‘You don’t look old enough to have done all that’ I often get told. Apparently my youthful looks hide the years of blood, sweat and tears shed that have got me to the here and now. My Linked In profile will provide you with an official account of my previous work. Here’s a snapshot of my efforts, themed and in chronological order of course…
*Jobs…
Senior Engagement Officer
Children and Young People’s Lead
Voiceover Artist
Teacher
Community Engagement Practitioner
Youth Work Manager
Education Officer
Singer
Youth Worker
Fancy Dress Shop Assistant
Artist
Associate Lecturer
Mentor
Customer Adviser
Paint Mixer
Data In-putter
Being The Michelin Man
Waitress
Ladder Holder
Frogspawn Counter
*Volunteering…
Committee member for BBC Children in Need
Co-ordinator of Sunday Assembly Manchester
Auntie extraordinaire – I’m working on becoming spiderman
Worker at Stockport Young Women’s Forum
Worker at Supporting Young Minds in Stockport
Prop maker for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Changing gear for my Dad
Holding pieces of wood for my brother while he sawed it and made things
Door to door collection for Greenpeace with my Mum
*Achievements…
The London Marathon
PGCE Primary
British Sign Language Level 1
MA Youth and Community Work
Having my photos published in a book
The Great North Run half marathon x 2
The Great Manchester Run 10k x 7
Having my music on iTunes and Spotify
Selling my artwork
Competing in a frisbee tournament
BA(Hons) Embroidery
Mentor of the year at Manchester Metropolitan University
Accidentally being an extra in ‘Cold Feet’
Purposefully being an extra in ‘Casualty’
Top mark in the country for A-Level Art (AQA)
Accidentally appearing on BBC Grandstand dressed as The Michelin Man
Lead role in a production at Derby Playhouse Youth Theatre
2nd prize in a ‘healthy feet’ poster competition
Breaking my left arm 3 times
Surviving childhood
That Girl Sue 