I am 32, a mother of 2 (1g, 1b), with my youngest starting Prep this year so I finally have some time to myself
. I have always from a young age loved storms, one of my favourite pass times is to park up outside with a Bundy and watch lightning.
I started work as an apprentice electrician repairing appliances, then I met my wonderful partner while both working as underground electricians at Newlands Coal Mine (Glenden). We bought 150acres just outside Mackay where we now live, to start with we lived in a shed and had an old Queenslander relocated. The Queenslander is now nearly fully renovated, doing most of the work ourselves we are really proud but will never, ever do it again. While the kids were young I wanted to earn some money from the land we have, so I started a small free range pig farm, the other half thought I had gone mad, but now it is going really well and I don't have enough pigs to supply the demand
. I also love gardening, my gardens are survival of the fittest (if they require too much attention they usually die) and besides a few bromelaids all plants are edible.
I have always been curious about cyclones until Ului last year crossed the coast 80km away at the Whitsundays. It was the scariest experience of my life, we had just moved into our house but had no slab underneath. It is amazing how much movement there is in an old Queenslander. I am still fascinated by cyclones but if anything over a cat 3 heads our way, I am heading for the hills.