When life gives you lemons, go win awards!
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All posts tagged “single parent”
#WISE100
So very very proud of my place on Natwest’s WISE100 list recognising women in social enterprise. Incredibly humbling to be listed alongside people achieving truly remarkable things in social enterprise and investment. The list is a new initiative in partnership between the Natwest SE100 Index and… Read More
Chatting with BBC Radio Lincolnshire
This morning I was invited into the studio to sit with Melvyn Prior at BBC Radio Lincolnshire to talk through my story, HIV and the work that Think2Speak does. Listen to the convo here
Double DD’s, Potatoes and Prozac
The title isn’t quite accurate – I don’t really have any of those three things in my life – the double DD are no more since losing weight, potatoes are no more and swapped out for sweet potatoes and I weaned myself off the antideps a couple of years ago.. but never one to let the truth get in the way of a (blog) story et al…
Think2Speak & The Guardian
So I was interviewed by The Guardian recently… ‘I launched a social enterprise after becoming a mother, widow and HIV positive Watching her daughter grow up without a father inspired Lizzie Jordan to start a business helping children and schools deal with difficult conversations.’… Read More
16 Advocates to Watch in 2016
So very proud to share the news that I have been recognised on Mark King’s global annual list as one of ’16 HIV Advocates to Watch in 2016′. What a truly fabulous way to start the year! I’m bouncing off the walls right now and… Read More
Family and friends
There are times being a single parent, a one person team, seriously sucks. This week has been one of them. I really do appreciate that here are also times when being the solo crew of the parenthood ship puts me in a very lucky privileged place.… Read More
Modern day motherhood
This week Sprog has been dropped at the child minder’s each morning around 7.30am in her onsie; I then pick her up around 6.30pm depending upon where I’ve been during that day. Yesterday I was rather later home than planned as I spent 3 hours… Read More
There is no ‘I’ in team
But what happens when your ‘team’ is me, myself and I? I’m referring to the fact that our immediate family unit consists of me and a 9, soon to be 10, year old. With all the will in the world, sometimes a curve ball happens!… Read More
