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Throwback to saturday where I, yes Laura J facilitated a workshop at @niscifest That in itself is so funny as i totally hated science in school, like proper spent more time sitting in the corridor because i was disruptive in class kinda hated it (that and the 24% chemistry mark I got once). I don’t feel I’m teaching people anything they don’t know deep down already, but what I do feel that i’m doing is starting a conversation and helping people see that there are good alternatives out there for more sustainable living. I chatted at the workshops about us all having a personal standard or areas in our homes that we won’t compromise on. What my standards are will be completely different to yours... and that’s ok! I would say what i’ve learnt on this journey is that my standards used to be ridiculously high and that i’ve now been able to see how much freer i’ve become in making decisions in my life and home. I suppose what i’m trying to say is be yourself. Start the conversations. Challenge yourself why you do certain things a particular way. Look at the areas you want to change and set realistic ways in how to change them. Chat with friends (having a friend who wants to make certain changes helps a lot). Don’t worry about others. Just start. It all started with me buying a bottle of essential oils to make my own dishwasher powder... look at me now! #smallsustainablesteps #smallstepsbigchange #starttheconversation Morning! Who woke up with snow?? We thankfully didn’t 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Doing a little update to the website this morning and lots of lovely new bits for you to have a look at! I got my EGuide printed for the workshops for @niscifest and love them so much that i will now be selling them in printed form! Also going on the website is my amber bottles with labels and also I have a few bottles of Bio D Grapefruit dish liquid in a fancy amber pump bottle! Thank you so much to everyone who has been ordering over the weekend, i’ll be heading to pack them all up shortly! Have a great week folks, Laura J x #sustainableliving #sustainablehome #naturalcleaning #ditchthosetoxins #toxinfreecleaning #mamaboss #mumpreneur #safehaven How’s your day been? Can i be honest with you? Mine didn’t start out very good. I cried, cried some more, left the house without saying goodbye to my hubby because i didn’t want to cry anymore and finally got to put my eye makeup on 10 mins before i picked up a dear friend from the airport. I nearly pulled out of today. I literally was driving down the motorway with tears tripping my face wondering how on earth i was going to stop crying and put my smile on for a day that was meant for blessing and building up. But i somehow stopped the tears and im so glad I did. We have eaten (well), drank tea, chatted and blest each other in so many ways. Thankful for the LONG journey @nicoleneesby & @misstiffjoy have made to visit us and also for my UK mates @anoilyadventure_ & @_gemmawatts for being with @gatheredthreads and myself all afternoon. I never dreamt 4 months ago that I would be in this adventure with them... all I know is i’m looking forward to MORE! I am dreaming of summer holidays. Currently trying to get hubby to head away for easter but it’s a full flat NO! Ah well, i can dream of the sunshine here and picnics outside... until they spray the slurry then it’s a mad dash to inside! Starting to look at personal products next week like makeup, skin care, oils, sanitary towels, loo roll etc... hit me up below what you’d like to know about and i’ll try my best to cover it! #whereiwork #deskgoals, #cornersofmyhome #mamaboss #mumpreneur Im already up and cooking this morning to get ahead of a busy fun week! Daddybear (yeah we are that family and i’m mamabear 🤮) is off work tomorrow so we are heading out to do something with the fam. Then later in the week i’ve some of my Oily community friends from the US and england coming to spend a few days in Belfast AND then i’ve a packed day of teaching workshops and selling my cleaning products at @niscifest on saturday (is anyone planning on coming?). I’m really looking forward to it, but the palpitations are already starting, wondering how i’m going to fit it all in, you know i’m a creature of comfort at home! So although all i want to do is lie in this bed, this is not a week for kicking back and chilling! PS @whiteandgreen have a £20 voucher for everyone that’s valid until this evening off any purchase using code HAVEN20 x #gifted #ilovemybed #organicbedlinen #sustainablehome #supportlocal Competition now closed... winner is @this.mama.loves.lattes 🥳 He likes milk in his coffee and I like mine black🖤 This valentine’s day i’m teaming up with @yuggen_life to giveaway a set of their gorgeous new travel cups! Made from glass with a silicon lid and cork holder they look gorgeous as well as being practical! You know I love the guys from Yuggen (could not live without there silicon bags) and adore that for every purchase they will plant a tree for you 🌳. For your chance to win a set simply: 🌱Like this post. 🌱Follow myself and @yuggen_life. 