Bek's Beauty

EDIT: not my last day altogether 🤣🤣🙈 just for the weekend haha back to it monday!

Last day in the salon today!! but "time off" isn't really looking much like time off 🤣.

Tomorrow's plans include a trip to the hairdressers 💇‍♀️, not blow dry for me i dont think i will sit 🤣🤣 so going to have to embrace the curls, dropping Millie off for her Duke of Edinburgh expedition 🏕️ and trying to keep on top of everything else life keeps throwing at us.

Then it's an early start for Manchester sunday where I'll be spending pretty much all day at Millie's cheer competition 📣❤️. Proud mum duties never stop!

On top of that, Heidi had her diabetes review this week and unfortunately her HbA1c has come back at 79, which is much higher than we'd like. The diabetes team have increased her insulin and moved us onto 2-weekly reviews rather than every 3 months. It's been a bit of a wake-up call for all of us, but I have to say how proud I am of Heidi. Despite everything with her toes, school, appointments and diabetes, she really is trying her best to keep on top of things ❤️.

As for me... Baby Roo and I are still surviving 🤣🤰. The heat has definitely caught up with me, my feet and legs have swollen up like balloons and I've spent most of today debating whether I need to ring the midwives 🙈🥵.
On a plus it looks like iv had a round of lip filler 💋💋 can deal with that small win 🤣.

Life feels a little chaotic at the minute, but we'll get there ❤️.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support my little business, check in on us and put up with my life updates 🤣. Hopefully next week's updates will involve more nails and less drama 🤞💅🤣.

Well today's mission has been surviving 🤣🙈

After yesterday's glucose test, fasting, sugary drinks and blood tests, I was hoping today might be a little calmer... absolutely not 🤣

Today has consisted of working back to back appointments, trying to keep on top of Heidi's diabetes changes after yesterday's review, emailing the council regarding school and support, answering messages and generally trying to keep all my plates spinning 🤹‍♀️.

To top it off, this heat has finally caught up with me 🥵🔥. My feet and legs have swollen up like balloons, I've had a headache most of the day and I'm currently debating whether I need to ring the midwives just to be on the safe side 🤰🙈. Baby Roo has also decided to keep me guessing as usual.

The really scary part? Tomorrow is even busier in the salon 😭🤣. Whoever thought booking a heavily pregnant woman solid in 30+ degree heat was a good idea clearly wasn't thinking straight 🤦‍♀️🔥. (My own fault).

So if you've messaged me this evening and I've not replied, please don't think I'm ignoring you ❤️. I've literally just finished work and I'm now putting my swollen feet up, drinking enough water to fill a swimming pool and attempting to cool down before I melt completely 🤣.

I'll get back to everyone tomorrow. Thank you all for keeping me busy, supporting my little business and putting up with my constant life dramas 🤣😘💅

If you are able to wait untill next week for nails I would actually love you 😍 💋 😍 💋 forever ❤️🤣🤣

💅🔥 Public Service Announcement from your heavily pregnant nail tech 🔥💅

Firstly... can we all just take a moment to appreciate that I'm going to be **28 weeks pregnant** and working back to back this week... while the weather forecast is threatening us with **34°C** 😳🥵

As most of you know, it gets ridiculously hot in the salon during the summer months, never mind when I'm busy growing a human and waddling between appointments 🤣

So please bear with me this week 🩷

If you'd like to:
☀️ Reschedule to a cooler day
☀️ Have a nice simple plain set instead of a 4-hour masterpiece 🤣
☀️ Arrive dressed for the Sahara Desert rather than Antarctica

Then I fully support your life choices 🤣

If it becomes completely unbearable, I may need to rearrange a few appointments into next week, but I'll keep everyone updated.

Now onto the life update that nobody asked for 🤣🙈

I had my glucose test today, which involved fasting from last night, drinking what can only be described as sugary death in a bottle, and then sitting around for 2 hours waiting for blood tests. Safe to say I feel a bit rubbish and exhausted today 😴

Heidi also had her HbA1c done and unfortunately it's up to the high 80s 😔 which is obviously a concern. Because of this, we've now been moved onto 2-weekly diabetes reviews instead of every 3 months.

I really need to take back a bit more control with her diabetes management because it's clear she's struggling to manage it more independently at the moment. As much as she's growing up, she's still only a kid ❤️
We also really need to get some help at school as its clear they dont do sweet F.A.

This also means evenings are taking a back seat again. No extra evenings, no staying later, and no squeezing in "just one more" appointment. Family has to come first for a little while.

