Donnla
Hi, I'm Donnla, I'm Irish and I live in Edinburgh, Scotland with my husband
Miles and two adorable kitties. I'm a computer programmer at the University of
Edinburgh. I've been lifting since August 2002 and training with the Edinburgh
University Weightlifting Club with a view to competing in powerlifting since
October 2002.
I started lifting to deal with recurring shin splints which were a side effect
of lots of taekwondo (now since switched to karate). I discovered, hey, this
lifting stuff is lots of fun. I'm still doing lots of martial arts too, as I
love them too much to give them up!
When I'm not prancing about in white pyjamas or lifting heavy things, I like
spending time with hubbie, of course, sewing and clothing design, DIY and other
arty crafty things, bumming around on-line, going to Edinburgh's goth nights
Ascension, Vain and the Mission, sitting round in the Holyrood Tavern or the
Blind Poet with my friends, and general partying. Oh, and complaining about the
weather (us Europeans are good at that).
My web page is currently in need of some updating (adding a weightlifting page
for example is on my to do list) but you can find it here