6. HOUSE HOLD UP, BUMP SHAPE CHANGE, PRICE INCREASE REMINDER & LOTS OF GIFTS FOR CONOR

MY LIFE

I HOPE YOU ARE ALL ENJOYING THE OCTOBER WEEK I KNOW THERE ARE A FEW OF MY CUSTOMERS AWAY ON HOLIDAY JUST NOW AND OTHERS OUT ENJOYING LOADS OF ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR KIDS, THINGS IM GOING TO NEED TO CONSIDER SOON IS WORKING MY LIFE AROUND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS LOL. SINCE LAST WEEK IVE HAD A MAJOR HOLD UP WITH MOVING AS HAVE FOUND DAMPNESS IN THE WALLS AND A GOOD BIT OF WORK HAS BEEN NEEDED TO FIX IT, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS WEEK THE DECORATING CAN BEGIN AGAIN, ITS GETTING ME QUITE ANXIOUS THAT ITS NOT GOING TO BE DONE IN A GOOD TIME TO ALLOW ME TO RELAX FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT THE END OF MY PREGNANCY, THATS IF HE DOESN’T COME EARLY. THIS WEEK I WAS HOPING ALL THE PAINTING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND THEN HAVING MY FLOORING FITTED SO CAN THEN START MOVING FURNITURE IN.

IM SURE IT WILL ALL WORK OUT JUST HATE WHEN PLANS DON’T GO TO PLAN. IM JUST SO EXCITED TO START PUTTING CONOR’S NURSEY TOGETHER AND HANGING ALL HIS WEE CLOTHES UP, LOOK AT THE FURNITURE I HAVE ORDERED FOR HIM, WHICH THEY WILL DEIVER AND BUILD FOR ME TOO TO MAKE SURE ITS ALL DONE CORRECTLY.

LAST WEEKEND I JUST STAYED IN A CHILLED FOR A CHANGE AT THE EVENINGS AS IT HAS BEEN SO BUSY LATELY AND OTHER WEEKENDS TO COME, I DID HAVE HAIR TO DO BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WHICH I DO TEND NOT TO WORK WEEKENDS UNLESS IT REALLY HELPS OUT MY CLIENTS AND WHEN MY BOY IS HERE I WONT BE AS ILL BE HAVING FUN WITH HIM INSTEAD.

GOD KNOWS HOW I THOUGHT YOU WAS STARTING BACK ON NETFLIX ON SATURDAY THERE, WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WAS WHEN I REALISED ON SAT NIGHT IT WASN'T. I EVEN WATCHED THE LAST 3 EPISODES OF SEASON 3 AGAIN ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT HAHAHA , I MUST HAVE SEEN IT SOMEWHERE THAT IT WAS STARTING I WOULDN’T HAVE JUST MADE THAT UP LOL! ANYWAY IT DOESN’T START BACK TILL FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR!!!!!

MY PREGNANCY - ONLY 5 WEEKS TO GO!!!!!

THIS WEEKEND I HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS TO GO TO BUT IM NOT SURE AT THIS STAGE IF ILL MAKE THEM AS I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A BIG TURKEY NECK THE NOW LOL AS MY GLANDS HAVE ALL SWOLLEN UP, I CALLED THE HOSPITAL AT THE START OF THE WEEK AND BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER PREGNANCY RELATED SYMPTOMS SHE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS THE START OF A VIRAL INFECTION, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL AS I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND COMING FOR AGES, BUT WILL JUST NEED TO WAIT AND SEE HOW I FEEL.

BUT MY BUMP, OMG!!!! IT IS STARTING TO FREAK ME OUT AS IT HAS CHANGED SHAPE LOL, IVE HEARD OF PEOPLE SAYING YOUR BUMP DROPS, WELL MINES HAS WENT HIGHER!!! ITS LIKE I DON’T HAVE A BUMP AT THE BOTTOM NOW AS THAT PART OF MY SKIN IS MORE SPONGEY RATHER THAN HARD. HE IS IN THE ENGAGED POSITION HEAD DOWN AND BUM UP WHICH IS WHAT HAS PUSHED MY BUMP OUT, THIS SEEMS TO ALSO BE MAKING HIS KICKS AND PUNCHES THAT BIT MORE SORE AS THERE IS GETTING LESS SPACE FOR HIM TO MOVE AROUND. RIGHT AT THE START OF MY PREGNANCY A FRIEND SAID TO ME THAT I WOULD GO EARLY ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND IT HAS ALWAYS STAYED IN MY MIND EVER SINCE, HENCE WHY I AM GETTING MY HOSPITAL BAG READY EARLY!!!

