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MEET LYDIA

A twenty-something mum of one living in London and writing her way through life as a single parent. I share my honest experiences as a working mother and a single black woman creating a life I want to live.

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When Matthew 👶🏾 met Cookie 🐶#babynature . . . Didn’t even flinch when Cookie jumped on him. 🙌🏾

This is just the beginning! . . . #femalefounders Follow @thegoodhair.co and support #thegoodhairjourney. So much more to come and you won’t want to miss out! Trust me! 💁🏾‍♀️ #startup

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Over 2 months ago I followed my curiosity and attended a @weareonetech and @thisisysys founders event for 18-24 year olds who wanted to turn their great ideas into amazing startups. During my maternity leave I had a few ideas of my own (a coping mechanism from the isolation that is motherhood) but the lack of confidence held me back from pursuing them. I’m a mum, I’m 27, I’ve never done anything like this before, I don’t know anyone else in my life who has, I’ll be going back to work soon, I’m already tired etc. The list of excuses went on and on. But every time I looked at Matthew I’d think what if. What if I tried something completely new and unfamiliar to me? Motherhood was new and unfamiliar to me and I think I’m doing a pretty good job so far. All I needed to do was try. And so I did. I nervously made my way to the event. My going to the event was to challenge my self esteem, soak up the confidence of these young entrepreneurs and remove the what if from my mind. I had no intentions of pitching any of my ideas or joining a startup team yet here I am several weeks later on stage next to the amazing @emiliaservane talking about our new baby @thegoodhairco. She did most of the talking as public speaking scares me but I guess that’s another challenge I hope to cross off my “What if” list. The purpose of me sharing this is to simply encourage you to follow your curiosity. Life is too short to live with “What Ifs” and it’s better for you to try and fail than to never try at all. You’ll learn so much about yourself and your passions and most importantly you’ll learn that there are so many people out there just like you. Here are some of the amazing startups that came out of the #foundersdoor cohort: @mydyshteam @feedbackswap @wearespiela @novusardem And of course @thegoodhair.co Please do check them out and support! I’m excited for what the future holds and I’m so ready to discover what’s out there. I know it won’t be easy but I’m ready to do what we have to do. Be part of the journey and join @thegoodhair.co #bossbabes #startups #thegoodhairjourney

Last weekend I got to get all dressed up and go to a wedding where I left my baby and my breast pump at home. The latter was an accident but lucky for me my boobs thought I deserved a break and didn’t turn to leaking bags of stones long enough for me to enjoy myself. It felt nice to be baby free. Last weekend was a good weekend. This weekend, you’ve got a lot to live up to! #cheerstothefreakinweekend #mumsdayoff

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