40| Chole ADHD, Car Births, themed dinner parties & when small business booms!

Patty's what a finale for season 4! Welcome Chole nurse, mum of 2, and creative mind behind Blue Beetle Co. Chole and Clare met in PICU 10 years ago, quickly bonding over Harry Potter an their joint ADHD energy. Chole's surprise pregnancy, with her son Frankie was really just the start of the journey, when she accidentally delivered him in the car on the drive to the hospital! Who knew a mazda 2 could go 140km/h! Chole and Clare discuss the challenges of raising chalk and cheese kids and meeting the needs of two very different individuals. One way Chole's family lean into the kids passions is by having a themed dinner party. We are talking all costumes, food and drinks included in this theme. As she said how often as a child do the adults in your life fully submerse themselves in your favourite book, movie or hobby. Speaking of Hobbies did we mention we both have ADHD, and love to start a project... Well Chole is ever the entrepreneur whilst pregnant she started making polymer clay earrings of all the foods she was craving but couldn't eat (iced vovo, doughnuts, paddle pops) and would wear them to work. Soon the request came from other nurses for a pair, then she started an etsy store and then one FB post later of a pair of rainbow lorikeet earrings and BAM, the business exploded! She ended up leaving nursing to make earrings full time, had 8 stockist and was doing 4 drops a year. Every single pair of earrings was hand made by her and the detail was insane. Blue Bettle Co ran for 7 years, and still exist to some capacity. But in true ADHD nature, Chole saw something shiny and has another business on the horizon (watch this space). As well as nursing, creative business manager, mum and wife. Chole is a massive advocate for those suffering in DV and family violence, she volunteers with the charity Dangerous Females and host an annual trivia  fundraiser in Townsville each year, the next is in October so get your tickets! Dangerous Females raises money for grassroots organisations working in DV space. Something we at Love Patty are very passionate about, so check them out.

In this episode Chole and Clare chat casually about life as an ADHD female and how it presents for them, but this is by no means a diagnostic run down of criteria. Clare hasn't opened up about her diagnosis prior to this so it was what felt right at the time. 

Thank you all for the last 4 seasons, its been such a joy and this ep is ending on a high with so many laughs.

We know you will giggle too,  

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