The Burdes Nest Studio

🎨🧚🏻….. from my beautiful loreal babe to the most perfect bride! 🧚🏻🩵

Chapter 40 concluded ……

This is the face of I got the all clear in black and white this week!! Never have I been so glad to hear Dr Clavijos voice or see a Birmingham phone number! Recovery just got a whole lot sweeter!

My WhatsApp inbox’s are even more behind! But that’s because I have just needed space to heal mentally and physically! I will respond to everyone in the next few days!

Many challenges are actually set to break you in life!But I shall continue to dig deep and fight all that’s thrown at me! Being broken is never an option! Always remember …. the comeback is always stronger than the setback! Cancers chapter has been accepted and completed!

Final thought….. keep those you love close, never put anything off until tomorrow! Count every blessing big or small! Love hard! Laugh hard! Stay humble always be grateful!

Big love Belle ❤️

❤️UPDATE❤️

It’s been a hell of an emotional two weeks! Thank you to all of you that gracefully changed appts and participated in my bank holiday hair marathon! 🤣

The flowers I have received would give Chelsea flower show a run for its money! The words and gifts of kindness will continue to touch my soul forever.

But today has been successful! With an early outlook of a positive result! So i want fingers, toes and split ends crossed!

My darling Luke got me out to see a little sunshine with a refreshing ice tea ☀️…. Small wins!

Lots of love to you all and I will be in touch down the line to fix up appts!

Big love Belle 🩵🧚🏻🩵🧚🏻🩵

Good morning lovely people….

On reflection of the last few weeks in general, but more so this week, I needed to speak out and say the hugest thank you to every single one of you that gracefully and kindly moved your appointments last minute so I could accommodate as many of you as I could. This has been a period of my life professionally and personally that I can’t explain or put into words how I feel (I hear you all say Belle lost for words 🤭), every well wish message, the power of your kindness and understanding with me whilst I plough through this chapter, is something I will never ever forget.

In light of me needing to bring you all forward to allow a 3 week recovery, and as you were all aware, I was off for round two of surgery yesterday. I arrived as planned at 7am, had all my pre op chit chats with all involved if you like to be given the quite frankly heartbreaking bad news I was to go home as the main surgeon masterminding the 6 surgeon team in this next step wasn’t in work due to his own family crises. So in a nutshell, the saga continues, the upheaval was in vain, and at the drop of a hat imminently I will need to go back to hospital and the next level of upheaval will start again.

The reason I am making this quite so exposed is because I literally can’t respond to every message of get well and restful recovery that I have recieved in the last 48 hours, keeping it short and brief.

So I’m continuing to work, to get all sorted I couldn’t before I was due in yesterday and to hopefully be able to get ahead before I have to drop tools and go back! So all appointments will be as normal unless you hear otherwise! Text reminders will go out as normal, be guided by them as normal the time, day etc…. Because if anything changes you’ll hear from me first🤗!

So I guess I’m still praying for continued patience and understanding whilst I juggle all I need to. But in all the inconsistency of this minute, believe me when I say it’s to do my absolute best at work!

With kindest and as always big love

Belle 💛☀️💛🌟💛🌻💛

Good afternoon lovely people!

As some of you are totally aware, I had my operation last week, it wasn’t to be as successful as hoped. So more surgery is definite. As i had the week off to go to Portugal which didn’t happen, it did give me the two weeks off work that the surgeon suggested, it has given me a week of peace, respite, healing and processing my thoughts completely away from work.

The last few days have seen a surge of messages for appts, I’m asking that you give me a few days to respond as I’m back to meet a new surgeon today for the next plan. I will know more about whether I will be returning to work for a small period next week or back into hospital for the next operation.

Work is in hand and I’ve been holding off responding until I have a better idea of what is expected of me in committing to the future of my health in the coming weeks, as I’m still in the dark of that for now.

Again, I respect privacy to navigate this time, but I’m making everybody aware there will be a delay in responses for a few days.

