
07/09/2025
🏆CENTRAL HIGHLANDS BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2025 🏆
The hard things are often followed by the fun things and often the hard stuff isn’t shared on social media!
These photos are the fun 🤩 with thanks to my beautiful sister & for supporting me as well as Adam & Maree (Fresh Gemz) & Leanne & Tracey to share the night with 💫 & we had a great night 💗
The hard stuff can’t be captured other than words:
⭐️ the hours putting together the application after nominating 😴
⭐️ the days of wondering & waiting the outcome from the judges 😅have I done enough!
⭐️ making it as a finalist (third time lucky 🍀) included a 😮💨 of relief
⭐️ shifting gears into freak out mode & the preparation for the judges site visit 😳
⭐️ judges visit followed by the self worth questioning and am I doing enough, should I be doing what I’m doing?
⭐️ uh oh 😬I now need a dress 👗 & what’s good enough…. more questioning of self worth!!!!!
⭐️ the call for help 🆘 I need friends to join me & celebrate 🍾
⭐️ oh 💩 I now have to get on stage & prep a speech 🎤
Such a roller coaster 🎢 and so worth it for the growth through the hard stuff all the way to the fun stuff.
I didn’t win but Anna from deserved the win and is providing amazing opportunities for the community. Community is what it’s all about and I was lucky enough to share the sole trader category with a couple of power house women.
Thank you 🙏🏻
PS note to self don’t eat blue macaroons just before you’re due to get on stage!!!
💄 Hayley McGuire from Grace Studios
🪮 Lleyton from
💃 thanks to Depop 💖