THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!

Please change your bookmarks…my new blog addy is at:
www.laurenreiddesigns.com/blog

Be sure to pop in I have lots of exciting news coming up!!!!
xoxo
Lauren

Spin: My new Prozac!

Have you heard of this Spinning thing already?! It’s basically self inflicted torture really! Okay, that’s pretty much what I thought after my 1st class! hahaha

I’m now officially addicted! Yeah, my butt hurts from the hard saddle you sit on, and I leave a sweaty mess, and I get yelled at by some chick for an hour, but I’m in love! I belong to the best gym, and their Spin program rocks! It’s actually really relaxing! At the night classes, they have all the lights off and just two little night lights on along w/ the blaring music and giant fans whirling cool air on you… you totally feel like you are riding outside at night! And the instructors are hard core and keep you really motivated through the hour of torture!

If you haven’t attempted it yet, i definately recommend it, plus you burn an average of 500 calories in 1 class! woot!
xo

Gratitude Journal:: Prompt 1

Okay so this is kind of a long article, but worth the read, i promise. And remember, there are no big requirements w/ this challenge….do what you want…journal on it, create an lo, reply to this post, or do nothing at all….the most important thing is to read the prompt and take it in!
xo

If Only…
William James said, “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” 

So many times people become discontent with their lives and surroundings and is it any wonder? There is a whole industry set up to make us feel inadequate. We are not thin enough, or not rich enough, or not hip enough because we are not buying the latest products on the market. The message rings loud and clear: We are not good enough!!! .

How many times have you found yourself saying, “If only _________ then I could be happy “ The problem is that if we get caught up in this way of thinking we will never be happy because there is always something more we will think we need to complete our lives.

Paul Reid said, “Poverty is a state of mind often brought on by the neighbors new car” In other words, when we see our friends and neighbours acquiring things, we often feel poor because we cannot afford these luxuries. But, in reality we are not poverty stricken, we only think we are poor. This state of mind is purely relative to whom you are comparing yourself to. If you were to change your thinking and look at the homeless, then you would realize how truly rich you are. You have a roof over your head, and food on the table. Okay, so maybe it’s not your dream house and maybe you are eating peanut butter sandwiches and not caviar, but you are sheltered and fed. Believe it or not, some people do not even have these basics.

Most people do not realize the benefits of gratitude. When we sit and think about all the things we want but don’t have we set ourselves up in a downward spiral of disappointment and negative thinking which can lead to overwork, and depression. Gratitude, on the other hand, lifts our spirits and gives us a clearer focus on life as it really is. We will be content with what we have and therefore our attitude will bring us a spirit of peace and contentment.

You may say to yourself, but I don’t have much! Well then be thankful for the little things you do have. Do you have a roof over your head? Do you have someone who loves you? Do you have someone you love? Do you have food on your table? Do you have your health? Do you have a job? Do you have a pillow to sleep on?…a blanket to keep warm? Do you have your sanity? These are little things but even the smallest things we can be thankful for.

Someone once said, “If you haven’t all the things you want, at least be grateful for the things you don’t have that you wouldn’t want.”

There is always something we can find to be grateful for.

I know this sounds simplistic and I know that there are always things that many of us truly need…but if we start changing our attitudes and develop an attitude of gratitude then we will be in a better position to allow our positive thoughts to direct us in a way in which we can achieve more.

Gratitude is the first step in achieving the things you want to achieve in life. Viki King said, “You won’t be happy with more until you’re happy with what you’ve got.”

Let us make every effort to get rid of these negative thoughts that hinder our life’s journey and learn to develop positive thoughts that will help us achieve our goals.

Don’t wait until Thanksgiving rolls around each year to be thankful. Make it a point to develop in your daily life an attitude of Gratitude.

This article is bought to you by Sharron Myers

Gratitude Journal Challenge:: The Down Low

Since I’m no longer running my Gratitude Journal Challenge at any of my stores, I thought I’d start to post my Gratitude thoughts and quotes here. 

I started the Gratititude Journal Challenge when I was selling at The Digi Shoppe. I think we all get so caught up and sucked in by negativity, so I thought that this would be a good way to get us all to sneak in a moment of positivity into our days.

Feel free to journal on my prompts, create los, just reply to the post or do nothing at all. Whatever works for you is plenty!

I hope you find the Gratitude bits inspiring…

xo

365 Remembered Series

The next installment in this series is coming!!! YAY!
For those just tuning in to my rambling, 365 Remembered is my new kit/template series that is gonna help you recap the WHOLE YEAR in a snap! Each month, I’ll release a new set! You loved the January addition, so be sure to check in on March 1st, when I release 365 Remembered {February}!!!!
 
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Commercial Use Alert!

I’m still workin to purtify the new bloggity before I start using it permanently, but wanted to post a few things anyway!

:: COMMERCIAL USE::
Build It! {alpha one}
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Build It! {alpha one} will make it EASY to add different alpha styles to your kits in a snap!

xo

Teaser….

A NEW blog…
NEW goodies to show off…
and a 
NEW store!
ox

I DID IT! :)

it’s a proud proud day…i got this puppy up and running pretty much all by myself! *beaming* hee hee

uh so if you’re seeing this….then you already know that my little bloggity has a new home…should be debuting soooon!

thanks t-crest and k-dawg for helpin w/ the color issue….hello new monitor!

oxox

Hello world!

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New Goodies!

Here is the first installment! Don’t forget to check the shop on March 1st too..that’s when February’s kit will be released!