How's your self image ?

Ok so this post will be a little different to what i normally talk about

This post will be about self image

For the past month i have felt a bit 'down & out' i can't exactly pin point what it is that makes me feel like this but i know for sure i need to change it

Last night we had a family 'pre christmas' dinner as my brother in law & his girlfriend are going to the states for the holidays, it was so much fun...until it was time for photos

I can't tell you how much i HATE having photos of myself taken, i just never look good ! I know the photos wont turn out nice so i resist having them taken SO hard, which in turn makes me that annoying 'oh, i don't do photos' kind of girl ! Errrgh. I managed to have some taken but i havent even looked at them (& not sure i will), the feeling of such negativity towards myself put a dampener on my night

This morning i woke up & i realised i NEED to change this way of thinking, i need to give myself a reason to like myself, it sounds so conceited but if i don't i worry i'll become self destructive.

So this is where i'm reaching out...how do you get a positive self image ? What do you do to maintain it ? 

XO Lauren 

"... and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we  always strive to become better than we are."

Wardrobe Inspiration

I don't know about you, but recently i have been all kinds of obsessed with wardrobe organisation ! 

Perhaps because it's spring or maybe just because i have watched like 1,000,000 youtube videos about it. The latest was this one by Allthatglitters21 

I literally sit at my computer & drool over wardrobe organisation like this !! 

I decided it was time to overhaul our bedroom wardrobes (master bedroom & spare) 

I keep the boring stuff (pj's, socks, knickers etc) in a white Hemnes Chest of 8 Drawers from none other than Ikea !! The rest of my stuff is stored like this... 

Before: 

When we first moved in we hung our clothes on the single flimsy rod, only to have them all fall off about 15 minutes later 

M striped the inside of both closets, including the shelf, & repainted them with a scented pearl-based paint which really helped make it brighter.

After: 

This is what we replaced the guest wardrobe with ! Do you like it ?? 

Ahhh i love it & am so happy with the end result. M did a freaking fantastic job 

Our bedroom wardrobe is 2 hanging rails & 2 shelves for maximum storage

& If you're a creeper like me who enjoys looking at other people's wardrobes, the next bunch of photos are for you 

I love folded stuff !! 

Huggable Hangers are the bomb.com

Makeup storage courtesy of Officeworks 

Tidy tidy ! 

Sorting Lunch !

Hello there ! 

Does anyone else use their Sunday's getting themselves sorted for the rest of the week ?

I meal plan & generally get my lunches ready for work 

This afternoon i chopped up like a bench full of fruit & veggies

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What do you get up to on Sundays ?  

DIY: Stash & Store your Lush Soaps !

Hello Lovelies, 

This is my first attempt at a DIY video ! 
I personally LOVE reading posts about cool or creative things bloggers have come up with & have been wanting to try a DIY post myself. 

So i am super obsessed with Lush soaps, but they're always under the sink in paper &  plastic wrap, which is kind of a shame because they're so pretty !! After a but of thinking I came up with a great way to store them that keeps them protected from bathroom moisture but also shows them off.

This is how:

You will need: 

* Lush Soaps 

* Roll of Cling Wrap 

* A Glass Jar 

* A Knife (Cheese knives work best)

* A Chopping Board 

* A Pair of Scissors 

First, cut the blocks into smaller pieces. Lush always seems to sell their soap in weird or obscure shapes ?

Second, wrap the pieces in the cling wrap really tight 

Third, make a big pile of delicious Lush chunks & plop them all in a decorative glass jar to keep in you bathroom 

Here is it !! 

Please excuse my icky bathroom tiles, we're planning a renovation soon ! 
As you can see I like to 'group' things on shelves 

Hahahaha until next time 
x

Diagnosis

Hello there...

I feel like i haven't posted on here in forever !!

I've been a little MIA this month because i have been focused on my health 

Can i just say, health is the most important thing you have, look after yourself :)

So lately i have been getting an intense reaction to something that no one can work out . It started about 7 years ago, one night i randomly started having trouble breathing, my nose was completely blocked, my throat got tight, I started coughing a lot & and my lungs felt really constricted. I had NO idea what was going on, i thought i was dying !  

I walked around my parents house & tried sitting in the outside air...next minute all my symptoms went away & the whole attack disappeared. The entire reaction lasted about 15 minutes but was the scariest thing i'd ever experienced.

Since that night, I've only had the attack about 6 other times & have spent years researching my symptoms & tried every single thing to determine the trigger. 

The last thing left to try was an asthma challenge test, which came back negative :( 

I feel like i'm back at square 1 again, i wonder if i'll ever work out what it is i'm allergic too 

Have you ever had an allergic reaction ? What caused it ?