Let’s be honest. If someone had told 25-year-old Lotty that she’d one day find herself hanging out in the workshop with my husband, contemplating the artistic potential of helicopter rotor parts, she would have politely smiled and questioned their sanity.
Yet here I am, proudly navigating a business built around storytelling and quirky robot sculptures. At 60. Yes, really. At an age when society gently nudges you towards gardening clubs and knitting circles (lovely activities, mind you), I’ve swapped my previous life with 27 years as a military wife and 16 years in the public sector for one of imagination, robots, and dreams of children’s TV stardom.
It all started innocently enough. My husband Andy, after 27 years of military service and another 16 in aviation, discovered scrap metal art as therapy to navigate the choppy waters of mental health recovery. Watching him breathe new life into rusty helicopter bits made me wonder: Could I do something equally brave?
I wrote my first story about Weebert, our hero robot who epitomises imagination, resilience, and fun. Suddenly, something clicked. Here was our second act, our “crazy” idea—a children’s world where imagination and creativity rule, and age is nothing but a quirky detail in your backstory.
Now, we’re on the cusp of pitching Weebert’s World as a children’s animated TV series. Sometimes, I pause mid-conversation with animators and investors and think, “Is this really my life? Am I actually doing this?” Spoiler alert: Yes, and it’s brilliant.
So, if you’re an older woman, a military spouse, or simply someone wondering if it’s too late to reinvent yourself: it’s not. Your dreams don’t come with an expiration date—unless your dream is to become a professional gymnast at 60, then maybe let’s talk alternatives!
Join me here for laughs, encouragement, a peek behind the curtain of my slightly bonkers life, and proof that the second act can be even better than the first.
Let’s be brave together.
Lotty x
