Change of Plans

So in my last post I talked about how much I want to travel. This is still the case I want to travel the world but before I go off on any new adventures, I've decided to buy myself a home. Yes, I am almost approved for my loan and if all goes well I will be a first time home owner by July 2nd. I honestly have gotten too excited yet bc all this paperwork makes me sick and not to mention all the money I'm having to spend. 

My Town Home Floorplan

The picture above is my floorplan. It's a 2 story town home that actually has a little yard! It's brand new and never lived in before. The home is in the Sandy Springs neighborhood and the community is gated with a pool. I'm looking forward to finally being in one home for quite some time and not have to worry about moving anymore. 

So cross your fingers that all goes well and I'll let you know next post how things have progressed. :)

Everything's gonna be alright.

Yup that's correct, everything's gonna be alright. This morning I had a great conversation with my best friend about life and people who suck. We both agreed on a lot of things, which we typically do. Bottom line is now is the time to be happy. Live everyday to it's fullest and make sure you are accomplishing your dreams. Traveling seems to be a a common thread shared between us. We both love it and that's something that makes us happy.


So with that little ramble said, I need to travel more. I haven't gone on a "all about lauren" vacation since 2008. My good friend from Australia came to the states and I traveled across the country with her while she was here. Now it only seems fair that I go and visit her. (damn america and it's work rules) Why is it most other countries take over a month off for vacation/holiday. Most jobs in the US allow their employees 7 holidays and maybe 2 weeks vacay! BOOO!!


So I've decided it's time to visit some places I love. I want to go to Australia at the end of the year and maybe spend New Years with Lucia (something I've said I would do before) But now I'm gonna do it! Also, next summer I want to spend my 30th bday in Europe. I think a trip to Paris, Italy and Greece would work. I want to spend more time visiting the museums, shopping and eating my way through Paris. I want to revisit Italy and make it to the southern Amalfi coast.
And lastly, I want to hop from greek island to island. Sounds superb! If I go it alone so be it. I'm want to have the time of my life.


Traveling does make me happy. I think the most happy/carefree I have ever been was the summer of 2006. I spent my birthday and most of the month of june/july traveling Europe with an amazing group of people. Some I continue to be in touch with to this day. I need to make myself happy and traveling/exploring the world does that. So, yeah! Let's do it!


Today, thanks to Meredith, I have this great I can do anything attitude. I sure hope it keeps up!

Pity Party, Table for 1

Yup, having one of those days! I've been a really bad blogger the past few months. Haven't felt like I've had anything new or exciting happen in my life. So there, that's my excuse. Lately I've been a real debbie downer. I'm kind of stuck in a rut. No boy to talk about, no new weight loss excitement, no nothing :(


It seems like everyone in the world is getting engaged and announcing that they are expecting. Honestly I am genuinely happy for those people and only wish the best for them but, I'm sick of it being rubbed in my face. Well maybe they aren't rubbing it in my face, they're just announcing it on facebook and they have EVERY right to. It's more like I'm jealous. 


With my 29th birthday looming in the near future I feel like I'm way behind. As a kid I thought I would be married and have kids by age 30. Ha! Not gonna happen and I've excepted that. Now, I'm thrusting myself into work and thinking of buying a house (which I have NO idea how to do) Yeah this house buying thing is giving me hope/making me sick. It's kind of scary to think about having a mortgage/bank loan. I've been fortunate enough to never have to take out a loan in my life. So I need help! Maybe this weekend I will go talk to my bank?


Anyways, this is my rant for the day! I'm a jealous 28 year old who wishes she had a baby and husband! One day hopefully, one day. Can anyone relate? 

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day Everyone! As you may very well know I am a somewhat happy single female and this is my first Valentines Day in 3 years that I've been w/o a beau. To be honest today feels just the same as it did when I was in a relationship. My ex wasn't big on celebrating or acknowledging V day. I'm kind of okay with that, but since I LOVE flowers I always hope to get some. If no boy is gonna do that for me, I try and do it for myself. But I forgot this year. Instead I enjoyed my vday evening at the gym. My kickboxing class was actually quite full. I love kicking and punching the bag after work. It gets out so much stress.


At work today all 3 women in my department got flowers from their husbands/boyfriends. I will admit I was kind of jealous. The below picture is their 3 beautiful bouquets. 

said beautiful flowers!

Good thing I love my co-workers and I am happy they each have such wonderful men in their lives. 

When I got home from kickboxing I was happy to find a little gift from my parents. They are truly the best valentines ever. I came home to a cute card and nice little heart shaped jewelry box. So today was a wonderful day whether it was Valentines or not. Oh and I also came home to some new flats that I ordered this weekend. I have the worlds worst ankle so I am always wearing flats at work. I can't wait to break these cute little shoes in. Is it spring yet??

The name change

Good Morning all! I have been rather busy the past week with work and then the stomach flu/bug from hell. But I'm back in action again. 


