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Joyful Spaces

So I have always been frustrated with the disorder in my house, mainly my dressing room. Now I’ve got my system for the drawers and the kitchen cupboards. I’ve got places for things but I mostly like everything out of sight and hidden. I’ve always been relatively happy with the way my house looks and since having mini me I’ve become frustrated with all the stuff. Almost like I’ve been suffocating in my own home. This may sound weird when I also say I love my home and how it looks… I know.

My dressing room is a multi functional room. I have a printer/makeup area/ desk for my laptop and hair stuff not to mention the actual wardrobe with my clothes, shoes and off course my babies… my handbags. It started to overwhelm me like you wouldn’t believe. I’ve watched the YouTube videos and I’ve been obsessed with TikTokers cleaning their spaces but I could never get it just right!

Well that’s where the angel that is Sharon aka Joyful Spaces comes in! In September past I had the pleasure of Sharon and her sidekick come in and help me transform my dressing room. Now I was so nervous I was basically going to be left with two pairs of shoes and a basic outfit. And I had the fear she was going to make me throw out all my lovely eyeshadow pallets. I was having visions of us fighting over a handbag beside the bin. 😂

Sharon helped me organise my space into an area that made me feel more relaxed and just smile every time I walked in. She made me evaluate what I loved and what I knew I would use again. It was amazing to see all my clothes out of the wardrobe and in plain sight. She was not forceful with the decluttering but asked me how each piece of clothing made me feel.

My makeup and hair stuff now makes perfect sense. I have organised drawers and cupboards. My shoes are ON DISPLAY! And I can open up my wardrobe doors and see clearly what I have to pick from. And you know one of the best things. I only have clothes that I truly love left! Clothes that make me feel better about myself and that I love to wear.

This has even filtered into Mini me’s bedroom where she has the most perfectly colour coordinated tops and leggings drawers you’ve ever seen. She’s even been getting in on the action with helping sort out her own drawers and put away her clothes.

Sharon is just one of the loveliest ladies you’ll ever meet. She has such a calming presence that’s puts you at ease straight away. I knew I had to have Sharon in my home after I had seen the amazing job she had done at the home of one of my friends. I highly recommend her! If you’re struggling with your clutter give Sharon a call.. or a follow on Instagram @joyfulsoaces_

All my shoes out in the open to evaluate what was staying… most of them 😂

Just look at all my lovely shoes on display when I open the door now.

I thought my shoes were organised before

I should be more embarrassed of the mess that this was.

Bringing all my clothes out to the bed before sorting through what was being kept and where they were going.

Xoxo the girl with red hair 🥰😘

It’s all a load of ********.

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‘Help Reduce your carbon footprint’ This was the tag line of an advert I seen recently advertising quorn. And the actor was dressed up as a farmer. Clearly implying yet again that meat is the cause for global warming and our ever increasing carbon footprint. And it actually angered me so much, I know that there’s so much evidence to show that meat farming is not the adding contributor to the carbon footprint but so many others are so badly mis informed. Then when I later seen another ad that was advertising this cleaning detergent was now using Plant based cleaning agents, and yet again mentioned the carbon footprint..

Now if you want to be a vegan or vegetarian thats a ok with me. but I do not want to be continually bombarded with information telling me that just because I eat meat I’m somehow responsible for ruining the world. While I’m on the subject of vegan and plant based diets, it absolutely infuriates me when I’m in a shop looking for my celiac friendly food and I’m shown the vegan section. 1st it’s not my choice to be celiac … I COULD DIE! the same goes for when I’m in a restaurant (remember those) it angers me so much when you ask for celiac menu and they either roll their eyes or hand you vegan. Being a vegetarian or vegan IS A CHOICE!!! I have no choice over my condition. and it’s not just a phase. it also confuses me so much that you would choose not to eat meat but continue to eat meat substitutes….

anyway back to this carbon footprint bull shit (sorry mum)….

Did you know that 2 small avocado’s in a packet has a CO2 footprint of 846.36 grams (almost twice the amount of a kilo of bananas).

I find it so funny when I was doing my (all be it limited) research for this the top 5 ways to reduce your carbon footprint actually very rarely mention what we eat!

