I'm Starting a Podcast! Quarantine Vlog

Hey everyone!

So, the quarantine has left me with lots of space and time in my hands (as I'm sure you've felt the same way) and last week I felt really inspired to start a new project.

I love creating content, whether it's YouTube videos or blog posts, or anything else. I'm passionate about delivering positivity and inspiration to you guys, and I think that a podcast will allow me to do that faster and more frequently.

With videos, its a lot of hard work, recording myself, getting lighting right, the angles, and making sure the camera is focused on me. I've gotten good at it, and I also get help from time to time. But sometimes, I'll shoot something where I'm saying some really good stuff, but if the footage doesn't look good, I will most likely toss the whole project!

So I'm really excited to announce that I will soon be launching THE JUDY DIARIES podcast very very soon. Stay tuned for the official launch date!

In this video, you see the behind the scenes of me recording my intro and the first couple episodes. I'm learning a whole new program to record the podcasts, and its a whole different skill set than the videos. So you see me getting pretty frustrated at times.

But when I got into the flow of things, and I was able to relax and really record from my heart, it was SO satisfying and reassuring. I'm so excited for this next chapter in my life with the Judy Diaries Podcast!!

Let me know if you will be tuning in to the podcast in the comments! I'm so excited for this.

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Stay safe out there.

Lots of love,

Judy

Citrus Summer ~ A mood board

Hello everyone!

I know we're still stuck in quarantine for the coronavirus, but I thought I would bring you some bright, warm, sunny collages, reminiscent of summertime that will be coming up soon.

These images are all from my Pinterest Board "Citrus Summer", which started off as a yellow mood board but transformed into what you see here.

The color palette is inspired by summer fruits such as peaches, apricots, melons, as well as citrus fruits like lemons, grapefruits, and oranges.

Is your mouth watering for some fruit yet? Mine is.

I plan on incorporating these colors into all areas of my life: wardrobe, home, my art, etc., just to bring in the spring/summertime vibes.

Plus these hues are just such happy, warm colors. Wearing them and seeing these colors is sure to bring an extra pep in your step.

Since it's still cold outside, I am LIVING in these collages.

Dreaming of picnics on the beach, living in my swimsuit, and munching on fruit.

Some beautiful ideas on how to incorporate these happy colors in the home. Magazines, dishes, and pottery.... SO dreamy!

If you wanna see more of my moodboards, follow me on Pinterest.

To see the "Citrus Summer" Board on Pinterest click here.

The bright side of being quarantined

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone is enjoying this time of the quarantine. I know these are very, very weird times for us all to live through.

I mean, this is something you would see in a movie right? The whole country is shut down from a single virus, people panic, grocery stores are empty, more panic.

I felt a little comforted when I heard that these kinds of things have happened in the past, and some GREAT things came from them.

In the 1600's, everything was shut down to stop the spread of the Great Plague of London. During this time, Sir Isaac Newton worked on a few theories, including his theory of gravity. Shakespeare also wrote some of his best poems during the Plague of 1590.

So I started thinking, what is the purpose of our "social distancing". And I don't mean just to stop the spread of the coronavirus, which is also important. But I mean in the bigger picture.

Will there be other life changing realizations, creations, scientific experiments, musings, businesses, that come from this? I definitely believe so.

I think that's what happens whenever there is a cleanse.

It's like when the rain clears out all the dust, pollution, and ickyness from the Earth. What remains is clarity, blue skies, birds chirping, a rainbow, and a chance for new plants and flowers to emerge.

In the most obvious sense, it's to cleanse our society from this disease.

But also on an individual scale, everyone is cleansing themselves, their bodies, their minds, their homes.

A 30 day staycation for everyone? Can you imagine how much space, clarity, and focus people will have after this is over?

I mean, what if we all took this time to rest our bodies and our minds.

We're usually so wrapped in our daily lives and routines, the busy-ness of life, to numb ourselves and drown out any thoughts that may not be pleasant, or that we don't have time for.

Right now we're blessed with nothing but time to focus on ourselves, our minds, and our bodies.

We could work on those dark corners of our minds that need healing, as well as the corners of our homes that need clearing.

What if we came out of this 30 day cleanse so revitalized, so refreshed, and ready to take on our brand new ideas, with a new kind of force and vigor.

And we used this time to be creative, start new projects, and put new things out into the world. I bet you our society as a whole will be so much better after this, because things that come from this time will be from people's SOULS.

New conscious businesses emerge.

New content creators with a new perspective.

New books to read, better movies (with NEW storylines, not just part two's and three's)

Who know's what will come from this! All I know is, what's on the other side of this is a better world, better society for ALL of us. Not to mention, the global connectedness that we all feel that we are all one fighting a disease together.

I always believe that everything that happens is the best possible thing for us at all times.

So I'm really grateful for this moment of pause for all of us.

And I can't wait to see what amazing things come from this.

What are your thoughts on this? Leave me a comment below.

xoxo - Judy