One Saturday morning in a bedroom in Hackney, I awoke with a hangover and a sense of purpose. I logged onto my laptop and emailed Renée from Sh! Women's Store:
Dear Renée,
I hope you had a good eve. I am hungover and excited about an idea. I would like to pick your brains on something. Having recovered from vaginismus, I'd love to start a group where women can come and talk openly about their fannies. I'd love to call it Fannying Around and maybe hold it a Sh!? What do you think? I'm sorry if this is a bit out of the blue, I've not run a group before. No worries if it's not your thing. See you soooooon!
Lippy love,
Sarah x
To which she promptly replied:
Dear Sarah,
I am equally hungover : ) I'm happy to help in any way I can.
All the best,
Renée
Two weeks later I had managed to bribe all my best friends to come and take part in the first Fannying Around. On the way there I made up the ice breaker "My Fanny Is" which has started every Fanny club since. "Would you like me to talk about fannies?" Renee had asked once we'd had our tea and crumpets. I had no format in mind so I was happy for Renee to be our very first guest speaker. Then a feature came out in Metro courtesy of friend and Fannier Helen Croydon, I picked up Mel Jones, our house poet in Velvet Tongue, and my incredible fella bought me a website. So many women have become Fanniers. It's been amazing time where we've laughed, learnt, shared and squirmed.
A big thank you to Beau Belle, Mel Jones, Janice Phayre, Kd Grace, Miss Annie Player, Cathy Flower, Ruby Jones, Katie from The London Cocktail Guide, Sonia Nimley, Daniel at Grafform, Dave at First Presence, Helen Croydon, Pauline, my mum and all the other speakers and Fanniers who have made this such an amazing year. Sitting in a room alone talking to myself about my flaps would've been no where near as fun xxxx
If you want to be a part of it next year, please contact me here. For now, enjoy the pics of our debauched first birthday party...
Dear Renée,
I hope you had a good eve. I am hungover and excited about an idea. I would like to pick your brains on something. Having recovered from vaginismus, I'd love to start a group where women can come and talk openly about their fannies. I'd love to call it Fannying Around and maybe hold it a Sh!? What do you think? I'm sorry if this is a bit out of the blue, I've not run a group before. No worries if it's not your thing. See you soooooon!
Lippy love,
Sarah x
To which she promptly replied:
Dear Sarah,
I am equally hungover : ) I'm happy to help in any way I can.
All the best,
Renée
Two weeks later I had managed to bribe all my best friends to come and take part in the first Fannying Around. On the way there I made up the ice breaker "My Fanny Is" which has started every Fanny club since. "Would you like me to talk about fannies?" Renee had asked once we'd had our tea and crumpets. I had no format in mind so I was happy for Renee to be our very first guest speaker. Then a feature came out in Metro courtesy of friend and Fannier Helen Croydon, I picked up Mel Jones, our house poet in Velvet Tongue, and my incredible fella bought me a website. So many women have become Fanniers. It's been amazing time where we've laughed, learnt, shared and squirmed.
A big thank you to Beau Belle, Mel Jones, Janice Phayre, Kd Grace, Miss Annie Player, Cathy Flower, Ruby Jones, Katie from The London Cocktail Guide, Sonia Nimley, Daniel at Grafform, Dave at First Presence, Helen Croydon, Pauline, my mum and all the other speakers and Fanniers who have made this such an amazing year. Sitting in a room alone talking to myself about my flaps would've been no where near as fun xxxx
If you want to be a part of it next year, please contact me here. For now, enjoy the pics of our debauched first birthday party...
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