30 Facts About Me

Inspired by Online Goddess's 45 Facts About Me

A fact for every year of my life

1. I'm from Yorkshire and slightly obsessed with the North
2. I love a proper coffee and usually order a flat white or cortado
3. Italy is one of my favourite places to travel to
4. I've never watched the whole of Peep Show in order but have seen most of it
5. I'm scared of balloons and birds
6. Brunch is my favourite and I could eat it at any time of day
7. I feel calmer when things are written down somewhere
8. I treat my bags, my car, my dressing table, and even the spare room like big junk drawers
9. I often like the simple version of foods – vanilla ice cream and plain salted crisps every time
10. My full name uses half the letters in the alphabet
11. I am ACCA qualified
12. I tend to (unintentionally) mirror people when I'm around them
13. I'm a big fan of board games but don't get to play them enough
14. I recently found out I had gallstones. The consultant affectionately called them friends for life
15. My memory is very poor and I struggle to remember the plot of films and TV shows
16. This is the age I met my partner, James
17. I used to have a food blog on Instagram
18. I swear I always see people I know when I'm out and about
19. I've donated my hair to The Little Princess trust 3 times
20. Normally I have at least 2 books on the go – fiction, non-fiction and sometimes an audiobook
21. I really struggled to come up with 20 facts, never mind 30
22. I have wavy brown hair
23. My favourite animals are pandas
24. My favourite band is Arctic Monkeys
25. I try to collect setlists
26. I'm a size 9 shoe and usually have to buy mens
27. This is the date I was born, and I used to celebrate my half birthday as the weather was nicer
28. I have been known to play music for my plants to grow
29. I get massively obsessed with Minecraft and The Sims then don't play for years
30. I felt like turning 30 was like pressing a restart button and my 20s were like a trial run