I was interviewed by the gorgeous Carole Whitelock on ABC 891 this week. The topic was blogging. My heart was beating out of my chest and my mouth was sandpaper-dry. I cursed myself for not bringing in a bottle of gin to calm my nerves. Having previously worked in radio news you’d think I’d be fine, but there’s something about going live which gets your pulse racing!

Here’s a recording of the interview taken by my husband.

BIGWORDS’ ABC INTERVIEW

He put his iPhone against the speakers of his car and recorded it while looking after the three kids. Miss 4 The Cat listened excitedly for a few minutes, while watching me on the webcam. When I didn’t respond to her repeated attempts to say hello to me, she got bored and rushed off to do craft. I don’t blame her, an interview about blogging wouldn’t have been my cup at tea at her age either. The 2yo Teenager and the Chilled-out Baby, slept right through it!

I had the best time. I loved the rush. I did, however, have to listen back to the recording later in the afternoon as I had no memory of what I’d actually said during the interview. All I could hear was my heart thumping. The nerves took a glass of champagne to calm down, but not before I tried to unlock a stranger’s car, forcing me to go bright red, niggle nervously and do a skid in my Toyota as I sped away.

Despite swearing to myself, as I walked into the studio, that I would never do radio again, I loved it. And yes, I would jump at the chance to do it again. I’m grateful for the opportunity.

This blog post is part of Maxabella Loves’ blog hop. Go and check out her gorgeous blog if you get a moment.