MY 34 WEEK BUMP, I STILL DON'T HAVE ANY STRETCH MARKS AND USING LOADS OF BIO OIL

I CAN’T BELIEVE I HAVE 5 WEEKS LEFT TO MY SECTION DATE, IT HONESTLY FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY WHEN I SAYING I HAD 5 MONTHS TO GO OR SAYING I WAS 5 MONTHS. THIS PREGNANCY FEELS LIKE ITS BEEN 5 MINUTES! MY NEXT SCAN DATE AND APPOINTMENTS ARE ON HALLOWEEN THE 31ST WHEN I WILL BE 36 WEEKS, ACTUALLY JUST REMEMBERED THAT THERE AS I WAS WRITING IT JUST AS WELL MY TIME FALLS IN BETWEEN MY HAIR APPOINTMENTS. AND COME TO THINK ABOUT IT I SHOULD REALLY BOOK AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY HAIR TIGHTENED TOO BEFORE THE SECTION DATE. WHAT IM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IS TAKING MY GEL NAIL POLISH OFF FOR MY SECTION, SO THEY CAN CHECK YOUR NAILS WHILST YOUR IN SURGERY IF ANYTHING IS WRONG, SOME HAVE SAID JUST TAKE IT OFF ONE OF YOUR NAILS HAHA SO ILL SEE, AND. HOW EARLY SHOULD I TAKE IT OFF??? A MEAN HE COULD COME ANY MINUTE!!!!

DILEMMAS, THE STRUGGLE IS REAL HAHA!!!

IN THE PAST WEEK I HAVE HAD LOTS OF GIFTS FOR CONOR FROM MY CLIENTS WHICH I AM SOOO GRATEFUL FOR, THEY ARE ALL GORGEOUS AND CAN’T WAIT TO PUT HIM IN THEM. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS ALSO GAVE ME A BEAUTIFUL MOSES BASKET WHICH I LOVE AND SOME ADORABLE CLOTHES, AT THIS RATE CONOR IS GOING TO HAVE MORE CLOTHES THAN ME HEHE!!!

BUSINESS ADVICE - PICKING A NAME FOR YOUR BUSINESS

I AM GOING TO USE THIS SECTION FOR SOME TIPS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS ONLINE AND VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY.

FIRST OF ALL DON’T PICK A NAME THAT IS HARD TO PRONOUNCE OR SPELL. IT DOESN’T HAVE TO HAVE WHAT YOU DO WITHIN YOUR NAME FOR INSTANCE LIKE MINE THE EXTENSION BAR BOUTIQUE, BUT IT DOES ALWAYS HELP FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR YOUR SERVICE THOUGH IF YOU HAVE IT MENTIONED IT SOMEHOW. USING WORDS YOU LIKE THAT HAS A NICE MEANING AS A BUSINESS NAME IS COMMON TOO. ALSO USING YOUR NAME IS VERY POPULAR, I FIRST STARTED OFF AS KMC BEAUTY & HAIR EXTENSIONS, THEN LATER AT A POINT CHANGED TO KELLY MCSHANE HAIR EXTENSIONS. ITS A KNOWN FACT IF YOU PUT YOUR NAME AS YOUR BUSINESS NAME THEN YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED OR TRY HARDER AS YOUR NAME IS AGAINST IT. BUT IN REALITY YOUR NAME IS ONLY ONE PART OF YOUR BUSINESS IT IS UP TO YOU HOW MUCH EFFORT AND CONSISTENCY YOU PUT IN. WITH THE CONSISTENCY BEING THE KEY.

YOU ALSO NEED TO SEARCH ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES THAT NO ONE ELSE IS USING THE NAME YOU LIKE. IF YOU DO COME ACROSS THE SAME NAME BUT THEY ARE BASED IN LONDON FOR INSTANCE THEN YOU COULD PUT YOUR TOWN AFTER IT, FOR EXAMPLE I COULD HAVE SAID THE EXTENSION BAR GLASGOW. THE ONLY THING WITH THAT IS YOU MAY LIMIT YOUR AUDIENCE IF YOU ARE A MOBILE SERVICE BUT COULD ALSO WORK FOR YOU WHEN PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR EXTENSION SERVICES IN GLASGOW.

