After a bit of a break it feels like my first day at school all over again... Anybody mind if I hang out with you in the blogs for a bit before plunging back into the forums?

Well, goodness me it all happens on Salongeek, doesn't it? Who needs Eastenders??!

One of the best pieces of advice ever given to me was “never stop learning”. The second best was “never eat yellow snow” but that’s another story...

So with that in mind (the learning bit, not the yellow snow), I cannot wait for Lori to visit our shores. She has long been an icon of mine and somebody from whom I have learnt a heck of a lot over the years, and she is someone who...

I love Scotland!

I should be in bed, fast asleep, but I'm BUZZING from the most amazing 4 days!

This was my first time in Scotland (not counting a trip to Edinburgh in a campervan as a baby!) and I was blown away by the experience.

I was looked after incredibly well by Derek and Christine, who are among the kindest, most generous people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. They also have a real drive and passion for the industry that is truly inspiring...

Aren't Geeks great? I've met some lovely folks on my Geeky travels and am lucky to count many as my mates, but the generosity of you lot never fails to humble and inspire me.

From the Children In Need auction to the collections for fellow Geeks at Christmas, supportive posts and PMs, healing thoughts and prayers for those in need, the kindness of the Blog Squad, the tireless efforts of the Mods (you ROCK, by the way), the wedding humbugs and Secret Santa and all the stuff that goes...

I am sat here with a beer (how butch am I??!!) and an hour left until the end of the month, and I am so looking forward to tomorrow as it’ll be the first day since Christmas that I will be able to stop and take some time out for myself.

Work has been busy. Crazy busy, almost to the point of me wanting to take a sickie just to get a day off, lol, which I haven’t done in years!! It’s all good though, I just need to learn how to say “actually, no, you can’t have that appointment time...