"The Untold Story of the Girl Behind the Hoover: A Tale of Resilience and Success"

Ever wondered what path you was meant to take?

I sadly got the worst hand given by being ignorant, naive and thinking i knew it all at 15. I never know how to tell this story, do i become the victim, play the surviver or can i be both.

Many times i wish i could scream my story from the roof tops, because i know how proud of myself i am for fighting everyday. All i want is to empower others to feel they can do it too after that final battle where they can be free.

I escaped my first love relationship which was filled with nearly 5 years of torture, abuse and control to the highest levels of manipulation. Being shaped into someone that couldn't say no, have her own opinion or choices. Isolated and forced into turning on her own family, being left with only the villain in this story. I could sit here all day and describe the horror i lived for what i thought was a normal life. But that isn't what i want to write about.

I eventually moved back to my family home, finally safe and protected. A suitcase in one hand and a new born baby in the other. "Hey mum, i'm home" After a year of medicine, therapy and intense treatments i was on a path to find a better version of myself, i didn't want to become this person he sculpted, i didn't want this to consume me nor did i want this to define me and the person i wanted to be. I felt weak, shy, and utterly petrified of life, let alone the new world of motherhood i just entered.

Being a mum to a 1 year old at 19, made things tricky on the job front. I had no car nor did i have a driving licence. I brought a car so my dad could teach me to drive while i researched jobs online and handed out my CV to jobs i had some work experience in, but no luck came my way. I couldn't stop there, i wanted more for me and my daughter. This is where a spark was ignited, something exciting was blossoming inside me. A desire to fight for what i wanted, fight for my own choices.

Me and Cody Playing in the Sunshine

Then i finally had some good luck come my way, i found an advert for pet sitting a beautiful puppy called Cody and thats where it all began.

Handywoman Holly didn't know what was coming for her. Do you want to hear what happened next, how i went from pet sitting to a professional successful business woman? Keep your eyes out for the next post, the best is yet to be told.

My mission from telling you this story, is to empower others to believe in themselves. Don't let others determine the person you want to become or could become. I want to start a campaign by using my platform to start a charity to help others in my situation to grow into someone they can look at in the mirror and say 'I'M PROUD OF MYSELF'

If you have read this, and know someone that needs a push in the right direction, leave a message and ill send my sparkle their way.