ALSO THINK HOW YOUR WEBSITE NAME WILL LOOK WITH YOUR CHOSEN NAME, MY FIRST WEBSITE BACK IN 2011 WAS WWW.KMC-BEAUTYANDHAIREXTENSIONS.COM LOOKING BACK IT WAS TOO LONG AND CREATED ERROR FOR SPELLING MISTAKES FOR WHEN PEOPLE ARE TYPING IT IN. I MAY EVEN HAVE HAD SOME MORE HYPENS IN THERE I CANT REMEMBER. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE DOMAIN FOR MY ONE JUST NOW, I HAD WWW.THEEXTENSIONBARBOUTIQUE.CO.UK THEN AFTER A WEEK BEFORE IT WENT LIVE I BOUGHT AND CHANGED IT TO WWW.THEEXTENSIONBAR.CO.UK A LOT EASIER TO READ AND FASTER TO TYPE PLUS THEY SAY A WEBSITE NAME SHOULD BE BETWEEN 6-14 CHARACTERS LONG. BUT NOW I AM GLAD I DO HAVE BOTH DOMAINS BECAUSE THE EXTENSION BAR BOUTIQUE IS MY BUSINESS NAME SO NOW NO ONE ELSE CAN HAVE THAT WEBSITE ADDRESS AND ALLOW IT TO BE BE CONFUSED WITH MINE. SO EVERY YEAR I WILL JUST RENEW BOTH.

LOOK AT THE START PRICE OF A FULL HEAD OF HEAD OF BOND EXTENSIONS BACK IN 2011.

YOU ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER HOW YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA NAME WILL LOOK AND WILL YOU NEED HYPENS TO MAKE IT READ EASY. FOR EXAMPLE MINE ON INSTA IS

@THE_EXTENSION_BAR_BOUTIQUE

I HAVE CHANGED MY BUSINESS NAME A FEW TIMES SINCE STARTING WHICH BEING HONEST IS A REGRET I HAVE AS I HAVE LOST POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND FOLLOWERS OVER THE YEARS. SOME NAME CHANGES WHERE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONES WHICH WOULD HAVE CONFUSED FOLLOWERS TO WHO YOU WERE AND WHY YOU WERE ON THEIR PAGE. BEFORE LIKE PAGES STARTED IT WAS EASIER TO CHANGE NAME AS YOU WERE SET UP AS A PROFILE PAGE. MY LAST NAME CHANGED DIDN’T WORK IN MY FAVOUR EITHER ONLY BECAUSE FACEBOOK DIDNT NOT ALLOW ME TO KEEP MY PAGE AS IS AND CHANGE IT OVER TO THE EXTENSION BAR BOUTIQUE RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO MAKE A COMPLETELY NEW PAGE. AS YOU KNOW FACEBOOK DOES NOT ALWAYS SHOW YOUR POSTS ON PEOPLES NEWSFEEDS AND IT WAS ANNOYING AND ALSO CONFUSING POSTING MY NEW EXTENSION BAR LOGO ON MY KMC HAIR EXTENSIONS PAGE ESPECIALLY TO NEW POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS. I HAD AROUND 1200 LIKES ON MY KMC PAGE AND ENDED UP LOSING ACCESS TO THAT PAGE AND MESSENGER 2 YEARS AGO THROUGH THE FACEBOOK MANAGER SIDE OF IT. WHICH I HATE TO THINK PEOPLE THINK IVE JUST NOT REPLIED TO THEM. I WAS STILL GETTING BUSINESS THROUGH KMC MESSENGER MONTHS AFTER MY EXTENSION BAR PAGE WAS SET UP BUT SOMEHOW COULDN’T GET PEOPLE TO TRANSFER OVER TO MY NEW PAGE. THE ONLY REASON I CHANGED MY NAME AT THAT POINT WAS BECAUSE I OPENED MY SALON THEN AND WANTED A NAME AWAY FROM MY PERSONAL NAME AND ALSO ADDED BOUTIQUE IN AS I HAD CHAIRS TO RENT OUT MAKING IT MORE OF A BOUTIQUE OF SERVICES RATHER THAN JUST ONE. SO LESSON LEARNED, CHOOSE YOUR NAME, OWN IT AND KEEP IT. I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE CHANGING MY NAME AGAIN!

