Born a 'Northerner', I was raised in Australia, but returned in my teens to the South of England and am now a converted 'Southerner'. I've lived in a number of areas in the South of England and have great affection for our beautiful countryside. My career was in Finance. I enjoyed my working life immensely and would have done it 'gratis'... but don't tell them! In my thirties, I met the man of my dreams and became a 'mature' Mum. I continued with my career for a number of years but discovered that I didn't want to be 'Super-Woman' and traded the financial world for 'The Good Life'. Here I am today, with boisterous children and a menagerie of animals, running a smallholding! Now the tiddlywinks are starting to grow up, I have found I have more time and am, therefore, taking a keen interest in the markets in the hope that I can broaden my horizons.