my two sons have flown the nest.
12. I intend to grow old disgracefully. I don’t want to regret the things I never did.
13. I rank loyalty at the top of my values for friendships. I 
would never, ever hurt a friend.
14. I hate egg and cress sandwiches and Liebfraumilch.
15. I would love to dance the salsa with the smouldering Antonia Banderas.
16. I drink hot water and lemon every morning.
17. I have a piece of coal embedded in my forehead after falling in the fire as a baby.
18. I don’t mean to be an embarrassing mum, but it happens…
19. I once judged a Miss Anglia competition and was mistaken for a contestant! True, I haven’t made it up.
20. I very much miss my four dear friends who have died of alcohol addiction in the last two years.
21. I am still trying to conquer my fear of public speaking. I won’t let it beat me.
22. I have a feeling that this year is going to be the best ever for me. I feel so positive and excited about new people I have met on a personal and professional level.
23. I love walking and would like to be able to walk 20 miles in one day with ease by the end of the year.
24. I really don’t care about materialistic items around the house, but I love my high tech geeky possessions.
25. Being a mother and raising children to be happy, healthy and able to stand on their own two feet and have true values is the most under-estimated role. I regard it as a privilege and the best job in the world, even though I am poorer for it!!!
Do join in this meme if you wish.
UPDATE: I’ve just remembered something I should have added. I was once levitated on stage at The Arts Theatre, Cambridge by the Great Kovari. I had a choice of being sawn in half or levitated and opted for the less squeamish one. I’ve got photos somewhere to prove it really happened.
