Doctor. Lawyer. Engineer. Postal Worker. Chef. Comedienne. Fitness Instructor. Dancer. Teacher. Entrepreneur. Manager. Event Planner. Photographer. Homemaker. Stay-at-home mom. Social worker. Nurse.

Kind. Classy. Sassy. Smart. Funny. Brave. Adventurous. Warm. Vivacious. Nurturing. Loving. Honest. Resourceful. Tenacious. Determined. Talented. Wise. Sexy. Strong. Confident. Cute. Crazy. Cool. Beautiful. Bad-ass.

All these words (and then some!) represent or describe so many of the wonder women that I have the privilege of knowing. 💖

Wonder Women

Three days ago, on March 8th, we celebrated women all over the world for International Women’s Day. It really got me thinking of all the women in my life and the women who have impacted me (whether they realise it or not) and I have got to say, I am so proud of them all.

Every single one of them is so marvellous and so gosh-darn inspirational that I could cry. I love the fact that these wonderful women don’t allow themselves to be pigeonholed into what the world expects, but instead embrace themselves and go after their dreams. I feel so blessed that I have this network of women who leave me in awe every single day. 🤩

From my prayerful grandmother who marches to the beat of her own drum (and who certainly deserves a post dedicated to her in the future) to my former supervisor who taught me about efficiency, professionalism and integrity in the workplace, to my friends who break down barriers and use every challenge as a stepping stone, to all the women in between…too numerous to mention, but too fantastic to be forgotten.

I learn so much from each of them. I find such support from each of them. I admire each one of them.

Women supporting women

It is such a beautiful thing when women support and appreciate one another. We’ve all struggled, had insecurities, been taken advantage of, been misunderstood, made bad decisions, given too much of ourselves. But we’ve also learned, grown, got up when we were knocked down, found our strength, achieved great things, believed in ourselves again.

I always find it much easier to lift a woman up rather than tear her down. Lifting her up didn’t just benefit her, but it uplifted me too. It is said that “Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back.”

And I truly believe that if we team up, we can really run this *ahem* world.🤫

The “Softie”

For me, I always thought that my emotions and “soft side” were signs of weakness. In fact, people would say that I was a “softie” and I would take offence. But now I see that side of me as such a strength. The way I can empathise with anyone, the way I try to see the best in others, the passion I have to see others happy. How could that ever make someone weak?

Yes, when I was younger, I was naive but the things I have been through in life helped to mature “the softie” side of me and it is the strongest “soft side” you will ever know (I am actually a gangsta bunny 😎🐰).

Raising the next wonder women

Women are not one dimensional – we can be happy, we can be sad, we can be loving, we can be emotional, we can be crazy, we can be dynamic. But we are all wonder women.

All we need to do is to see that in ourselves, see that in other women and teach that to our little women. I have never had more of a passion to really find myself and love myself than when I had my daughter. I really want her to be confident in herself and to know that she can do anything she sets her mind to. I want her to find her own group of little wonder women and I want them to change the world, one sassy hair flip at a time. 💁‍♀️

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