Hello everyone! It's great to be here on Steemit, thought I'd introduce myself and say Hi!
Why Am I The Purple Preneur?
That's Easy!!
#1. I LOVE Purple!
I found this awesomely purple vid on YouTube, couldn't resist sharing!
(Disclaimer: I spend 3 days a week being a special needs teacher and we ALL love Pancake Manor songs!!) They're great aren't they?!
#2. I want to help create zillions of Purple Patches!
As you'll notice from my Steemit blog header, I mentioned Purple Patches:
My promise to you is that whenever I find things that are:
- Inspiring
- Road-tested opportunities
- Make me smile
- Could facilitate personal growth
- Could make a difference
I will share them with all my fellow Steemians! I love exploring, researching and finding out about an eclectic mix of subjects and I'll be sharing that too.
More About Me
What Do I Do?
- I already mentioned I teach in a special school for 3 days per week. I work with kids with profound and multiple learning difficulties and spend my time making their days as fun-filled as possible via a multi-sensory curriculum
- I write content for blogs, currently I'm working with a US blog, an Aussie blog and a Swiss blog!
- I dabble with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
And In My Spare Time?
Travel
- I love to travel!
- I've been lucky enough to visit a few places around the globe and I'm fully intending to visit some more.
- I'm currently saving up to go and see the Rugby World Cup in South Africa in 2023!
Diving
h- I have been a scuba diver since I was 17 and been lucky enough to dive the Great Barrier Reef, Red Sea and some of the Caribbean
- My favourite dive so far has been a shark dive in the Bahamas!
- I loved night diving with turtles off Heron Island, on the Barrier Reef too
- I used to love diving in UK waters and have done many wreck dives, but I have to admit, I save my diving for holidays these days! The water is much warmer!!
Nordic Walking
- I've been Nordic Walking for almost a year now and it's fab!
- I live on the coast in West Sussex and the group I belong to has various locations in that area.
- NW UK also have a 3 Day Festival in Purbeck, which I went to last year and have already booked to go again this year!
- I trained up as a walk leader in December 2017
London To Brighton Bike Ride
- I've signed up for the L2B Bike Ride on June 17th 2018 - Yikes!!
- Happily I've persuaded some friends and work colleagues to do it too, so there will be a group of us on the day!
- I'm currently training by doing spinning classes - it's too cold to go out yet! (I'm definitely a fair weather biker!!)
Watching Sport
- As you might have guessed, I love watching Rugby
- I'll happily watch other stuff too, football, the Olympics (I was lucky enough to get tickets for the Olympics in London in 2012)
- I have a complete respect and awe for the super-human feats that sports people achieve!
TV/Movies/Theatre/Books
- I love a good movie or book to get lost into!
- Going to theatre, especially musicals and live music too are both favourites
Proud To Be A Geek!
- I've done a postgrad in E-Learning Design and I am in love with my MacBook!
- I can happily spend many hours playing around with a WordPress website or learning how to use tools to help with my geeky pursuits
- Oh yes and of course, I love the Big Bang Theory!
- My geekiness is currently being satisfied by playing around with a video creator called Content Samurai, in experimentation stage at the moment:
My English Setter
I am ridiculously happy to say that I share my life with a fabulous Field English Setter. He was a rescue from the RSPCA and we have been together 11 years in July! He is completely wonderful!
Variety Is The Spice of Life!
That's just a little taster, I am one of those people who is Jill of all trades and probably master of none!!
I am a great believer in having a go at stuff and if I like it, then I'll continue but if I don't I'll look around for my next adventure. Looking forward to Steeming!