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Hobbies and Interests

In my spare time (when I'm not at soft plays, farms, zoos and taking care of two small infants!) I love to do the following:

  • Cook tasty food - and more importantly, eat it!
  • Go for walks to nearby woodlands, lakes, parks etc - sometimes further afield 
  • Read - I love most genres: crime, romance, classics, non-fiction, fantasy  - anything really and I like to vary it!
  • To go hand-in-hand with reading, I love to write when I get chance. I enjoy writing about my life, short stories, poetry. I go to a Creative Writing club once a month. I thoroughly enjoyed doing my MA in Creative Writing and managed to get a short story published as part of a competition. I've also done various online writing retreats and hope to one day publish a book. 
  • Watch dramas on TV: crime, medical, period dramas  all gripping!
  • Watch films  - old, new  - at home or at the cinema. I enjoy Rom Coms, psychological thrillers, comedies...
  • Watch plays at the theatre (or the cinema - got to love National Theatre Live!) - any of my fave books brought to life or Shakespeare or one-woman plays. I really enjoyed Hey Duggee Live with my toddler actually - live shows are just brilliant. 
  • Going on Holiday with friends or family, or short breaks with my hubby and the kids (or sometimes kid-free!)
  •  I love photos! Taking them, framing them, making photo books, making gifts from them - so many memories :-) 
  • When I have money to spend on myself (which isn't very often now) I really enjoy shopping - to be fair, I love shopping for most things: food, kids' stuff, homeware - on the high street or online :-D