Short and sweet - this week has been tough - hence the delayed publication.

Struck down by shingles, so basically spent the week rattling from all the drugs and pain killers. Hopefully coming out the other side now though.

That said, I did speak / catch up with some other female founders before I was struck down. Such inspirations to hear about their startup journeys, and the struggles they have faced

Yet - their resilience, and belief in their mission is truly inspiring. I need to surround myself with more people like this to keep me on track.

So - please check out:

https://larklove.com/ - Beautiful, plant-based intimate care for your bootylicious body

Awkward Essentials - the world's first after sex clean up sponge

In fact let’s keep the love going, with a few other fab female founded startups where I know the founders, and who are doing amazing things:

https://www.denimrush.com/ - Custom handprinted and made to order clothing, showcasing your and your brands personality.

https://www.mysticmondays.com/ - Tarot cards - your everyday magic starts here

https://spritztea.com/ - Softly sparkling craft tea infusions.

So - although I think it is safe to say that minimal TKS progress was made this week, I hope this helps raise the profile of a few more founders, changing the world in their own way.

Ps - when things did get a little tough this week, I Googled to find some websites to try to perk me up and found some video clips and jokes that made me smile.

Definitely recommend doing the same, if you ever find yourself either under the weather like I was, or feeling down for any reason - business or personal.

So I hope that these make you smile too.

Best Dad jokes - https://www.countryliving.com/life/a27452412/best-dad-jokes/

Home alone “Iron in the basement”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UWCZIzU4EM

Finding Nemo “Natural blue” and so many other funny scenes. (And always remember to just keep swimming” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOnPbNfKcds

My personal favourite however will forever always be…..

“What’s brown and sticky”???

Answer - “A stick”

And with that, see you in a few days…..