On a more positive note, we're still pushing forward with the EHCP and the council are now investigating things 🥳🥳 It's still going to take time, but at least it feels like we're finally moving in the right direction.

Anyway... enough of the serious stuff.

Back to the important question...

How many of us are going to melt this week? 🤣🥵🔥💅

💅🩷 Nail picture so everyone remembers this is still a nail page 🤣🩷💅

Now onto Baby Roo's latest adventure...

I now have **6 spaces available** for Baby Roo's baby shower if anyone would like to join us 🩷

📅 Sunday 26th July
⏰ 12:30pm
📍 Whittle Tea Room
☕ Afternoon Tea and games
💷 £22.50 per person

If you'd like to come, please send me a message and I'll add you to the list 😊

I'll start collecting payments at the beginning of July once I've confirmed final numbers with the venue.

Honestly, I never expected so many people to want to celebrate Baby Roo with us 🥹🩷 She's definitely been spoilt already and isn't even here yet 🤣

Also, a little reminder that I am still working for now! 🤣💅

If you're one of my regulars and haven't booked your next appointment yet, please don't leave it too long. Maternity leave is getting closer and my diary is slowly filling up 🩷

Thank you all for following the pregnancy journey, nursery updates, Heidi updates, nail updates and general chaos that seems to be my life 🤣🩷

Okay, Roo's baby shower planning is getting serious now 🤣🩷

I've found a few venues that looks lovely and should hopefully be able to fit us all in for afternoon tea ☕🧁

Before I start making enquiries and annoying people with a million questions 🤣 I need a rough idea of numbers and which date would suit people best.

It will be an afternoon tea style baby shower and I'm expecting it to be around **£20-£25 per person** (hopefully🤞🤣).

Could you please vote on the poll if you're genuinely interested in coming so I can get an idea of numbers? 🩷

As much as I'd love to pay for everyone, unfortunately maternity leave is coming and baby girl already seems to be spending my money before she's even arrived 🤣🙈

Thank you everyone for all the excitement around Baby Roo already 🩷

**POLL ⬇️**

🩷 Sunday 26th July
💚 Sunday 2nd August
🧡 Sunday 9th August
🩵 I'd love to come but need a different date

Please only vote and comment if you'd definitely be interested in coming 🥰

For some reason it wont allow me to create the actual voting poll 🙈🙈 so please please comment, Evan if its just the colour of heart.

I also know how bored you all must be getting of my baby posts 🤣 promise i will stop soon!

Okay, baby shower update 🤣🩷

Firstly, thank you to everyone who's shown interest in coming! Honestly, I didn't expect so many messages 😳🥹

One of my lovely friends has very kindly offered to organise it for me (which is probably for the best because we all know I'd leave it until the week before and then panic 🤣).

However, she has asked me to put a post up because she doesn't want to step on anyone's toes if any of my other friends wanted to help organise bits too 🩷

The problem is, most of my friends don't actually know each other 🤣 and I don't want anyone thinking they've been forgotten or left out.

So if you're one of my friends and would like to help with any part of organising, decorating, games, keeping me calm when I inevitably cry over cake choices 🤣 or anything else, please drop me a message and I'll put you in touch with her.

As for numbers, I'm still trying to work out who can actually make it because I know a few people said they'd love to come but it will depend on dates, holidays and life in general. Also depends on how many the venue will allow.🤣

Honestly, I've never had a baby shower before, so we're all just winging it at this point 🙈🩷

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming of nails, baby updates and me being organised for approximately 7 minutes before chaos resumes 🤣💅

Okay, baby shower planning has officially begun 🤣🩷

I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but we're rolling with it anyway 😅

I'm thinking of setting up a WhatsApp group so I can keep everyone updated in one place rather than trying to remember who's interested (because let's be honest, baby brain is in full swing 🤣).

So if you would like the details and potentially come along, please inbox me your telephone number and I'll add you to the group 🩷

At the moment I'm thinking afternoon tea at Charnock Farm 🧁☕ because who doesn't love cake and food? 🤣 I need to ring and check availability first though.

I'm thinking either a Saturday or preferably a Sunday towards the end of July or beginning of August. I'd rather do it a little earlier than later, and I know lots of people disappear off on holidays throughout August 🌞✈️

So...
🩷 Would you be interested?
🩷 Saturday or Sunday?
🩷 End of July or beginning of August?