Thank you to every single one of you that has sent me the most beautiful of messages, kind and from the heart. It fills my heart and one thing for sure is that I will continue to be grateful and count my blessings daily for all of the wonderful things in my life! You guys being up there!

Big love and bigger gratitude

Belle ❤️🌻🩷🌻🧡🌻💛🌻💚🌻🩵

Good evening lovely people.

First things first, I’m so so sorry if I’m behind on admin. My inbox’s have got very behind, unfortunately due to dealing with a quite serious health implication I have. It’s all come to a head and conclusion, and the next few months are set to get a harder juggle for me.

I have been juggling medical appointments for 9 months now, and mentally it’s taking its toll alongside all I have to deal with my work life. Trying my hardest to keep work consistent.

I’m kindly asking for understanding right now, with my more than ever behind inbox’s and juggling and potential rearrangements of appointments to be able to free up days to be able to see my consultant in Birmingham.

I absolutely didn’t want it to get to the point of me displaying this part of my life over my social media pages, but I feel like the net has closed in and it’s me politely asking for patience, understanding yet protecting my privacy about the matter in my work space for the forceable, so I can focus on what counts….. primarily my health and to keep the best service possible whilst in salon.

With love Belle ❤️

🌈🌟🌺🐶Love. This. Sort of. Visitor. 🐶🌺🌟🌈

Four legged friends in the morning, Disney villain hair in the afternoon 😅

🌈🎨Creative. Place. Brought. Yesterdays. Creative. Pace. 🎨🌈

THE BRIEF: a clients upcoming trip to Disneyland Paris needed her inner child and magic showcased through accessories! What best way to start with a Disney hair do! Not your normal or obvious fairy or princess pastel vibe! Let’s do …. Disney villain and this was that! Think we achieved the inspo pics sent through! Go have yourself the best time Shirley!

🌈🎨🪚🌺Had. A. Little. Makeover. ! 🌺🪚🎨🌈

Thank you boys …. Perfect as always! My tradesmen are better than yours! 😉

Sprucing the new year in and ready for lighter brighter days! ☀️🌻🌟

❤️ Big upzzzzzz!

Good evening lovely humans! Lovely clients! Lovely friends!

It’s been a whirlwind since I dropped my scissors on the 21st of December! My feet haven’t touched the ground! As you all know I hosted my first Christmas in my whole 24 year career! It was fab! I feel grateful!

I’m now cruising! What a delightful treat so far!

But as the year comes to an end and I’ll be at sea and signal dicey…. I want to say thank you eternally from the bottom of my heart for another year of you choosing me! On reflection, I’m getting older, I moan a bit more, I’m a realist, life can be hard to juggle along side work! The latter part of the year has thrown some downs that I’m navigating through! But, I wake daily feeling truly grateful and blessed that I still get to do what I do daily in my little glasshouse! And it’s all thanks to you!

Whether we started our year together and don’t finish together, whether we start and finish together, if you are still with me moving in to 2025, I can’t thank you enough for your continued support!

Happy new year, I wish you all, your families, your loved ones, love, peace, happiness and good health!

Lots of love, and big love Belle 🎉❤️

✨🎅🏻🎄❤️A. T. T. E. N. T. I. O. N ❤️🎄🎅🏻✨

Please read …….

Good evening you lovely people!

It’s the season to be jolly …. But this is a slightly realistic maybe negative post.

It’s a kindly reminder …. That this month is based on full on business. That has been building and I have been preparing for since September.

Something I’ve never needed to address until now….

As much as I understand and I understand fully that life happens and things come up, cancellations last minute will incur a full charge.

I have turned people away because my book is full, it also inpacts on my day and my diary if there is a chance I can fill it. I’m an independent sole trader whose income relies on my diary.

This is so no way meant to be an insult, but I’ve had a lot of last minute cancellations and it’s just not possible to saturate it all. The chances of being able to fit appts back in is slim, as I have been fully booked since September….. how lucky am I?!

I hope you understand the rock and hard place that working for yourself in this day and age has pushed us to.

Kindest and big love Belle ❤️✨🎄🎅🏻