Having a creative space with all these things on the go and being able to put on events must be really nice?
It is, we had a cast of twelve doing a play here once, it was ridiculous. They were Russian and came over to use the space. They performed inside and the audience were outside behind the glass, it was really cool.
What’s the best piece of advice you ever received?
My brother went to University first. He studied at Glasgow and he said that he regretted not doing enough, he didn’t join very many clubs, he didn’t make that many friends. So when I went to University he told me to get involved in everything that I could, so I did. From volunteering, through to cheerleading and Taekwondo and other ridiculous things.
What piece of advice would you give to your 21 year old self?
Again, give everything a try, it will work out. I think I was really panicked about career focus. You come out of high school and you’re asked ‘what are you going to do at University?’, will that lead to a career? but in fact, you should use University as an excuse to ask questions. Don’t worry that you have to be an English teacher because you have an English degree, or a Librarian because you studied books because it doesn’t work like that, it’s an opportunity to meet people and expand your mind and your views.
Is there anything you couldn’t live without?
Coffee. I had to do a medical thing a couple of years ago and I had to give up coffee for four months, I actually felt great afterwards but i fell off the wagon immediately. The first three weeks I had headaches, I was so angry, i don’t know why i started again.
Is there a motto or principle that you live by?
Yeah, i just got into Yoga, so I’m trying to live by some Yoga mottos. I thought it was all about the downward dog but it’s not, it’s a whole philosophy.
Really it’s common sense but, in essence, be kind, be patient, be good to yourself, you know all that kind of stuff. Quite often I wouldn’t hesitate about drinking a bottle of wine and feeling horrendous the next day, but it would take much more thought to book myself into a Yoga class. When I do though, I come out feeling really amazing. It’s funny how people’s minds work.