What’s on My Nightstand

engagement photo (we look so young) because every girl needs a photo of her man by her bed to remind her that she’s loved
sea breeze scented candle for relaxing aromatherapy
notebook, complete with notes, to jot down those late night thoughts that chase away sleep
a green and blue polka dot pen because pens should be fun, [...]

Three Things I Don’t Miss about Living in Mississippi

Mosquitoes

Humidity

Allergies

“Is David Cook a Christian?” and “How Tall is Hoda Kotb?” That’s What You Want to Know?

Just for kicks, I thought I’d share with y’all the most popular search terms that landed people on my blog. Some of them are pretty predictable (American Idol, Eckhart Tolle). And some are just plain weird. Apparently, there are a lot of people out there who want to know how tall [...]

Scattergories(ish)

1. What is your name: Laura2. 4 letter word: lost3. Vehicle: Lexus4. A city: London5. Boy Name: Luke6. Girl Name: Lorelai7. Alcoholic drink: Lynchburg Lemonade8. Occupation: Librarian9. Something you wear: lingerie10. Celebrity: Lucy Liu11. Food: lemon lollipop12. Something found in a bathroom: loofah13. [...]

Things to Do in 2008

drink less soda
run a 1/2 marathon
find a church that I can really get involved in
get more sleep
eat more veggies
send my writing in to a publisher other than my own
get more done on Saturdays
run 3 days a week
sleep in less
cook dinner more often, like once (maybe twice) a month
read more often

10 Things I Did on New Year’s Eve

watched football, lots of football
had a wonderful Italian meal
stood in line at a club and didn’t get in,
wore flats because of a stupid running injury, again
toasted the new year with free champagne
drank a cafe au lait while walking down Broadway — not the French Quarter, but close enough
met my first Aussie [...]