{"id":67,"date":"2026-01-16T09:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehappysausage.co.uk\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:44:07","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehappysausage.co.uk\/?page_id=67","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/thehappysausage.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1700-logo-1.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;the happy sausage dog walking&#8221; title_text=&#8221;the happy sausage dog walking&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;f4304224-685a-4880-bc49-224bff9556b2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;curve&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#0f6968&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;3px&#8221; bottom_divider_repeat=&#8221;1x&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical|horizontal&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;About Me \ud83d\udc3e&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;5909f945-91e3-4c9f-be76-37c986e0df0b&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Alumni Sans||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;42px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;46px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;29px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/thehappysausage.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20250811-WA0020-6.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;IMG-20250811-WA0020-6&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;a620f0ca-70c3-4044-86ef-ca5b40d41e71&#8243; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;70px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;70px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>A little about me..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been lucky enough to call the New Forest home for the past sixteen years, and I never take for granted how special it is to live surrounded by such natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p>My journey began as a young woman when I qualified in both hairdressing and barbering. After starting my family, my path led me into community work as a support worker, where I discovered a deep compassion for caring for others. 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