I’ve been away in Italy, so I expect this Tuesday Tie-Up will be short and sweet.  If only life was always this simple.

• I’m working my butt off over at Desirable.co.uk, but completely behind the scenes so to speak.  This means I feel like I’m getting no where, although I probably am getting somewhere.  Only time will tell!
• I’m also composing (in my head presently) a guest blogger post for The Road Less Travelled, more about my travels in Italy.
• I’m trying to find new clients for my freelance content writing, rather unsuccessfully at present!
• AND I’m trying to come up with a list of Victorian-era Mock-Tudor style houses in the UK to visit before I go back to Australia on the 10th of June.
• I also haven’t yet got around to emailing UCL to tell them I’ve decided on Edinburgh University instead… not quite sure how to word such an email, ‘So sorry, I like the less popular university better, what can I say?’

Also, Lulu over at Cherry Blossom Adventures tagged me the other day to complete a Meme of Random Facts, which I’ve only just now got around to thinking about:

Here are the rules:
1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.
2. People who are tagged, write a blog post about their own 8 random things, and post these rules.
3. At the end of your post you need to tag 8 people and include their names.
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog and tell them they’ve been tagged, and to come back and read your blog for the whole story.

1. I have double-jointed ankles.  Actually, they aren’t so much double-jointed, more like it looks like I have two ankles on each foot.  In reality I think my feet are just really bony, but whipping out my freaky ankles after a few drinks or at a boring dinner party can really liven things up.
2. My star-sign is Saggitarius/Capricorn - I was born on the 22nd of December, which is right on the cusp.  Rob doesn’t believe in astrology, he thinks it’s a load of codswollop, so I try not to talk too much about starsigns lest I get mercilessly made fun of.
3. When I was three years old I won a lego building competition.  I was awarded a certificate and a huge set of Lego - I think it was the Hospital kit with the ambulance.  Over two decades on, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out the other day that my friend Sarah and I both had the same Lego set when we were younger!
4. I attended seven different primary schools.  No, I wasn’t an elementary-aged rebel; my family moved around for my dad’s job, so I got used to starting each year at a different school in a different place.  Perhaps this is the reason why I have trouble staying in one place now?!
5. I have an embarrassing collection of DVDs which only my sister and I seem to like - including: Chasing Liberty (Mandy Moore), Superstar!, Crossroads (Britney Spears), Saved (Mandy Moore), Under the Tuscan Sun, and many many more.  Rob is quite concerned about my love for Mandy Moore; I, meanwhile, hope we are one day best friends.
6. I only have an automatic driving licence, something that frustrates Rob’s family greatly.  In Australia it isn’t uncommon to have an automatic car and many people only drive automatics.  Unfortunately this isn’t the case in the UK, where almost everyone drives a manual.
7. I graduated from highschool in the top 2% of my year, even though I did ‘Easy’ Maths (Mathematics A) and no sciences.  I really can’t handle numbers unless it’s something to do with calculating an eBay or Amazon purchase.
8. One day I want to be a freelance journalist for National Geographic.

I’m supposed to tag eight people to continue the meme, but as I’m lazy I’ll just ask everyone to do it - it’s more interesting that way!