Welcome to The Chronicles of Carly’s brand new series, Go Getter Gal. Each month I will interview go-getting women from all walks of life and ask them to share their experiences (good and bad) and wisdom. Enjoy xx
In case you missed it, Business Chicks brought #9ToThrive to Brisbane this year. Can I get a ‘hell yeah’?!?!! I was like a 14-year-old girl find out Justin Bieber was coming to town. I sat anxiously waiting to gain ‘early bird access’ to purchase a ticket, picked out my outfit in anticipation and happily sat waiting for the doors to open on the day.
If you asked me as a 5-year-old, a 10-year-old or even a 20-year-old you would have heard one of three answers; vet, school teacher, cafe owner. Not in a million years would I have thought I would be a General Manager for an agency. And I definitely would not have thought I would have found myself in this role at 22-years-old.
I have had a full on couple of months and I imagine I am not alone. So this week I thought I would ditch the serious stuff, pour myself a glass of wine and share 20 facts about me that many probably don’t know. Are you scared? I am!
Today I finally returned First, We Make The Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson to my local library. I am not joking when I say I am 100% expecting a $50 late fee from the library. I hung onto this book forever. Why? I found this book to be like a comforting, warm hug from your mum after a long and shitty day. It made me feel like someone else understands my brain and the highs and lows I have experienced with my own mental health.
As I write this, it is midday, I am sitting in the corner of a cafe because work got a little too much for me and my screen displays a Michelle Obama quote that I swear has been put there to taunt me.
Antidepressants. Something I hate taking and despise telling people I take. So why am I telling you? Because I want to break the stigma, open the conversation and help other people on their mental health journey feel a little less alone.
Recently, the fab team over at Banish asked me to chronicle how I reduced by energy bill by 72%. And now, I want to share my money and eco-saving tactics with you too!
The most frequent questions I am asked all revolve around the same subject… What does my week look like? How do I fit it all in? Don’t I ever get tired? How do I make time for XYZ? How do I manage my schedule? Something that has really helped me to get sh*t done is by ‘leaning in’ to tasks as the time or motivation suits.
Just a little over three months ago I finished reading The Barefoot Investor and my finances have been busy ticking away in the background. Now that I have found, trialed and settled into a new money system that works for me and aligns with how I want to manage my finances I thought it was a good time to share my three simple money rules with you!