Refuse
Reduce
Reuse
Rot
Recycle

So by Refusing single use plastics, now ive seen copious influencers going out and buying bue just to pour my bottled water into to pretend im saving the earth. this is not refusing this is making stuff look nice, totallyy get that but guys don’t pretend its for the eart

So by Refusing single use plastics, now I’ve seen copious influencers going out and buying butt loads of plastic and glass containers and jars… to then see them taking what they already had and adding it to these jars, now to me I don’t see the point of buying an additional jar to decant my cereal into when the box I already have is doing the job of holding and keeping my cereal fresh just fine… same goes for pasta and I totally don’t see the point in buying a glass bottle just to pour my bottled water into, just to pretend I’m saving the earth. This is not refusing this is not helping the earth,I totallyy get that but guys don’t pretend its for the earth. It’s for your aesthetics!

One article did touch on refusing the car and opting for a bike or walk instead.

Reducing what we purchase, so as to not have excess waste. (makes sense) might also save you some doe. This also stretches from food and everyday waste to your home decor and ‘fast fashion’ as everyones shouting about too. also brings me to the other thing that popped up quite a bit.

Reusing, up cycling items or packaging that are in perfectly good shape. ie. your ‘healthy meal’ containers, jam jars and candle jars. I don’t think going out and buying 5 tins of paint, and vinyl, and new legs, and new doors, and new shelves for your perfectly fine display unit counts completely but take it if you wish.

Rot… compost heaps and all that jazz.

Recycle, well this is a given…

Still doing a. bit of searching about but its mostly these top 5 tips I see. So can someone please explain to me why we are constantly been scare-mongered on tv, Facebook and basically any social media app that you even dare open? I’m also seeing big companies all over the place saying they’re ‘taking steps’ to reduce the carbon footprint (but yet send me one item bubbled and wrapped up like it’s about to face the artic) ….honey so am I. I totally re-purposed a candle jar last week instead of buying a completely identically shaped one to put my pens in. I also like to save up cardboard to give to my nephew, because someone told me once he liked to make things out of boxes. Now he might get said cardboard and fire it straight it the bin, but I’M still taking steps. So when someone tells you they’re taking steps just don’t take it at face value, for all you know they might have just bought a new bin for paper and card…..

I know I’m mostly just on a bit of a rant here but I’ve just seen too much mis information about, and as someone who grew up on a farm, it really annoys me when I’m constantly being shown imagery and articles depicting farmers as big meanies, who don’t care for their animals. (Don’t even get me started on those peta monsters.) I wasn’t necessarily a fan of the farm life but it was clear the amount of work and dedication that goes into it, you really have to love it (and the animals) to do it. And all those people up in arms and telling us all about plant based this and that… delve a little deeper, look a little further into how your free range avocado was fertilised, was it with manure from the neighbouring farm? How was your lentils transported from the field to the shop? is that chocolate REALLY vegan? I bet your wine is not!!

That’s all my ranting and raving for now, thanks for reading this far. and as always I would LOVE to hear your thoughts

xoxo OfficialJudeMitch

Dorothy Perkins June Picks

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Hello and welcome to my Dorothy Perkins June top picks. My favourite picks and rundown of outfits. This month I’ve been thinking bright and beautiful to get me feeling all summery and also I’ve been checking out some ‘work wear’ for getting back into the salon.

First up is this beautiful frill midi wrap dress. It ticks a lot of boxes for me. The neckline is perfect, with a lovely girly frill and pattern. The wrap!! Feels like it could hide all my lumps and bumps.The length, we are going to see lots of midi dresses this summer. and I can just picture myself in this number at the next socially distanced bbq I’m at, even if its only in my back yard!!

Obviously you need the shoes to match! So obviously these Yellow ‘Rumba’ Flatform Wedge Sandals had to go into my basket too.

I fell in Love with this Animal Print Mini Skater Dress, paired with the funky Lola Skye Boots and I know it was in my last ‘best bits blog’ but I just love the Pom Trim Clutch Bag, and I don’t think it’s fully complete unless you add a cool hat into the mix.

Everyone going for Jeans and a nice top… I’ve got you covered with not one but three ‘nice tops’ to get you through the rest of the summer season:

1- The Ivory Broderie Shell Top I Just love the detail and the simplicity of this top!

2- The Blush Sequin Trim t-shirt, I love it when a simple T-shirt has that little bit of bling.

3- well I couldn’t not pick something Khaki, I love the shape of this Khaki Tiered Top.

