I have had a

shocker of a week.

I had to say goodbye to my

16-year-old Maltese Spencer.

He was my absolute shadow.

He had stopped eating

and uh, after trip to the

vet, we knew it was time.

So I took him home so that the

family could say goodbye, and

we booked the following day.

If anyone has put a pet down

or said goodbye to a pet, it

is literally heartbreaking.

And we did that with

his brother in COVID.

So my two boys who have

been with me before

marriage, before children,

before anything else,

my little shadows.

So the next morning on my

walk, my husband and I were

walking along and I tripped

on some dodgy pavement

and I split my chin open.

Of course.

Anyone that knows me knows

that I would've done this.

I grabbed a tissue out

my pocket and said, let's

just keep walking now.

Let me just paint

the picture for you.

I tripped.

I did a little yelp and

there was blood everywhere.

Anyway, so I'm like, I've

got a tissue, it's fine.

My husband's like,

no, we're going home.

I'm like, okay, fine.

so we went home.

He pulled out the first

aid kit and then he had a

look and he's like, yeah,

we're actually going to the

emergency department now.

This is at six 30

in the morning.

Peeps.

Maya had a vet

appointment at nine 20.

So off we went to the,

Emergency department.

Spency was on Evie's

bed having a last

little cuddle with Evie.

And we went in and there

was no doctor on duty

until seven o'clock.

They were all full.

Everything was full.

They tried to clean me up

as best that they could.

I fainted in the chair

because I really don't

like blood, basically.

so that was fun.

So then I had to send my

husband home to, for them

to get ready for the vet and

for him to look after Evie

and I stayed in the hospital,

9:00 AM I said to the doctor,

I really have an appointment I

have to get to in 20 minutes.

And he's like, righto.

So they glued me

back together.

20 minutes later, we

said goodbye to Spencer.

Honestly, it was one

of the toughest days

that I can remember.

I have a beautiful community.

I got flowers, food, sugar,

chocolates, cupcakes, all from

my amazing community that day.

And it was a rough day.

I also went to bed really

early 'cause that's

what you do right when

you're all bonged up.

Anyway.

The show must go the

next night, I hosted

a dinner for 28 women.

I had a big patch on my

chin, and then the following

day was, go get a day.

Our biggest yet 75 women

in the room, a full video

crew, I could have canceled.

I feel like no one

would've blamed me.

I could have canceled,

but sometimes having

something to focus on.

He's actually really helpful

and to know that I could

get through the event, that

I could get through the

dinner, and when Friday

came, I could clear my diary

and have a cry and a reset.

It's just having that

space in the diary.

The week that followed,

unfortunately brought

even little bit more

a skin check revealed.

I had stage one melanoma,

which thankfully we

caught early, uh, and so

I had to go and have a

little biopsy for that.

So, stitches in my face,

stitches in my arm,

adding to that, an unwell

mother-in-law in Tasmania.

We had to do a little

trip over there.

School holidays.

I'm in the middle of thriving

room and launch at this stage.

And let's not forget good old

menopause kicking my butt.

And you know what?

It felt like a lot.

I'm not gonna lie.

It felt like a lot.

But here's the thing,

when life piles on like

that, I've learned to

give myself permission.

To clear the diary where

I can, to go to bed early,

to be grumpy if that's

what I need, and just to

be human because it happens

to everyone and it's, you

just have to deal with it.

Right.

And in business it

feels a bit the same.

There are those seasons

where everything feels

like it's just too much.

Where it feels like the

universe throws things at

you faster than you can

possibly catch, and the

question isn't if that will

happen, it's when will that

happen and what matters.

What truly matters in those

moments is how you respond.

Do you cancel everything

and hide, or do you choose

the things that matter that

matter the most and show

up where you can and give

yourself grace in the rest.

For me, showing up for

those women at dinner

and at go-getter day

gave me strength.

Now, I did question myself,

ladies around, am I mad?

Am I mad to do this?

So I did have to check in with

myself and also could I bring

the same amount of energy

that I have always brought?

Even though my heart

was hurt, my face was

smashed, all the things.

And you know what a

good makeup artist

shout out to Justine o.

Amazing, good makeup

artist does wonders.

And the energy in the room

helped me get through.

And I can tell you that those

ladies said that was the

best go-getters date ever.

So I know I haven't dropped

any quality of standard.

It was still a great day for

people, and I was just looking

after my own little heart.

For me, showing up for those

amazing women at dinner and

go get a day gave me strength

that I didn't actually know

that I necessarily had.

I'm strong, I'm tough,

I'm resilient, I'm all the

things, but that was just

like next level and clearing

the space later on the Friday

gave me a chance to recover.

So my reminder to you is

this, in business and in life,

it's not about

being unshakeable.

I'm certainly not unshakeable.

As it turns out, it's

about being flexible.

It's about knowing when

to push through and

knowing when to pause.

' cause you don't have to

do it all, all the time.

You just need to do

what matters in the

moments that matter.

So, yeah, life has a way

of throwing curve balls

sometimes all at once.

But what I've learned is that

we don't have to be perfect.

We just have to be present.

We shop where it

matters the most.

You give yourself permission

to rest where you can.

You remember that your human

first business owner second?

Yes.

I just wanna tell

you a little story.

I don't know if you'll

understand this or not, but

the doctor walked in and

he said, oh, good morning.

I'm like, oh, happy Tuesday.

And um, I just stared

at him until he said,

happy Tuesday back.

That's just my thing.

But his name was Phil, as in

Doctor Phil, and I'm like.

That's hilarious.

So even in that moment when

I am in a bit of pain and

a bit delirious, I could

still see the humor in the

moment, and I was talking to

a couple of my thriving women.

They're like, you've already

written content about this.

I'm like, yeah, while I

was in the waiting room,

I've already written

content about this, right?

There's always a story.

There's always something to

be learned from this as well.

So if you are in a

season where it just

feels like a lot, take

heart, you are not alone.

Some people don't even

talk about this, right?

You clear what you can.

You protect your energy and

you trust that you'll find

your way through different

episode for us today.

Thank you so much

for listening, and as

always, I would love to

hear how you navigate

these tougher seasons.

But until next time, let's

just be kind to ourselves and

keep going one step at a time.