A Day In The Life Of Lauren

Tomorrow I am back at work after the summer break. It's not the work aspect that I'm dreading, it's getting back into a routine whereby I wake up long enough to do all the things I have to do before heading out the door!! I am not a morning person and I always end up calculating how long i could leave my alarm so that I have just enough time to get ready. In the end, I end up rushing around like a headless chicken and running out the door with a smoothie in hand on my way to work. Every.Single.Morning. Being organised, however, can make me feel a little less stressed and if I have a clear desk space, I feel like I have a clear mind. So this week,  I thought I would write a short blog post on the little bits and pieces I managed to collect over the holidays ready for the next term, because I love stationery and like getting quirky bits and pieces to have at home and at work. All products in this range feature the trademark Ted Baker bow. Price: £19.96   I'm...

I have been loving homeware products recently. I don't know why. I bought a book on interiors and I've been reading through it so maybe that has sparked my interest? I also felt that this summer, the shops had some lovely things in for your home and I couldn't resist buying them, especially if I got a bargain! I feel that homeware is something so personal and everyone has their own ideas and opinions. So today, I thought I would share with you some of my favourite picks of my latest splurges in home accessories. Enjoy. xoxo These beautiful multi-coloured plastic tumblers caught my eye in Marks and Spencer's and I thought they would be perfect for a Summer picnic! They were such a steal at only £3 each! These stunning sequined and patterned copper cushions were from Primark and  only £7.00 each. They complement each other well and are different shapes (the sequin one...

Sunday the 16th of July was National Friendship Day which coincided with a trip to see one of my life long friends! We had arranged to go and see a stage show of one of our favourite childhood books which was taking place at Eden Court Theatre on Saturday the 15th of July. After a little bit of shopping, we headed for dinner and then onto the theatre.  The Railway Children Live is an adapted stage show of E Nesbitt's tale and included an interesting array of theatrical techniques and staging.  The mid cloth was set up to project different still and moving pictures to help set the scene - this included the family at their home in London, the Perks' house and the railway station itself, with moving pictures of steam trains with an added smoke machine offstage to help give some realism to the set. Two old fashioned levers set up DSL and DSR,used by the cast, proved useful in effectively transitioning each scene and the fast paced scene changes were meaningful for...

This week I'm going to chat about some of my favourite children's books!  I think it's so important to immerse children in literature from an early age. This gets their imaginations running, their speech and language rolling, their sense of humour in gear as well as it being a great and special time for you to bond with your child. Here are some of my favourites! Enjoy. 'Fantastically great women who changed the world' by Kate Pankhurst. Coming from a woman who - as a sassy, flighty, young girl - could not relate to many female characters in her childhood books - I would've loved to have had this book back when I was small! Women in my childhood stories  were always portrayed as the weaker sex, always  needed 'saving' and couldn't be the hero, didn't fight back or show any gusto... This book, however, is set to squash all that. It details all the amazing women in history who have made an incredible difference to the world as we now know it -...

Is there anything better than clean makeup brushes? I love cleaning, I actually do. Ask me to clean a house, a car - whatever. I love it, especially when there's music on! I feel like I could make a great addition to Kim and Aggie's cleaning team because I would love to clean people's homes and get them sparkling again. However, whenever it comes to deep cleaning my makeup brushes, I cannot stand it. I don't know why because I love having clean makeup brushes. There is nothing better than the softness and fresh scent of clean makeup brushes. It's obviously better for your skin as well because dirty makeup brushes harbour lots of nasty bacteria (I really do sound like Kim and Aggie now, don't I?) and I think that's what freaks me out and makes me bite the bullet and clean them so regularly. I clean my brushes most weekends, it is always on my to do list. So, this weekend I decided once I'd cleaned my makeup brushes that I would write a blog post ab...

Monday the 20th of March was the International Day of Happiness and I had planned for this post to go up then but life got in the way. So today, a month later than expected, I will share with you all some of the things that make me smile 😊 A Acting - Showing expression through drama or acting is something that has always part of my life. Even though I wasn't an active part of a theatre group until I was 8, I enjoyed mimicking since I was very small. This may come as a surprise to some but when I was younger, I was extremely quiet - my parents used to think I was snobbish or antisocial . I f i was at an event or function with my family, I would observe people in my company, noting their mannerisms, accents and little quirks. However, when I got home - this was where everything came out. I would line everyone up and put on my own wee 'show' in-front of my family- impersonating people from the evening. That sounds soooo bad but I can tell you it was all in good fun.  ...