HAVE FUN CHOOSING YOUR BUSINESS NAME THOUGH!

HAIR EXTENSIONS - REMI CACHET WEFTS

AS I HAVE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED REMI CACHET IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BRANDS TO WORK WITH SO I HAVE ATTACHED ONE I HAVE FITTED OF 16INCH 100G WEFT FITTED USING THE NAKED WEAVE TECHNIQUE IN THE COLOUR 4/18 ELEGANCE RANGE. THIS RANGE WILL LAST YOU 12-18 MONTHS WITH THE CORRECT AFTERCARE. THE BEAUTY OF THESE WEFTS IS THAT THEY ARE SO FULL FROM ROOT TO TIP AND GIVE YOU GREAT COVERAGE. THIS 16 INCH WILL GIVE YOU 2 DOUBLE ROWS. PERFECT FOR JUST VOLUME OR VOLUME AND LENGTH IF YOU HAIR IS FINE AND SHORT. A MAINTENANCE FOR THIS METHOD IS 8 TO 10 WEEKS OR 6 TO 8 FOR OTHERS DEPENDING ON YOUR OWN HAIR GROWTH AND STYLE. I SAY TO MY CLIENTS JUST PUT £10 A WEEK BY WHICH COVERS YOUR MAINTENANCE COST, IN BETWEEN THIS YOU ARE SAVING MONEY ON YOUR HAIR CUTS AND COLOURS AS YOU TEND TO CHANGE TO A T-BAR STYLE IF YOU HAIR IS HIGHLIGHTED. AS IT IS FITTED USING THE NAKED WEAVE METHOD IT IS VERY DISCREET MEANING YOU WILL NOT THE SEE THE CLIPS UNDERNEATH YOUR HAIR LIKE OTHER WEAVE METHODS, THIS HELPS YOU TO STYLE IT MORE AND HIDE IT WHEN YOU ARE TYING IT UP. IT IS ALWAYS ADVISED TO WAIT AT LEAST 5-7 DAYS BEFORE YOU TIE YOU HAIR TO ALLOW IT TO SETTLE INTO YOUR HEAD.

BEFORE

AFTER

THE COLOURS REMI CACHET HAVE AVAILABLE ARE AMAZING. THE ONE I CHOSE FOR THIS CLIENT WAS A DARK COLOUR WITH A BLONDE HIGHLIGHTED EFFECT. MY CLIENT IS VERY FOUND OF SILVER SHAMPOO WHICH IS NOT THE RECOMMENDED FOR EXTENSIONS ALTHOUGH YOU CAN USE IT BUT OVER TIME IT WILL MAKE YOUR EXTENSIONS THINNER. SO WITH THIS I CHOOSE A VERY FINELY HIGHLIGHTED STYLE TO BLEND IN WITH MY CLIENTS HAIR AND NOW WITH THE FINISHED LOOK WE HAVE BOTH AGREED THAT THE SILVER SHAMPOO IS NO LONGER NEEDED AS THE BLEND IS SPOT ON. I FELT MY CIENTS EXTENSIONS FROM HER PREVIOUS PERSON WERE A BIT TO STRIPY FOR HER OWN HIGHLIGHTED LOOK. BUT NOW NO MORE. A JOB VERY WELL DONE!

REMEMBER REMI CACHET ALONG WITH SOME OTHER SUPPLIERS I USE ARE INCREASING THEIR PRICES FROM 1ST NOVEMBER, SO BOOK IN THIS MONTH TO SAVE YOURSELF MONEY AS WELL AS SAVING AN EXTRA 10% OFF FOR FITTINGS IN OCTOBER MY LAST MONTH TAKING ON NEW CUSTOMERS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

INCLUDING TODAY THERE ARE ONLY 10 MORE DAYS OF HAVING YOUR HAIR FITTED BY ME THIS YEAR , SO BE QUICK!!!

HIT THE LOVE HEART BUTTON BELOW SHOW ME SOME LOVE AND LEAVE ANY COMMENTS BELOW. BACK AGAIN NEXT WEDNESDAY.

ENJOY YOUR WEEK EVERYONE!

LOVE KELLY

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