Thanks for coming along for a wee look at my page- and to part with your hard eaned cash?!

I know I said I was giving up pure madness for charity, but I'm told it is easier to be brave for other people than it is to be brave for myself. If ever there was a time to be big and strong, this would be it. On September 16th I'm setting off to climb Kilimanjaro. All 5895 meters of her. Actual uphill walking, for six whole days. Just "for the craic" like. Apparently nobody does this for fun. So I keep thinking it'll make me a bit more sane if I do it for charity, and couldn't think of anyone else I'd like to do it for more than FACE (www.facescotland.org.uk), whose funds are held by Lothian Health Endowment Fund

I hate hills. I'm not exactly fit. I throw up trying to climb the Mournes. I'm ginger and freckly, so don't have a great relationship history with the sun. Or mosquitos for that matter. I'm never seen with unstraightened hair. I get stage fright having to pee in bushes. So, why am I doing this? Because I don't really have a good enough reason not to. And I love Christmas. Every year, FACE take a number of seriously ill children to visit Santa Claus in Lapland. For some this may be their last Christmas. If they and their families are brave enough to face that, I'm a woose not to take on some bump in the African landscape. Any money I raise (the trip is all paid for out of my own money, so everything on here goes direct to FACE) will go towards the 2012 Lapland trip. Question is, are you big enough to put your hand in your pocket and show your support? Anything you can donate would be much apprectiated. As always, you guys' generosity rocks.