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Jumper Weather Is Coming.

It took me all of my might to not name this post ‘Winter Is Coming’, but then I realised that that metaphorical winter which includes white walkers, the night king, and undead dragons is already here. That simply isn’t the case in real life, Winter ain’t here yet, although you bet I wish I had me a real life Jon Snow. Anyway… That slightly off topic intro leads me in no related way onto the true focus of todays blog post – jumper weather is almost upon us, and I love me a jumper.

La Di Da Magazine Wedding Fair.

Hello lovely people! If you are unaware, I am currently working at John Lewis Newcastle within the womenswear department. This really does open some rather fashionable doors, one of which, was a fabulous wedding fair at Alnwick gardens, hosted by the wonderful La Di Da magazine. I got to get myself dolled up in an expensive dress I can not afford, play with wedding dress’, and have lovely wedding chats with lovely members of the lovely public – can you tell I had a lovely time?

Life Update: Job, Moving & Stuff.

My life has been the very definition of busy lately. As in, if you looked up the dictionary definition of busy, a petite book-sized me would be staring up at you. “But why Jolie?”, I hear you ask; well chum, that is this very post; a wee update of everything I have been up to!

I GOT A JOB

As you may or may not know from my recent blog posts, I have recently acquired a job at John Lewis! It is my first real/extensive hours/good job and I can’t actually explain to you the nerves I felt this Monday on my first day. This was of course misplaced nerves and I could not be happier! 

I work on the CHRISTMAS DEPARTMENT (if you are unaware, Christmas is kind of a big deal to me) with such a lovely bunch of co-workers and I genuinely wake up excited to go to work. I do have extremely early starts which are a slight killer, but I don’t mind it too much as you can’t be unhappy when arranging stockings, balballs and snow globes – it’s just not possible!

I have been given many extra hours which does fill my scheduale, but I really will try to keep producing a lot of great content for you all!

I’M MOVING HOUSE

Along with a new job has come a new house, which is exciting but chaotic as hell. After living in rental for afew years now, I’m so excited that my parents have bought their own place again! It’s definitely a fixer-upper, which is exciting to personalise and a fun experience, but also requires a lot of time and TLC, which I have limited of.

The moving date draws ever closer (try less than a week), and I can’t lie, I’m pooping myself at the aspect of time in ratio to how much needs doing, but it’s a challenge I’m thrilled to take part in.

I’M MAKING MORE VIDEOS

In this gap year I’ve found myself taking, I made a promise to myself that I would try to use the time productively. This included attempting to grow my blog and YouTube channel, as they are both things I enjoy immensely. I’ve started trying to put out video content more consistently (once a week) and it does take time and effort – but I love it! Please check out my channel and subscribe to be the first to see my new video coming out tomorrow!!

And that’s been my life in a nutshell! Just trying to keep you in the loop that is my life and if you like my loop, keep coming back for more!

Just Jolie x

I Was In A Fashion Show.

Hey chums – so I did something recently… It was completely out of character and it brought me slap bang out of my comfort zone; but I am so glad that I did it. I took part in a charity fashion show which was in partnership with John Lewis raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust, and it was blooming amazing!

I was a model in the show, something I didn’t think I would ever dream of saying in a million years. A year ago, you wouldn’t have caught me walking in front of 10 people, never mind near 150! I would have run away from that opportunity the second I knew about it because I would be scared of a) what people would think of me, b) if I’d make a fool of myself, and c) what people would think of me x2. I have grown so much in this last year, and I have learnt to literally not give two shindigs of what other people will think – and my life has improved dramatically with that mind set!

We were all dressed in clothes from new collections from different brands sold in John Lewis. From Ted Baker, Coast, Whistles, French Connection and so much more, it was like a dream world of beautiful clothes that were completely out of my price range! For example, I was put in a beautiful off the shoulder black jumper… It was £200. A £200 jumper (What?! I know.). Of course, I wasn’t complaining; I got to strut my stuff in some stunning pieces (my monochrome floral midi skirt was my personal fave.) with two of my best friends, Gurveen and Lib, who I’m also showing you below as they look absolutely fabulous.

The event itself was a raging success, raising over £2,000 for teenage cancer units within the North East , I was very proud to bring myself out of my comfort zone for such a brilliant cause. Well done to everyone who made it possible, it were brill.

Visit John Lewis to check out these beautiful garments.

All pictures taken by The Image Farm – Northumberland.

Just Jolie x