🌱 Tag someone who might like the chance to win! Winner announced Wednesday 19th Feb. #bethechange Instagram i have wholeheartedly fallen out with you. No longer do I feel I can be open and share my heart on these squares. The amount of stories I post then delete within 10 mins and the amount of stories I get ready to post and then don’t. Maybe that’s good though. We live in such an opinionated world were everyone wants to hear the sound of their own voice,maybe one less is a good thing. Life is loud. Way too loud. So i’m stepping back personally. I’ll be here to bring content and good content, to help support the natural changes you make around your home. I’ll be here as a business sharing what’s new and what i’m up to. But Laura, Me, Myself & I has to quiet down now before she loses her sanity. My children have noticed that i’ve been getting upset easier lately and it’s instagram that’s making me this way. I am 38 nearly 39, and i’ll not have anyone asking me to explain why I do life. I just do my life the way I do. I share changes that we have made over the past few years. I’m Human, but i don’t belong to my followers or I don’t owe anyone any explanations. I do apologise if this come across harsh, just needed to let you know where i was. - Be kind to people. Don’t feel you need to share an opinion with someone you don’t even know. If it’s your first time speaking to someone via stories, call them by their name and give them yours. Don’t demand to know “colour of walls”, “where from”, etc etc. Don’t correct on spelling, maybe they’ve made a mistake, maybe it’s more than just a mistake. Don’t Judge. Just be Kind... or don’t say anything at all. I’d love to give you examples, but they are all so ridiculous it puts shame on the human race. #thinkbeforeyoutype Reposting this picture to remind myself of how my wee business is growing! Tonight the daybed is being taken down and tomorrow it will be off to its new owners to adorn a playroom! O the memories this day bed has... it has a story but that’s for another day, let’s say it’s seen us through some difficult times! Tonight we’ll be building a more practical table (def won’t be as pretty) but it will represent a new season for this space. Also it’s reminding my that practical has a place as well as pretty! Up till now I’ve been reluctant to admit how much my little business is growing and sometimes i get frightened things are moving too fast (even though i’m really keeping a tight rein on things) and that it will all crash down. Anyway, just feeling a tad emotional tonight and trying to find my brave! #mamaboss #newseason #movingforward #brave #mumpreneur #ivegotthis True story this was the single handedly the corner of my house I didn’t like. I spent zero money (ok a bought a plant at £3.50) shopped from my house and garage and voila now i smile every time I walk up onto our landing! Still not over the fact how gorgeous our ikea furniture is, after I sanded the top of it! The big massive vase used to be Mums and a greeny glass but the magic of some chalk paint and wax, totally transforms it! Apart from having to start repainting the house now from top to bottom because of all the settlement cracks, I’m pretty content with all our nooks and crannys! #zeromoneymakeover #loveyourhome #shopfromyourhome #loveyourhome #interiorboom #bohovibes #bohodecor #interior4inspo #ikeahack You all know how much i love my bed! It’s my time out spot (yes i put myself in time out... try it... you’ll thank me!) I work on it. I sleep in it. When @whiteandgreen got in touch to ask would I like one of their gorgeous bedlinen bundles I jumped at the chance. Founded by Irish interior designer Sari Winckworth and her daughters. They produce the softest bedding, throws, towels, bathrobes and more, using 100% Organic and Fairtrade cotton. They are dedicated to sustainability, ethical production and fair pay for their workers, whilst making luxury products that are designed to do good in the world and last customers for years and years, wash after wash. You know I always ask for something for you guys too😉. @whiteandgreen are giving you the chance to win a organic cotton bedding bundle, comprising 4 pillowcases, 1 duvet cover and 1 deep (38cm) fitted sheet to transform your bed into a bed of dreams! To enter: 1. Follow myself & @whiteandgreen. 2. Like this post. 3. Sign up via the link in my profile or stories. 4. Winner announced February 14th. You can tag a friend if you’re feeling nice and don’t want just want the chance to win yourself 🤣 Fingers crossed for everyone 🤞🏻🌱 #organiccotton #sustainablebedding #ethicallymade #ethicallysourced #bedroomdecor #sleepwell #sustainblehome Finally getting to share a few pics of my @ikeauk hemnes furniture hack that i completed over the weekend! I have literally wanted to do this for 2 years as the dark tops just always looked dusty (even with my dust mitt 😉). We have had the furniture about 10 years now and i wanted to try updating it before we maybe got new furniture and i am SO glad i did. It just has transformed our bedroom and hallway/landing. It took 30 mins each to sand the top of the larger pieces and about 15 mins for the bedside tables. and then about 10 mins each to wax the tops. I used @briwaxinternational in rustic pine first and then @johnstonesireland in sepia over the top. Delighted with the finish and it really took no time at all. Please note this is the Hemnes range and not all ikea furniture will be fully wooden... don’t want any angry husbands sending me messages 😉 📷 @sashatreanorphotography #ikeahack #ikeahacks #upcycle #bedroomdecor #loveyourhome #simplemakeover #weekendproject I have spent today upclying and doing things i’ve wanted to do for months. It has felt good. Didn’t spend a single penny and didn’t shower till 4pm. Saturday you’ve been good. Apart from watching The Joker. Now that was a film that i really wanted to see and it actually was pure tripe! Hope you’ve all had a relaxing Saturday and that i haven’t freaked you out with an unexpected saturday night grid post! (photo unrelated to anything I did today... head to stories to see what i was up to... a real ikea hack!). #crazyplantlady

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