For you, Dave, I am here. And Ali and Kit. And the rest of The Morning Crew. It's the last place on Earth I would ever have expected to be, but a year and a half ago, I would have said the same about Twitter.

I am one of those people to whom people open up readily. I strive to be open minded, non-judgemental and a good listener. People often refer to me as 'the voice of reason', talking sense.

I myself, however, appear to be an open book, when in fact I only really ever allow people to scratch my surface. This means that I befriend and chat to many, but due to my inability to open up, I feel that I am standing on the poolside, watching the fun, desperately willing myself to jump in. But never quite managing it.

Well, today this is it. Today, is the day I take the plunge and land amongst you. Move aside, I'm coming in.