Honestly, I've never had a baby shower before, so I'm making this up as I go along 🤣🙈

Now excuse me while I continue trying to organise a baby shower, a nursery, maternity leave, a baby name and a nail business all at the same time 😳🤣

Okay, serious question... when do people actually have baby showers? 🤣🙈

I have never really had one before, so I genuinely have no clue what I'm doing. With the girls I was too busy winging life and hoping for the best 🤣 had just a meal catch up with Heidi and absolutely nothing with Millie.

Would any of my lovely clients actually be interested in coming if I organised one? 🩷

I'm trying to work out when to do it, where to do it and what people even do at baby showers these days 🤣 I have a few ideas floating around in my head, but we all know what my brain is like at the moment. Baby brain, anxiety, work, Heidi, school drama and trying to remember if I've actually eaten today 😅

Also, does anyone know of any nice venues locally, Again i have a few ideas in mind,
🩷 cute little tea room.
🩷 Bowling green and have a carvery.
Bonus points if they do cake because let's be honest, that's the main reason I'd be attending my own baby shower 😋

So hit me with your suggestions:
🩷 Best time to have one?
🩷 Good local venues?
🩷 Fun baby shower ideas?
🩷 Would you actually come?

I will update everyone on the Heidi school saga soon too 🤦‍♀️ honestly, if it's not one thing it's another lately! Thank you to everyone who's messaged, commented and checked in on us, it really is appreciated ❤️

Now back to nails because this is still technically a nail page 🤣💅

Just a little reminder that if you'd like appointments right up until I finish for maternity leave, please get yourselves booked in. Most of my regulars only have around 4 appointments left with me before baby girl arrives 😳🩷

Picture of some pretty nails because Roo has taken over this page enough already 🤣

Right... before anyone forgets what this page is actually for 🤣💅

NAILS 😍😍😍

No filters needed on these bad boys because they are absolutely stunning 👏💅✨

Honestly, with all the baby updates, hospital appointments, school dramas and general chaos lately, I feel like some of you probably think I've rebranded into a parenting blog 🤣🙈

Quick Heidi update...

Firstly, thank you so much for all the comments, messages, advice and suggestions ❤️

I've read every single one and you've actually given me some really good points to include in the email I'm writing to school today.

As things stand, I'm sending Heidi into school in her Crocs. If school decide they can't accommodate that and send her home, then that decision is on them, not me 🤷‍♀️

I've done everything I can to find suitable footwear and unfortunately her toes just aren't there yet 😭

Anyway... enough of the Heidi saga for now because I know you're all here for the nails 🤣💅

Also, while we're talking appointments...

I will be booking everyone in right up until the end of August 🙌

September appointments will be pencilled in depending on whether Baby Roo decides to behave herself or make an early appearance 🤣👶

So at the moment we've got at least THREE MONTHS of guaranteed nail time left 💅✨

Possibly some of September too if I haven't turned into a giant uncomfortable whale by then 🤣🐳

If you're one of my "I'll message you nearer the time" clients...

THIS IS YOUR SIGN 😂🙈

Get booked in because baby girl is already running my diary and she isn't even here yet 🤣💗

Now tell me these nails aren't gorgeous 😍👇

Okay, I need some advice because I'm honestly going round in circles 😭🙈

As most of you know, Heidi had both big toenails partially removed last Wednesday.

Unfortunately they aren't healing as quickly as expected and we've already been back to the doctors. She's still in pain, still struggling to walk for long periods and her toes are still bleeding through the dressings at times 😢

The problem we now have is school.

Wednesday was authorised for the procedure, but Thursday and Friday have been marked as unauthorised absences.

I completely understand why they don't want her wearing Crocs. If another child stood on her feet it would be awful.

However, we've genuinely tried everything we can think of.

Yesterday we spent hours trying different black trainers and every single pair hurt her feet because of the swelling and dressings. By the time we got home her toes were bleeding again and she had them elevated for the rest of the day.

I also have a doctor's note, but school have still said Crocs aren't an option.

Their response was that she isn't the only child to have had this procedure done this year, which I completely understand.

My concern is that she may well be the only child recovering from it whilst also managing Type 1 diabetes, and unfortunately healing isn't always straightforward.

So what would you do? 🤔

Has anyone had a child who's had toenail surgery, foot surgery, a broken toe or anything similar?

What footwear did school allow?
How long did recovery take?
Am I being overprotective or is it reasonable to think she isn't ready for a full day in shoes yet? 😭

Its also causing Heidi anxiety about going back into school, which i absolutely hate seeing. I know myself how stressful anxiety is ontop of everything else.

Honestly, this parenting thing doesn't get any easier does it? ❤️