We’ve been thinking Grey for when we can FINALLY get our buts back into the salon, so this pair of Pink & Red Check Ankle graziers caught my eye, along with this cute little Ivory Tie Shoulder Camisole Top. It was really hard to find non ankle grazer trousers but I did manage to find this pair or Grey Fob Trim Slim Trousers and I love the sleeves of this Black Floral Print Organza Puff Sleeve top. Obviously now I need shoes!! as much as I know a nice court shoe would be ideal with either of the outfits I’ve picked, they’re just not practical so I picked this pair of Black Espadrille sandals and this pair of Loafers, but I wish I could be like a boss babe (even though they’re under £15) and wear these ‘Dele’ Court shoes all day in work. but its practicality over prettiness for me for the foreseeable.

One last one: Isn’t this Grey Dogtooth Shift Dress just the cutest??

I hope you enjoyed my round up of my new faves from Dorothy Perkins. What are your staples for this summers wardrobe?

xoxo OfficialJudeMitch

*I have not been paid for this blog, although it does contain affiliate links. But all my opinions are my own.

Why Norwex 2.0

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If you know me you know I love all things Norwex (I have blogged about it before) as well as having a party or two before I also regulary have them on my social media. Well the other day I was about to place an order with my consultant when I got a txt from her all about her online parties. well that’s just perfect I thought.

1- I’ll get my washing powder.

2- I’ll not have to leave the house.

3- I’ll not even have to clean it.

4- I’ll not have to make you all tea and coffee (I really don’t mind that part) and watch you pop your cups willy nilly all over the place without using a coaster!

5- I will most definitely be in my Pyjamas, and if you’re coming you should be too!!

Anyway I was just going to share the blog from October 2019 (you can read it here…..) but I was re reading it and there was so much more I wanted to say. Because not only am I still using all my cloths, I’ve fallen in love with some new favourites and I’m only now just thinking about needing washing powder!

Here is the link to the catalogue if you just want to skip through all this waffle and look at the prices!! But read on if you’re interested in more of my opinions and my new favourites! I still love the Basic Package with the Enviro Cloth and Window Cloth

1- In my last blog I told you all I was going to order the washing powder (if you’re searching it it’s actually called Laundry Detergent), well I did. and I fully intended on keeping it until Emily was born. well I just couldn’t resist! I started to use it in October 2019 it is now June 2020! So One 1KG bag of Norwex Laundry Detergent is still going strong! at £23.99 divided by 7 months (starting in November) that’s really cost me less than £3.43 per month but realistically probably much less because there’s loads left, I just panic when I see things are going to need ordered soon and I HATE the thought of running out (do you know how many spare coffees I have in the house)

2- I also told you I was ordering the Baby Body Packs I’ve got two packs (plus some extras that were won at Leanne’s parties) and I use them everywhere! In my nappy bag, at the changing station, in the bath and at the high chair. Emily has even started grabbing them to chew on for her wee gums, and I don’t mind because I know its not a dirty cloth. I know they’re safe for her to do that with. Obviously if we use one for nappy changes its straight into a wash bag, but if we’re using one at feeding time I just give it a good wash and hang it up to dry for tomorrow.

3- I was very lucky to receive the Baby Hooded Towel Set as a baby present! and its just amazing. It’s the first Towel I go to grab when its bath time it’s just so cuddly and soft, what makes it so much better is the amount of uses I get out of it before it needs washed! I’ve just noticed that they’ve changed it it grey…. so maybe I need that one now too! 😉

4- The magic Cleaning Paste, basically if your in need of something extra along with your Norwex cloths, this is it! It’s my go to oven cleaner, and believe me when I say there’s no smell and it takes two ticks along with the All-Purpose Kitchen Cloth and the window cloth to have my oven sparkling and gleaming at you! It’s also amazing at bringing old trainers back to life!

5- The Bottle Brush was another great buy! I love it for Emily’s bottles, literally cleaned in seconds and I’m not worrying about leaving any fairy liquid or anything on them before they go into the steriliser. I might pop another Enviro Sleeve onto my list, just because sometimes I’m in a panic to get the one that came with the brush into the washing machine and out and dried before I need it again. There are other Bottle Brush accessories to go with it that I might look into too.