I have been thinking lately that "the l word" is not a good name for this blog. I was trying to be cheeky but most people will think this is a blog about "love" when really it's about me, Lauren. So with that said I'm still struggling to come up with a new blog name. Lately I've been thinking of calling it "letters to ruby". You must be asking me why this? Well, I have spoken about my former housekeeper Ruby in previous blogs and how she was a very important person in my life. With that said, I often find myself talking to her during the day and at times asking "ruby will you make it better or please watch out for me etc." So this blog would be notes to her and you my wonderful viewing public. We'll see. But do you have any suggestions? Please shoot me an idea!


So my life hasn't been to terrible exciting lately. I got sick last week with some weird flu/bug that had me out of commission for a week. On a positive note, I lost weight from lack of eating. Regardless of the week long bug I have continued to lose weight on my own. I am now officially the smallest I've been in about 2 years! This is very very exciting to me. That makes it 14 lbs in 5 weeks and 35 lbs since last April. Now that I've started eating healthier the weight is sliding off little by little. 


One last thing. I need to give a shout out to my wonderful parents who are celebrating their 31st wedding anniversary today! I am so proud of them for staying together and being wonderful and supporting parents. The list of adjectives I could use to describe them is endless. I hope to find a man to love and adore me just as much as my daddy loves my mommy! Good day- L

January Photo-a-day Challenge

I finally completed the instagram photo-a-day challenge. I did almost all 31 days. Anyways, I thought I would share my journey with you in pictures and give you a few more details about them. Enjoy!

Day 1 | suppose to be a picture of me. Day 2 | breakfast. Day 3 | Something you adore. This would be my brothers miniature doxin Oscar Myers. Day 4 | Letterbox. Picture of my box and mail. (lots of catalogs/magazines. Day 5 | Something you wore. Every day I wear this blue topaz necklace given to me by my parents along with some kind of watch and lastly I took a picture of my new favorite scarf. Day 6 | Makes you smile. Me and my family. Day 7 | Favorite. This is my go to fav nail polish at the moment. Day 8 | your sky. Sadly it was a nasty rainy sunday. Day 9 | daily routine. working out. Day 10 | childhood. These pictures are of me and ruby (my housekeeper), then a picture of me and my brother G, me and baby Tahoe (this picture is funny to people who know me bc Tahoe turned into a mean fat dog) and lastly a pic of me before ballet class (that only lasted a year or two) Day 11 | where you sleep. My unmade bed with Oscar on it. Day 12 | close-up. taken in my car. Day 13 | in your bag. I was too busy at work to get a quick snapshot. Day 14 | something your reading. Currently reading the last cookie stackhouse novel-dead reckoning by Charlene Harris. Day 15 | happiness. that day something that made me happy was having my own tv at the gym and watching big bang theory while i worked out. :) Day 16 | morning. taken in my car. brrr! Day 17 | water. It happened to be a rainy day and there was water on the rocks. Day 18 | something you bought. a new bag from whole foods. Day 19 | sweet. chocolate covered pecans. Day 20 | someone you love. this is that same picture of me and Ruby. Ruby was very very special to me and she passed away a little over 4 years ago. She was more than just a housekeeper. She took care of me when my folks were out of town (even when I got chicken pocks-thanks to her I am scar free), she drove me places, she gossiped with me and told me all about her soaps and the prices right. I could write an entire post on just ruby. Maybe I will someday soon. Day 21 | reflection. Day 22 | your shoes. Day 23 | something old. This is my blanket I got as a kid. I called it my shat-sha. I couldn't say schmata (yiddish for rag or towel) This blanket is barely there now. Looks bigger bc I piled it up into a ball. Day 24 | guilty pleasure. Day 25 | something you made. Day 26 | colour. Day 27 | lunch. well part of it. Day 28 | light. Day 29 | inside your fridge. Day 30 | nature. Day 31. you again.

Happy Thursday

Happy Thursday..at least that's what my kickboxing instructor says at the end of each class on thursdays. Most of us in the class are laying down on the mat exhausted at that point and it always makes me laugh when she says it so cheerfully. I just got home from kickboxing. So far I've gone to the gym every day this week and man do I feel it. Ibuprofen is my best friend :)


So today was a great day at work. I received a bouquet of beautiful flowers this morning from my best friend Meredith. When the receptionist brought the box over I totally blushed and was so embarrassed bc I was like,"are these really for me?" But then I remembered Mere asked me for my work address last week and then I put two and two together. So when everyone asked who they were from and I was like....um, my best friend. LOL. I really do have some wonderful people in my life. Below is the picture of the flowers. 

This blog is only a week old and I'm still not 100% sure what all to share. Being a single female without children sometimes leaves my life not as entertaining at times. A lot of the blogs I follow are women who have amazing careers along with precious babies. That's not me yet, but hopefully one day! But, I hope to be as equally entertaining, just give me a month or so to get my creative juices flowing and get some pretty pictures up. 


Well that's all for today. Something I am working on for the blog is an instagram calendar. This month I have taken part in a January photo challenge. Below is a pic of the challenge calendar. It's been quite fun. A lot of my other instagram friends have been doing it as well. Sadly I've missed a few days but have been able to keep up for the most part. So look forward to viewing some of my pictures.