Fact #1
I hold a CC from
Toastmasters International (www.toastmasters.org ). CC stands for Competent Communicator; it is achieved after
completing a programme that involves giving 10 public speeches at Toastmasters
meetings. I was a member of the Fáilte club in Charleville for many years. I
have represented my club in competitions in different areas and I must say I
enjoyed it. Being able to speak in public with confidence is a great asset for
any writer. Reading your work out at workshops or in groups is not a big deal
when you have experience in public speaking. This is where Toastmasters
International is excellent. I have started an advanced course as in
Toastmasters there are many challenges for members to set themselves. Go join
your nearest club now, you won’t regret it.
Fact #2
Since leaving my
parent’s home when I was 18 yrs old (and then marrying my hubby), I have moved
home 4 times. That is a lot of packing and unpacking. It is true that moving
house is stressful plus we did this with 4 young children thrown into the mix!
I’m a bit of a collector so each time I moved there was more and more stuff to
take with me. I even had boxes marked ‘new attic’ and that’s exactly where they
went, from my old attic to the new one. Would I move again? One should never
say never.
Fact#3
I had open-heart
surgery on May 30th in 2008, I was in my forties. There is so much to say about
this that I really don’t know where to begin. I have had viral meningitis when
I was 19 yrs old and I had shoulder surgery since my heart op too. When I was
7/8 yrs old, I tried to jump over a roll of linoleum, my Dad was going to lay
on our kitchen floor, while wearing roller-skates that I received for my
birthday 2 days before. I ended up dislocating my right shoulder and also
managed to turn my arm backwards. I was wearing a sling for a long, long time.
I’ve fallen out of trees, anything that ends in ‘itis’ I’ve had, health has
been varied to say the least.
More facts to post at
a later date.
