1. What’s your idea of happiness and what makes you most uneasy?
Happiness to me is being around the people I love and sharing memorable moments that are priceless.
The thing that makes me most uneasy is how this world is changing, and kindness does not seem to be the forefront of people’s minds; it’s become a more taking world than a giving one.
2.What do you fear most?
I fear the lack of gratitude and kindness in the world, people without a moral compass, I fear for my children and their future.
2. Which person, past or present, do you most relate to and admire?
One of my first bosses was Jean Baptiste Molinari and he taught me so much about work ethics and striving to do my best he compared everything to cars and I think I got a love for cars from him. The idea of setting a target rising up to it, aim high. He also taught me that perfection was an illusion and to know when to give in and move on.
3. What traits do you most loathe in yourself and others?
Material needs. I try to keep these at bay by living as humbly as I can.
4. What’s your most embarrassing moment or regret?
Not any really embarrassing moment that I won’t own.
I remember having to do a speech once, and the microphone was left on, and I said this is a load of beep…. I went out to do my talk and said I’d save the audience the beep and come straight to the point. Thank god it worked out alright. A sense of humour is so important.
5. What’s your most unappealing habit or indulgence?
Sometimes I can be intolerant … think that’s come with menopause, nothing is on pause anymore.
6. What do you always carry and what vehicle do you drive?
Always carry my mobile phone and drive a Toyota Rav4.
7.Where and when have you been happiest?
When both my boys came into the world it was amazing to hold a bundle of joy and feel unconditional love the way I did.
8. What do you find depressing or overrated?
Awards, I don’t like to stand out in the crowd that are going for the same thing, as it’s a rat race, so why stand out … unless it’s for the greater good.
9. How do you unwind or deal with solitude?
I’d like to unwind by doing nothing. It’s very rare that I get that chance, but watching a good movie or listening to a good podcast, I would consider unwinding. I also love my bed. I don’t spend enough time in it, but when I’m in it, it’s a great embrace and a relationship that is long-lasting.
10. What’s your fantasy or biggest journey?
I want to go to Malta and I want to go to Hawaii. I always dreamed of being in Hawaii when I was 50, but unfortunately, COVID struck, and that was the end of it.
I drank cocktails on my 50th, which was as close as I got, and I’ve asked that when I die, I’d be cremated and put into the volcano there.
12. What would your motto be?
Treat others the way you want to be treated yourself.
13. What’s your favourite smell, word, book, and building?
Nag champa is my favourite smell. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is my favourite book. My favourite building is Edinburgh College, which was used in Harry Potter, as my favourite building.
14. What keeps you awake at night?
Snoring … living with 4 males you have a musical of snoring going on at all times. For smells, I don’t want to get started on that.
15. What’s your life motto or lesson learned?
I have a few:
Being kind, considerate, and loving. What goes around comes around
Pay it forward.
16. What is your favourite Joke?
Not sure if this is politically correct nowadays, but it’s an English, Irish, and Scotsman joke.
English, Irish, and Scotsman working on a building site. They’re building a new skyscraper in London, and at lunchtime, they all sat on top of the building and opened up their lunch boxes.
The Englishman opened up his lunch box and went “Ohh!!! Ham and cheese again .. I’m sick of this ham and cheese sandwich, it’s the same every bloody day. If I get another ham and cheese sandwich in this lunch box tomorrow, I’m jumping off the top of this building”
Next, the Scotsman opens up his lunchbox.
“Ach, noi again, I’m sick of these jam sandwiches. Can’t she come up with another idea? If I get another jam sandwich, I’m going to join you in jumping off the building tomorrow”
Next it was Paddy Irishman, “Ohh for feck sake, he says egg and cress sandwich again!! Right, that’s it, boys, if she gives me another egg and cress tomorrow, I’m jumping off as well with you”
The next day came, and each and every one had the same sandwich, so they all jumped.
Two weeks later the 3 widows we’re talking about the demise of their husbands the Englishman’s wife said if she had known that he hated ham and cheese so much she wouldn’t have given it to him and the Scottish widow said I agree I had no idea he was so upset about having jam sandwiches he got so depressed about it and never noticed and then Paddy irishman’s widow stepped up and says I just don’t understand any of it, sure Paddy packs his own lunch.
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