Where would I be without you….

If I think back to every big event in my life, every awful day, every great day, promotions, engagements, depression, every big event has be swiftly followed by a phone call, text or visit with one of my girls.

Growing up I always got along better with boys, always had male friends and even now, I find guys easier to make friends with, to approach, and hangout with. That being said, there is something truly amazing about the women in my life.

When I talk to my husband about problems, he doesn’t know what to say. He is fully on my side, 100% supportive but he can’t express it. I am yet to meet a girl, or a woman, I don’t want to offend with my choice of language here. I am yet to meet a female who can’t at least say, yea, life’s shit sometimes.

My role models, as I assume everyone’s do, create this vision of who I want to be. A Frankenstein’s monster of lovely bits of everyone I know, love or admire.

The Queen – her stability mainly, but also, she is 91! She is still rocking at her age, she just smiles through life with a posh handshake and an excellent attitude. Plus she gave us Prince Phillip and his excellent wisdom. Behind every great man is a woman, well equally behind every great woman is a man.

My mum – My grandad had an excellent way with words (hahaha), But he described my mum excellently when he said she had a great sense of humour which means she can handle everything thrown at her. I’m paraphrasing, his actual quote was much better, must get my mum to remind me of that. Her sense of humour is amazing, she has a joke or a pun for every occasion. Yes she can be serious when she needs to be, but I find it much easy to laugh through pain. The pain has less power then.

My Sister – We are both very judgemental – happy to mock an outfit we hate, but she has never judged me. She has always been there, whenever or whatever I’ve needed, and if that’s not enough, she is rasing the next generation of Strong women. Evelyn and Ayda will change the world – If they could just stop arguing with each other for long enough. How Nat goes everyday with these 2 small, strong willed, determined women is an act of sure brilliance, but not only does she manage them (or they manage her..??), She is raising them to be the wonderful girls they are. Bravo!!

All my friends are incredible, they are strong and beautiful. They all amaze me that they are so sure of who they are and where they are going whether it is in their relationships, their children, their work, their hobbies, passions, beliefs. They fundraise, raise awareness, protest. They all have their own stories, triumphs, obstacles they have all overcome. They craft, read, volunteer, play sports, sit in their PJs all day. They know who they are and are not ashamed. Yea, maybe they won’t be written about or have statues. Maybe they will. But they inspire me.