07/05/2026
I built up my cat feeding business over sheer hard work, research. I grew through experience and never gave up and trained myself up in areas to add that bit extra.
There were times I did not want to crawl out of bed at silly hour, work 7 days a week, drop everything at a moments notice to deal with an emergency flight delay where a cat needed medication but I did it with no regrets. I did not care if people laughed and looked at me in old clothes, no make up. I had a job to do and doing meds at silly hours I have no time to glam up. My job still carried a value. I have adapted and made changes as my situation has changed.
I worked in the corporate industry, wore glamorous suits, stilettos, well paid desk job, the stresses of working in a Finance Corporate Industry. I loved the people and the giggles we all had BUT the job I did came with tight deadlines and had it,s own pressures. I knew in my heart that the job was not me and knew there must be something more to me than meets the eye. I did the job as it paid the bills but I knew there was more to life than being stressed out by work pressures and I simply did not know where my life path was going to lead.
I decided to leave the Corporate field, become a mum which I am so lucky to be and took stock.
I knew I had a creative eye and years experience in knitting. I became a Knitwear Designer, Pattern Writer for fashion houses Pringle, Bamford, Prototype Developer and Photoshoot Garment Developer/Pattern Writer for Vogue, Rowan Yarns, Sirdar, King Cole, Collinette, Hillary Rhode, Debbie Bliss. I am kind of creative when I set my mind to it. This became a sideline. I wrote in a different language for years hence the reasons why my spelling and grammar has slipped over the years. The knitting code became my language. I had opportunities to work with Knitwear Designers, working on costumes at Pinewood Studies for the film "The Hobbit" but turned the opportunity down as I was working on a charity book at the time for Beth's school.
You realise over time that the most important thing in life is doing something you really enjoy. Life is too short. Being a cat feeder has become a job that carried a value just like everyone else.
I drive around in a battered Honda which gets me from A to B. I am fine with that. If the car does the job that is fine by me.
You learn over time as you weigh up your health and happiness that doing a job that brings you fulfillment and independence can bring it,s rewards and it doesn,t have to be a glamorous, well paid job as your life changes, priorities change as your health and happiness have to come first. You end up missing out on so much if your job takes over.
You adapt to change. Never give up. Your future holds so many possibilities even if you don,t see it straight away. Embrace the unknown. I thought years ago that I would never leave Volkswagen and it still holds a place in my heart but there are paths I found and never looked back with regret xx
