For a very long time this was my page about me. Suddenly I realise it no longer fits so I decided to write a new page that is more up to date. The old one will always have a place on my site as it is part of my journey, but I am not that person anymore so it has become my history page.

So, who am I?

I'm a strong, passionate, and caring person who has overcome a massive amount of adversity to get to where I am now. Most of the time I am positive, happy, and enjoy life. There are some aspects of my life that are not as I would like them to be but there is no one else I can blame for this; It is my responsibility to make my life into what I want it to be and I am working on it.

There are "a few" cats (currently thirteen) living with us, and two dogs. They may all be just a little bit spoilt... I also have a wonderful husband who is caring, supportive, and allows me to be me.

I like butterflies and the symbolism of them, I also like reading and sharing inspirational quotes. I do whatever I can to help other people and animals but have very little time for people who refuse to accept responsibility and help themselves. I naturally distance myself from negative people.

I detest animal cruelty and child abuse; deliberately causing harm to any living thing is just wrong and unnecessary. There is never any justification for deliberately harming another.

I have very varied musical tastes that really cannot be categorised. TV bores me; I don't understand why so many people waste their lives by sitting in front of it. Radio DJ's irritate me.

My goal in life is simple; to keep getting better and stronger - I workout and eat sensibly to strengthen and improve my physical body and health; I read to learn and improve my knowledge; I work with my inner / higher self to develop myself spiritually; I work with my therapist to rewrite past hurts and assist me in moving forwards. I am and always will be a work in progress, always changing, always developing, always getting stronger.