Maggie - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I suppose you could say I'm a bit nuts, but then who isn't. Originally from Northern Ireland, but get around a bit thanks to my job (UK, Canada, Spain) Always had itchy feet so dear knows where I'll end up next. I live my life by songs and you can always tell what mood I'm in by the music I'm listening to: Happy = up beat, often the Beatles Sad = acoustic or slow jazz, really dark and soulful Thoughtful = classical, possibly Mozzart Confused = electronica or what my mother would call 'that weird stuff' One tip though, If I'm listening to meatloaf, its best to avoid me - I'm in a mood and likely to attack even a simple 'Hello'

My Interests

Music:

You'll find anything and everything in my music collection. Grew up with Classical, Rock, Pop, Country, Acoustic and some really obscure stuff. John Lennon (and the Beatles), U2, Thin Lizzy, John Jackson, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Green Day, Nirvana, Mozart, Carla Anderson, Sufjan Stevens, Boards of Canada, the Books, Iain Archer, Lisa Miskovsky... I'm learning to love music again. Having studied it at school, I've spent a couple of years critiquing everything I hear (how sad is that) but thankfully that is changing.

Books:

Lord of the Rings, Cronicles of Narnia and anything by Douglas Copeland (or at least any of the ones I've read)

My Blog

Land of Make Believe

Have you ever dreamed of living in a forest filled with animals that spoke to you and trees that actually came alive? Do you ever wish that you lived in a big castle with a moat and a flag flying from...
Posted by Maggie on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:44:00 PST

D-Day

Well, yesterday was d-day with our problem customer... the big summit meeting... cards on the table... honest talk... Wow! Myself and two of our directors caught the first train down to Limerick and a...
Posted by Maggie on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:05:00 PST

You know you are travelling too much when....

The woman at the coffee stand in the airport knows your regular order The company car can tell how long you are staying by the bag you are carrying You arrive at the hotel and are greated with "hello ...
Posted by Maggie on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:34:00 PST

Greta Garbo Impression

Why is it that some days are more difficult than others? Some days I just want to sit in a coffee shop somewhere, reading my book with a latte. Listen to some music just for fun. To walk in the park, ...
Posted by Maggie on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:35:00 PST

Customers

I’ve always been told that the customer is always right but the more I work with one particular customer the more I realise that this is complete rubbish. This past month I have even started to ...
Posted by Maggie on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:26:00 PST

Rest

Its been a frantic couple of days. Correction, its been a frantic couple of months. I spend my life running from one comittment to the next, one meeting to the next, one problem to the next... its lik...
Posted by Maggie on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:54:00 PST

Another day, another airport

I'm back at Heathrow today, waiting for my flight back home and I can't wait. But, as I sit and wait, my usual spot in the coffee shop, I am struck by the numbers of people filing into and out of the ...
Posted by Maggie on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:06:00 PST

Dead Proud!

My little 3yr old niece was flowergirl at a wedding on Friday. She was such a pretty picture in her "princess" white dress and little shoes with flowers in her hair... she was a "proper fairy"! Such i...
Posted by Maggie on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:09:00 PST

Summer is coming

I've booked a holiday! I mean, I have booked a proper holiday! I haven't been away away since I left home at 18. All my trips have been with work and any time out of the office I have always spent at ...
Posted by Maggie on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:30:00 PST

Nightmares

For a long time after Peter died I would wake in the middle of the night screaming - everynight the same nightmare. As time passed they did ease, but for a few years, several times a week the nightmar...
Posted by Maggie on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:16:00 PST