One of the things I regret from my lack of time these days is not attempting to play the piano anymore. I can’t honestly say that it’s all down to being busy, as I did hike a keyboard around with me through a couple of flats and it didn’t get much use. I don’t know where the motivation went but I do miss it. Playing music is great fun, and there’s nothing like jamming with anyone you can find who can also lay their hands on an instrument.

Coldplay’s piano gift for school They’re nice boys really.

I was like any other young girl in the world, and wanted to be a famous pop star when I grew up. I would prance around my bedroom, with my hairbrush as my microphone. I would get very excited about finding a karaoke album with up to date pop songs, so that I could really show off how great I was. Problem was, I could never actually sing out loud in front of other people.

I’ve been looking into buying some more piano music. Every now and again I sit down at my keyboard and bash out some of the standard tunes that I have, but my music is the same it’s been for about three years. It’s about time I purchased something new, something I really want to play, something to get my teeth into. However, nothing is grabbing me. I’ve been to the best music shop in the world (which upon searching for the website for, I have discovered has been sold - my world has crashed down upon my shoulders…), I’ve even been searching on Amazon, but nothing is jumping out at me.