I was due to catch a flight home to attend my friend’s wedding. Unfortunately the flight was delayed. As I was waiting in the airport, I began to feel more and more down in the dumps.

I will never forget when I got my first real job, and I met my new boss. To be honest, I was worried sick about it because first impressions are so important, right? I spent ages in the morning thinking about what to say.

A few years ago I finished my Masters Degree. I was over the moon. It had taken me four years because I had to work at the same time. When I finally got the certificate, I was tickled pink. As you can imagine – it made my day!

Anyway, we went to the party and I was bored to death.There was no music, no food, and I didn’t know anybody. I was fed up to the back teeth and told my friend I had had it up to here and was going home.

When I was at the bank last week, they told me I couldn’t use my mobile phone there. These silly rules really get on my nerves. I asked why, and they just said that was the rule. It drove me up the wall, because I needed to make a call but I didn’t want to lose my place in the queue.

To be honest, I don’t like crowds, so I was a little nervous when my brother invited me to watch a football match with him. The stadium was packed. People behind us were pushing. After 30 minutes of pushing I was at my wit’s end.

When I bought this software, the salesman said it could be used with any computer. When I realised this was not the case, I went spare. Seriously, I nearly went through the roof. It makes my blood boil when salespeople blatantly lie.

I recently saw my favourite pop band in concert. For days before, I was bouncing off the walls, and I just couldn’t wait to see them.

On the day of the concert, they just blew me away. I was bowled over by their energy and enthusiasm.

I was so annoyed, and when they refused to give us any free food, I lost my cool. When I spoke to the representative, she was so unhelpful, I just went ballistic, and started shouting at her.

I was surprised, but it was music to my ears. It turned out I had won 100 Euros of book vouchers. I was on cloud nine. I needed to buy some new books for my daughter, so it was just what the doctor ordered.

. I was so appreciative and to be honest, at a loss for words. I invited him in for some tea and gave him a reward to show I was eternally grateful.

A real challenge I faced last year was giving a presentation to about three hundred students. I wouldn’t say I was tearing my hair out, but I was certainly on edge. In the end it went very well, despite the fact I had butterflies at the beginning.

I love listening to my old jazz CD collection. After a hard day’s work, I just find it an ideal way to relax and let my hair down. The music is so calming, I can just put my feet up and chill.