Whats on my list this time? Well apart from the Laundry detergent, and i’ll probably purchase another baby packs. I really really want the mop. My steam mop died a death at the start of lock down and every time I mop my floor I just think how much easier it would be if I had the magic Norwex mop! It’s streaky, it takes way too long to sort out the mop and bucket (I still have one for the ‘dogs room’ and one for the ‘house’) It never dries quick enough, and I hate using floor cleaner now! Obviously I want the sexy Rose Gold one!! I know at £89.99 its a bit eye watering, but believe me when I tell you, anyone that has one does not have a bad word to say about it! And not one of them would tell you it wasn’t worth the money! Leanne does a much better job at explaining all its magic powers, but now more so than ever I don’t want to be using silly or nasty chemicals in my house, not to mention my floors. O did I not tell you? literally all you need to use with it is WATER!!! MAGIC!

I hope you enjoyed reading all about my Norwex obsession, click on the underlined text to bring you to the mentioned product! I’d love it if you could join me at the Facebook live to find out more from the expert herself. Just let me know and ill pop you on the party ‘guest list’

OfficialJudeMitch

What’s in our baby bag?!

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Firstly we have our baby bag or nappy bag or whatever you like to call it, we have two…you know because one is never enough!! The ‘main’ one is one of the pink lining ‘yummy mummy’ ones. And the main reason I wanted it was because it had penguins on it! that being said it is brilliant.and does everything I need it to do, which at the minute is sit nicely in the corner until it’s needed again. I think we bought it from amazon in the end because it was an older style. but I seen it way before I got pregnant on kiddie corners instagram page so I’m pretty sure they still stock the brand. the other one is a Cybex one, Jody picked it up in the mother care sale and it perfectly matches both my car (obviously) and his car seat.

Changing mat: Thankfully both bags come with a changing mat. So they come everywhere with us. because I’ve always found public baby facilities to be absolutely DISCUSTING. Basically the whole place gets a good cleaning before poor Emily can even get out of her pram or my arms. So as well as my trustee Norwex cloth I always make sure I have some Milton Anti-Bacterial wipes. I have been known to add barbiside into packets of baby wipes when I can’t get my hands on these. And I’ve also noticed this Milton spray that’s been added to my shopping bag!

Norwex Baby Cloths: These. are. a. lifesaver! and I mean that. I Love them so much. Basically I use them as re-useable baby wipes/ face clothes/counter and chair cleaners… pretty much anything! I ordered a few packs of these before Emily came along, because I was worried about using wipes because my own skin is so sensitive and I was scared of baby being the same. I still use cotton wool pads at home in the changing station. But out and about these are dead handy along with the Wipe pouch that I also have some mini enviro cloths in it too. I will pop it from the baby bag to my own hand bag.

All the lotions and potions: Sudocreme stays at home in the baby changer while the Care and Protect tube comes with me, its just a nicer and easier consistency to work with and my mum requested it after using it a few times so it must be good. Vaseline obviously this hero product comes everywhere with me! big one at home (one in every room) and little one in the bag. not just for her bum but any scratch or cut gets this and I find it heals up quicker. Bepanthen and Metanium everyday cream. Thankfully we haven’t had any bother with nappy rashes but I have been using the every day cream.

Baby wipes: either the Boots own brand biodegradable fragrance free or the Johnson’s Skin Protect because I very rarely actually use wipes I find they hold the moisture well. so I have no fear of they drying up on me. literally depends which I see first when I’m shopping. I still make sure I have Cotton pads at the ready just incase.

Nappies and Nappy bags: Pampers size 3 at the moment, now believe me, we have experimented and trialed every type of nappy out there. but we always end up going back to Pampers. although saying that I did like the Sainsbury’s but because we live 20-30 miles from the nearest one and online deliveries have been a nightmare any time I’ve checked we’ve been sticking to boots online or in store for nappies. I do also love the Pampers Pure they are that little bit more expensive and biodegradable but I will definitely reach for these when my usual nappy is out of stock or they have a good offer on. Nappy bags are usually Boots own brand or I have been known to use doggie bags that come in a roll because they take up so little room and are a little sturdier..

Baby milk in a dispenser: we use Aptamil Formula one and I try to have enough powder for the bottles we will need when we are out and about plus one extra just incase (it has happened me before where we didn’t run out, but while making a bottle at baby massage and it was my ‘just incase she needs it bottle’ well she kicked the bottle over and I lost powder and water. Very embarrassing!!) I also always have like to have a little Ready Made up bottle in the side of my bag too.

