Jim Ford was born in 1965 and grew up in Cardiff, before his parents unexpectedly upped sticks to a remote hillside farm in the Brecon Beacons. Realising there had to be more to life than just sheep and wellies, he eventually moved down to the south coast in order to further his education. Once he'd graduated in 1986, he toiled for three years in the back offices of two large American banks, before the travel bug ultimately came to his rescue, finally snapping him out of his senses and removing him from the office environment once and for all. Or so he thought! Having since joined the ranks of the selfemployed, he now lives happily in West Sussex with his partner, Sam; their new born daughter and their mad but lovable Springer Spaniel. Don't Worry, Be Happy is his first book.