I recently had my sixtieth birthday and that means I have done a range of things in those six decades. Sometimes I surprise people when I mention some of those things. I guess we all travel our own journeys and we can never be sure where they will take us. A list of some of my adventures follows:

• I left home in country Victoria at 17 years old to live in Melbourne and I was a bit into the hippie culture at the time
• I met my first husband in Melbourne and we married when I was 18
• My three sons were born in my twenties
• I lived and worked in several remote communities with high Indigenous populations within Australia including Numbulwar in the Northern Territory, Fitzroy Crossing, Derby, Geraldton and Esperance in Western Australia
• I was the Newman correspondent for the North West Telegraph when I was living in the Pilbara
• I didn’t complete high school but went on to gain university entrance as an adult and have since achieved separate qualifications in management and professional writing
• Twice divorced meant some time as a single mother of my three sons
• I started studying theology at one stage but didn’t see it through plus I was a Church Warden, Synod representative and Pastoral Assistant in the Anglican Church
• I was a Shire Councillor and Deputy Shire President with the East Pilbara Shire and ran as a candidate for the State Government in 1993
• During my time working for the government I spent time in Education and Training, Culture and the Arts, Communities and Disability Services
• I am really interested in computers and social media and love WordPress 🙂

What I find interesting is the diversity of some of my activities but I guess there is some consistency in the overall story. There are a few adventures held back – I don’t want to give everything away!