A committment

I've been thinking, which is always a dangerous thing- but I have decided that I need to challenge myself. I have gotten into too much of a comfortable groove with the whole weight loss thing. I haven't dropped any kilo's for weeks- and that is solely my own fault. Lazy when it comes to thinking about what I put in my mouth- enjoying chocolate far too often and far too much, slipping in a far more regular glasses of wine or cider, when I know that to get to the healthy weight range I need to be in I must be more committed.
So, with the effervescent enthusiasm of Tatum, I have decided to join Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation once again- and that together with the fabulous training and guidance of Super Stefan and my own re-commitment to a new life- is going to be the key to creating a happier and healthier me.

xx Lauren

finding the voice

I love blogging.
I'm naturally an over sharer and a blog is the perfect space to do that, but recently I've struggled to put words on the page and its got me wondering whats the point in it all.
Does anybody actually care about what I write? and further more what's the point in writing when I'm not be ground breaking or making a difference to the world??
Then yesterday I came across this on Facebook,

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It made me remember to not take life quite so seriously- a timely reminder to blog just because, because I like putting words on the screen, because I like writing down snip-its of my everyday so that I can remember them and because I like sharing the things I find and love in my travels.
So that is exactly what I am going to do- I am going to blog with a vengeance (hopefully) and share all the facets that are me.

Most of all I am going to regret nothing- write everything - and be proud of what I do.

Hows you're Tuesday been??
xx Lauren

The 12x12's

My final layouts from the e2c weekend. It was nice playing with paper and glue for a bit- I'm going to make an effort to do it a bit more often, its good to be creative :)

xx Lauren

Paper & Glue: escape2create

Two weeks ago I spent the weekend enjoying my daggy, creative pastime of scrapbooking. I hung out in the most spectacularly decorated shed with 80-odd women playing with paper and glue, drinking cosmopolitans, eating delicious food and laughing uncontrollably.
Over the weekend I completed 14 layouts, including an amazing canvas class with Kate Mason and a very cool class with Mardi Winen. I loved every moment of the weekend (minus my lack of sleep...I learnt that I am not particularly good at sleeping on a top bunk and I also seem to be crazy allergic to paddocks surrounding North Shields)
I will never say enough how fantastic the weekend was- thank you so much to Amanda, Meredith, Sue and the escape2create team for all the hard work put into the weekend- it was seriously amazing!

Mardi's first class

Mardi's Second class

xx Lauren