Baby bottle: for the milk obviously, I like the Mam range and we’ve stuck to the MAM Dummies even though I swore ‘No Dummies’ before she was born. I came across the MAM range through the boots Parenting Club where I got an Itty bitty bottle free, and read up all about them, and loved their concept and simplicity. Theres always a box of two sterilised dummies well.

Bibs and Muslin cloths: I have had a big selection of bibs and so far my favourites are Dunnes, plain and simple. I Love the next muslins because they’re a nice size.

A bag with a spare change of clothes: or two depending what the days plan are. and a babygro. And a separate bag for damp or wet clothes. Luckily the penguin bag came with a pretty cool ‘wet’ bag and I have a bag I used to use for wet swimming clothes, but there’s always nappy bags if I’m stuck.

I hope this is of some use to somebody. feel free to let me know any nappy bag hacks or lifesaver baby products you have!!

xoxo OfficialJudeMitch

Disclaimer The Olde bank coffee shop has the cleanest baby facilities I’ve ever been in it was certainly NOT disgusting!
I get all my Norwex from a Lovely lady called Leanne you can click this link to see her Facebook group where you can find out more. and see her weekly offers. I can’t wait to host another Norwex party.
I have not been paid for this blog however it does contain affiliate links (not all of them are) but these are my own opinions.

Deep Clean

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The other day I finally bit the bullet and give my makeup brushes a good deep clean. This is a task I have been putting off for far too long. I normally pride myself on having a very rigorous cleaning routine at home, and am normally pretty strict when I have used a brush it goes in the ‘used’ pile (or pot) but lately things have gotten a bit all over the place. A mixture of not leaving the house and therefore not needing makeup on and also pure laziness!!!

So I spent a good portion of my Saturday night sorting, cleaning, conditioning, sterilising and reshaping my makeup brushes…as well as disposing of a few that have seen their best days. then I left them overnight on towels to dry. ready to be organised and placed into their rightful home. I love my My Kit Co Brush Caddy for storing my brushes and keeping them organised on my makeup station, both at home an at work. I could do with another one and at the minute I’m trying to decide between the Big one that I have or the Small one.

But anyway here’s my favourite brush cleaners from Beauty Bay:

I almost always forget about my Beauty Blenders, Probably because they’re so much effort but using this Beauty Blender Liquid Blender Cleanser makes that task so much easier. Simply get your blenders together, dampen with warm water and rub this in. It has a ‘low-sud’ formula so you don’t spend all day rinsing out the bubbles!

I think I should definitely invest in the Sigma Beauty Spa Brush Cleaner to save my poor wee hands from drying out. Instead of swirling the brushes around the palm of my hands this bad boy sticks to the sink with its handy suckers and has a few different ridges for different brushes. It’s probably a bit more hygienic too.

In between deep cleans a quick clean with something like the Cinema Secrets Professional Brush Cleaner is ideal. not only does it dry quickly, It is also super easy to use. Either pop a bit on some kitchen roll and wipe the brush bristles in the solution and then on a towel. Or pop some in a shallow dish and dip your brush bristles in quickly and then clean off on some kitchen roll or a towel.

But for a big deep clean I love using a solid bar like the Juno & Co. Clean up your act Solid Cleansing Bar for my makeup brushes. Simply wet your brush bristles and swirl in the bar, then use your hand (or the Sigma brush cleaner from above) to swirl your brushes around, Rinse, and repeat until you’ve got them bad boys nice and sparkly and clean.

Another thing on my wish list is the Sigma Beauty Dry’n Shape Spa! It’ll definitely save me so much drying space in the future. You can use the barrel for washing and then it has slots to pop your brushes so they take up less room and dry quicker. Win win!!

Happy Cleaning you guys!!

xoxo OfficialJudeMitch

*I have not been paid for this blog, it does however have affiliate links.

Lockdown Locks

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e3e5527e-1f17-4ec7-8715-becc8c4387f7 Ok so we’re all in lockdown, not going to see anyone for possibly a few months. You’ve missed your hair, nail and brow appointments, and you’ve roots like you’ve never seen them before. Not to mention the new and unusual tone of your mid lengths and ends.

What’s a girl to do?

….. Just deal with it, we are all in the same boat.

You might think us hairdressers are saying this because we don’t want you to realise you can just wack a box kit in and be grand. We’re saying this because we don’t know what’s in box kits. when we are colouring your hair in the salon we don’t just pick a colour you like and stick it on. We have to think about what way your hair has been treated already, underlying tones, the length of regrowth.

