Why be moody, when you can shake your booty.

~ Fridgesays

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When I’m happy, be it a moment, a good day or an epic weekend I dance, sing and shake my booty. If only a sentence in to this post you’re thinking of me as Taylor Swift or a blonde Beyoncé; to be honest any of Destinys Child then I’d like you to stop reading this and always picture the little miss behind the fridge doors in this way.

For those of you that have realised fridge doors have lights and reveal every nook and cranny – I can hold my own on the dance floor (on those rare occasions I leave the house) but my singing voice is…not my best quality. In my head I sound like Adele but the reality is more Chubaka, however it doesn’t stop me; it makes me happy. Car singing is my favourite, bathroom singing comes in a close second but my three year old yells ‘stop Mummy, I don’t like it’ (*sad face Mummy)

Recently I realised I wasn’t dancing enough, listening to my favourite happy sounds or even shaking my booty. After this sad realisation I did what any sane woman would do, I reintroduced kitchen dancing. While doing dull chores I add tunes of joy; personally, ironing and 80’s hits works for me, current charts is my dusting vibe, Whitney Houston is great for washing up and anything from Garage anthems works for organising.

The bonus is a little more exercise in my day and my family living with a better version of me. To take my kitchen dance floor to the next level my lovely Mr F bought me some light up trainers for Christmas; which let’s all be honest are a little bit amazing (and slightly cringe too haha)


Smiling is good for the soul and the science behind our smiles is even better, with just 17 muscles needed to smile we are on to a wrinkle less winner. Laughing burns calories (around 40 for every  10 minutes) and even better it is contagious, so you laughing spreads joy to those around you (or in my case they laugh at me).

I find the winter evenings can be hard on the soul, especially if like me you go to work in the dark and then come home in the dark. The financial pressures of the holiday season can overwhelm and frankly a common cold can make me feel low for way too long, so if laughter is the best medicine I totally recommend that you incorporate shaking ya booty into everyday life. It’s cheaper than therapy and you can probably have that whip cream on your latte guilt free.

Are you a kitchen dancer?

28 thoughts on “Why be moody, when you can shake your booty.”

  3. “My name is Helen and I am a kitchen dancer!” Oh it feels good to get it out there! Oh you’re so right – just the best feeling – releasing all those good vibes – love it! Oh and a car singer too. Used to be a kitchen singer but one of my children told me that I should never ever enter the X factor – ouch! Fab fun post lovely #MarvMondays

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  4. yep, I’m a kitchen dancer too. Love it! It really lights up my mood and makes me feel a bit childish, which is so liberating, right? So, keep on dancing and smiling – the best way to go trough life!;) #eatsleepblogrt

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  5. I need those trainers in my life! They’re awful and amazing at the same time! Love your attitude, getting active always makes me feel better! Thanks for joining #marvmondays

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  6. Love it! Get those dancing shoes on lovely! Those trainers are awesome, I think if I had some I’d be shaking my booty too. 😉 Your post made me smile on a miserable rainy day – so thank you for sharing the joy! xxx

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  8. I love this and knowing there is someone else dancing around like a loon! I don’t do it as often as I would like, but I do do it. My almost-2-yo thought it was hilarious when I did random dancing to MJ last week. You’re right, we should all dance and sing more. It should be a mandatory daily activity in every household! #MarvMondays

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  10. Yep, yep, yep – I regularly turn up the radio in the morning and have a dance while getting brekkie for the kids…. we have a disco ball in our lounge too so regularly have a ‘disco’ after school! I recently tuned the radio back into Heart to get some more cheesy tunes into our life! I LOVE those trainers btw. xx #eatsleepblogRT

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  13. My fridge and I have a long love hate relationship. I cook the kids dont eat i out it inside to take out another time… and well somehow in the night i get hungry and go to the fridge eat that and break my lose weight pledge! I love love the idea of the fridge magnets!!

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