About Me….
Born in Oban in July 1967, I have lived for most of my life in Tyndrum, Perthshire, Scotland.
In 1978, I went to Boarding School in Crieff, Morrison’s Academy. I loved it. By 1986 the summer I left Morrison’s, I had achieved heaps and had a great time! Claim to fame would be: The first Morrisonian to play hockey for Scotland. My other one is scoring a hat trick against France. My hockey days would have lasted to the full Scottish squad had I not blown my knee during a training session! As it transpired, Under 18 & Under 21 squad was my knee’s limit. This summer sees the school reunion for the 80’s, now that will be interesting!
After Boarding school, I went to Napier in Edinburgh and studied Hotel Catering and Institutional Management. Whilst there, I worked at the Edinburgh Sheraton – or the Sheraton Grand as it is now known … I had a great time there working through all the food & beverage areas in the hotel! The hardest work was room service – especially having to pick up the trays/trolleys from the various floors – phew! We used to walk miles every day! It was however, a great training and experience. Napier? It was ok, the most important result of that, apart from my Diploma, was meeting my future husband. Here we are in our 21st year together. Good God.
After living in Edinburgh for over 4 years, Ed was offered the Manager’s role in Pizza Hut. We spent 3.5 years in Aberdeen – a year and a half of which I spent in ‘The Hotel from Hell’. I won’t name it and shame it. Not right now! The other half of my time was working as a department manager with Safeway. That was cool!
After that we moved from Aberdeen back home to Tyndrum and the Family Business. We’ve been back home for over 15 years now. Love it!
Life in Tyndrum is cool. We live in a really quiet spot, right way back out of the way – the last house in Stirling District. I love horse riding, playing the occasional game of golf (used to play all the time until I scunnered myself with it!), riding my motorbike and driving fast in my wee buggy, and it just happens to go a bit too!
I love learning. I believe that every day should be a school day. If there isn’t something new being learned in a day, you aren’t trying hard enough! I love meeting people and especially people watching. That is a great hobby! One thing is for sure, there is never a dull moment in any one of my work days!
How would other people describe me? Hmmm…. my Father in Law calls me gregarious, I have also been described as ‘Mad’, being ’slightly unhinged’ and one of my favourites is ‘Wired up all wrong’. I like nothing better than a really good laugh, and I hate getting ‘told off’. I love what I do for a living and where I stay and I have some lovely friends who mean the world to me. I would like to think that I am a warm and caring person. I wish I could see myself as others see me!
That’s probably enough about me….I think this picture kind of sums me up…..
Favourite hat and t-shirt
….. and I really, really think this is much cuteness:
Friends are your world