But anyway I’m here to talk about how you’re going to survive the next few weeks, not only missing your much loved hairdressers but getting to grips with those pesky roots.

Now is the perfect time to get ready for a change of colour or revamp when the salons are open again. By not colouring your hair for a few weeks means there is going to be less colour build up as your colour will have gradually faded out, meaning that when you’re back in the hot seat it will be easier to do a bigger colour change or of going a lot lighter. Just don’t forget to mention to your stylist when you’re getting booked in again!

It’s also a really good time to help grow out a short cut, or a fringe.

It’s great for all you guys thinking about going back to your natural colour.

I know that’s everyones cup of tea and you just want to disguise those pesky roots here’s some of my tips:

Volume: And lots of it! (I use Matrix Amplify Wonder Boost ) by lifting the hair from your scalp you’re hiding the roots, if your hair is extra flat just pop in some dry shampoo. (Dry shampoo is also great if you’re blonde and have darker roots.) Use rollers or backcombing to help get that extra oomf.

Get creative with hair bands, bows and clips: its simple, distract from the roots by using an awesome hair accessory. and the crazier the better. (because you know what? no one can see you!) if that’s not your thing…a big ass hat!! we’ll all be rocking big sun hats soon.

Messy Hair Don’t Care: a messy plait or up style will disguise the roots with added volume and body.

Curls: This works the same way as the volume and messy hair, it’s giving you added height and movement so your roots don’t look as noticeable.

Clean hair: When your hair Is freshly washed your roots never look as bad as what they do when you’re needing a wash.

Embrace them: show your roots. we are all in this together and we are all going to have bad roots soon enough, even us hairdressers.

So don’t panic about them just yet, take this time to focus on your hairs condition by enjoying a pampering conditioning treatment while you’re doing a Netflix marathon, learn how to do something different with your hair like curling with your straighteners or a new plaiting technique. Or if you’re like me embrace the hun bun!!

I hope this helps you, I’d love to hear what you guys are up to in isolation.

xoxo OfficialJudeMitch

I’m pregnant

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I’m PREGNANT , I’m actually pregnant! I never in a million years thought I would be saying (or writing) that! And it feels so exciting writing it!!

Baby Mitchell is due early December 2019, and we couldn’t be happier! Part of me was dying to announce our happy news and another part of me has really enjoyed having a little secret kept from my social media! Obviously all my family and friend knew.

But anyway the secrets out!

We announced it on our facebook pages yesterday with this picture and a few suggestive hashtags.

As always there is always the worry that until baby is in our arms we’re not out of the woods just yet. But thankfully so far everything has been going good.

Apart from me having a meltdown Practically daily about something new that has popped into my head and I can’t seem to relax until I have researched it.

The list starts with

1- I drive a two seater car! Should I buy something more practical? But I can’t seem to see anything I like more than my own car. I’ve been going back and forth with this but can’t come to a decision. Or I probably wont for a while.

2- Baby seats!! I think I may have finally (after many a google search) found the safest one I can find! …. or have I?

3- Prams! Like how are you supposed to decide on a pram, there are sooooo many cool prams but how do I know I’m not going to get fed up of it in two weeks! (Also my car seems to have a pretty small boot)

4- Childcare! This is really worrying me atm. I have been researching every childcare facility within a 20 mile radius! Still no further on!

5- Do I really need a bottle maker, a bedside crib, an electric bouncer, a £250 breast pump? … the list goes on! This just makes my brain hurt! There is sooooooo much to buy, so many gadgets and cool looking accessories. Where do you even start? (I’m hoping for a good Black Friday haul)

6- Will I be back to work for Christmas Eve? My favourite day of the year in the salon! Along with hundreds of other work related concerns. (Will my clients huff because I’m missing Christmas?)

7- How will my little Fur babies cope when they’re not my babies anymore? how will they act when there is an actual real life baby in the house? (How will I act?)

Despite all my worries and queries I’m still very excited and it is actually the weirdest/ happiest/ strangest feeling and I feel like I am on a bit of an Emotional Rollercoaster from time to time! I’ve been getting loads of tips and tricks from Friends/ Clients and Family already and it’s great to hear from new mums and other mums to be. Since I found out I was Pregnant I’ve been watching out for other mums to be announcing they’re good news. And I’m loving watching their journeys along with mine!

Off course all other baby related tips and help is appreciated!

Xoxo OfficiaJudeMitch

9 Ways to Beat the January blues

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Am I the only one person that loves January? I love the Promise of fresh starts, and the year streatching out like blank page before us. I love making resolutions and the journey to smash them. If you’re starting to see those pesky January Blues creeping up on you, I am here to help!!! I’ve made a list of ways to beat the January Blues.

1 – Have a pamper night! I start with a face mask and then a bubble bath! Don’t tell me you didn’t get any bubble baths for christmas, and I’m pretty sure everyone keeps a stash of face masks handy. So this is usually my go to for a perk me up. My fave scent is the pink grapefruit from the body shop.

2 – Get your hair done! Even if its just for a fresh trim, a blowdry, or a full on January revamp. Nothing beats the feeling you get when you get your hair done! I may have went for a full on January revamp and im feeling like a new woman!!!

3 – Go on a Date Night to the Cinema! Nothing beats getting lost in a movie and munching on some tasty popcorn and cinema snacks.

4 – Have the girls over for a girly night, weather its for a coffee or cocktails you know it will boost your spirits.

5 – Keep busy by making a start on your resolutions. Ive been cooking more, trying to make at least one new recipe a week and I’m really enjoying being prepared with lunches, …. so far I’ve broke my oven.. But thats another story.

6 – Netflix and chill… You’re already paying for your subscription (or your friend is) so you might aswell make the most of it on the dark cool nights.

7 – Go for a walk, simple and its a great way to get out in the fresh air and explore. or just to get your head cleared.

8 – Read a book, I’m in a book club and this keeps me entertained all the time , I’ve read a few books I would never have looked at and really enjoyed them. There’s always a book waiting in my bag or on my phone, If its in a waiting room, while I’m having coffee or before I go to bed. There’s nothing like getting lost in a good book.

9 – Start a new hobby, something you’ve never done before and always wanted to. Learning a new skill or just getting out and putting your focus into something new is a great way to distract yourself from feeling miserable because it’s January.

Let me know if you found this helpful, or if you have any good ideas yourself.

xoxo OfficialJudeMitch

2019 Is Gona be my Year!

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The start of a new year means something different to everyone, maybe you’re glad to see the back of the last year or like me excited for what the new year brings. Or you just don’t care, it’s only another day really!

The things I love about a new year are pretty simple, I’m not big on a NYE party or celebrations, I love to get started on a new diary and find it so therapeutic filling in all my appointments and dates to remember. I love the fresh feeling like the start of a month only bigger. And I just love making New Years resolutions.

Now I didn’t always make realistic ones (I’ve long given up on being a fitness fanatic by next January) but I generally try and do something to push me out of my comfort zone, or perhaps just try and do something to make me feel a bit better about myself. But the past few years I try and make them achievable

2018 I most definitely smashed my resolutions, I started my YouTube channel, started to blog, joined a book club And made an attempt at hosting a monthly get together (we got January) I was more sociable and and decided not to care as much about other peoples opinion of me. I’ve met some amazing people this year and definitely made some awesome friends along the way. All because i made some resolutions last year!

Well this year I’ve made 6! I’ve wrote them down. And even made a nice backround for my phone to keep reminding myself to stay on track. So here they are…

1 – Become a Domestic goddess… Fingers crossed very soon we will be in our new house, and my intention is that it is always going to be neat and tidy and clean, for the time being i’m practicing all my Hinching techniques… so far so good.

2 – Join a creative writing class… Obviously to up my blogging game! This is something I always say i’m going to do so i’m finally going to bite the bullet and join one, My local Library do a class once a month so im starting there.

3 – Learn to Sew… My Mum and sister can sew and sometimes I feel like I missed out on this talent, but then again i’ve never sat down and tried to sew. I’d love to be able to alter my clothes. As of yet I havent seen any classes locally. (if anybody knows of any let me know)

4 – Save loadsa money… Because who doesn’t want to be better at saving… And it might come in handy in the new house because I clearly have expensive taste when it comes to home decor.

5 – Learn to cook… I SUCK at cooking. I Burn everything, and I would just like to cook a meal without worrying that i’m going to poison my hubby. We’re planning to cook more together, and hopefully this will help with number 5.

6 – Be more Sexy….well who doesn’t?

Have you made any resolutions? how are you planning on keeping them? I’d love to know your tips…… XOXO OfficialJudeMitch

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