My Style Diary - Bright Pink, Blue Denim

Heya :)

I feel like I've probably posted a very similar outfit on the blog previously - a bright pink top with blue denim is a favourite combination of mine, so this pairing tends to be on high rotation.

In real life I'm actually a serial outfit repeater and have no shame in re-wearing the same outfit over and over again if I love it, but obviously that wouldn't be particularly interesting if I shared the same outfit on the blog too often!

I do love watching youtube videos featuring one item styled in different ways though - it's a great way to get inspiration and new ideas! I'm thinking that would be a fun series of posts to do but it would be a bit more time consuming... so we'll see if I get around to it! Would anyone be interested in seeing that? Let me know :)

Anyway, I need to rush off... I actually have a dentist appointment now (which I'm weirdly happy about... I love going to the dentist...)

 Hope you're day's going well!

Lauren

xxx

Top - Sportsgirl

Jeans - Siwy

Sandals - Therapy

Watch - Calvin Klein

Bag - Trenery

My Style Diary - Lazy Long Weekend

Yup - an outfit post in my trackies... 

Some days jeans just don't cut it in the comfort department and you need to embrace the track pants. Some people can pull off the whole "sport luxe" look but unfortunately I'm not one of them.

For me, trackies are usually reserved for hanging around at home, but this is a new pair and I actually think they're nice enough to emerge from the house in, even if its just to pop down to the shops to pick up milk :)

I hope you're having a great Monday!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Top - Country Road

Pants - Bardot

Shoes - Country Road

My Style Diary - White Lace Playsuit and Chambray

Hello hello!

I hope you've had a lovely Easter and long weekend. We had some beautiful weather this weekend and I was finally inspired to pull on something a little more interesting than a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, which is what I've been living in the past few weeks (and even for me it was getting kind of boring!)

I feel like this outfit is a perfect representation of how I want my style to be - effortless and laid back but still feminine and a little bit unique.

The white lace (which you know I have a soft spot for) of the playsuit is beautiful and fresh, while the chambray shirt thrown over the top gives a really relaxed vibe. There's something just so lovely about white lace -  it's so feminine and soft, but the style of the playsuit keeps the whole outfit comfy and adds a bit of fun and playfulness.

This might just be one of my favourite outfits I've ever shown on the blog and I'd never thought to combine these two pieces until I was playing around on Sunday morning. Most days I don't like to fuss and have multiple outfit changes (which usually happen when I'm having a "I have nothing to wear" moment and result in a horrible mess and the feeling that I've wasted a huge amount of time), but sometimes it's those days when you take the time to experiment that you end up discovering a new favourite combination. Now I'm actually thinking I should spend a little more time playing with my wardrobe - that's really how you end up getting the most use out of it and appreciating what you already own!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Playsuit - Dotti

Shirt - Portmans

Sandals - Therapy

Purse/clutch - Country Road

Watch - Thomas Sabo

Ring - from my Grandma :)

My Style Diary - In the Details

Although this is just another shorts and t-shirt combination, I actually really love this look.

It's effortless and simple (and to some maybe a little boring), but I love the fresh look of the stripes, the deep blue of the denim shorts, and the cute little anchors on the pockets (yeah... it's mostly because of the anchors). 

Sometimes it really is just the little details that make an outfit.

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Top - Dotti

Shorts - Lee (from a Red Cross sale)

Cardigan - Pull & Bear

Sandals - Therapy Shoes

My Style Diary - Khaki Shorts, More White Lace and a Long Ramble!

Ah Sunday Morning… how I love you :)

The one day of the week that you get to laze around, sleep in, have a slow start to the morning and not feel guilty about your long to do list that needs to be ticked off (and mine is rather long at the moment!)

I'm currently sitting here with my cup of tea watching

#OsgoodTheLoveBird

be all cute while he plays with a piece of paper. 

Things have been a bit hectic lately so I'm just trying to enjoy these little moments of calm before things get crazy again. 

None of this craziness is bad - there's actually lots of exciting things coming up soon that I'm really looking forward to, but you know when you've got lots of things going on and your mind just keeps running around in circles trying to keep up with it all? 

Yeah, that's kind of what I've been feeling like lately.

That's partly why I haven't been posting much the past few weeks. That and the fact that there hasn't been anything particularly exciting on the outfit front for me to share with you. I've just been sticking to my usual shorts + top + sandals combo that isn't really the most exciting thing to be putting up on a "fashion blog".

Having said that though, from the start this blog has never really been purely about fashion. I don't really follow trends, nor am I up to date with what's going on in the "fashion world".  It's just me, recording my own outfits and random thoughts about what's going on in my life.

I can't believe I've actually been doing this for 2 years now! That time has flown by!

I  feel like I've changed quite a bit over these past two years, and I think "Lauren Loves Laughter" is probably going to be taking a different direction in the next few months.

When I started, I'd just finished uni and started work, and I was looking for a bit of a creative outlet, a new hobby to fill my time now that I no longer had to study for hours every night. I'd been reading blogs for years and it just seemed like a natural progression to start my own.

There was also another positive to starting the blog - to use the words of

Suzie from Hello October

- it "started out as a productive outlet for the copious amounts of shopping I got involved in after getting my first full time job" 

Yep… it gave me the perfect excuse to indulge my love of shopping. 

It would go something like this - "That dress is so cute…but I don't really need another dress… but it's on sale…

and

I can feature it in a blog post… okay I may as well get it!"

I'm sure most other fashion bloggers out there can relate.

Lately though I've become less into the shopping and more about downsizing and trying to simplify. I've been reading a lot of blogs on minimalism and just generally trying to (slowly) incorporate the idea of "living lighter" into my life. I still love fashion, but I think I've finally found my own style and begun to realise what I truly like and feel comfortable in, and so I feel like my outfits have become a little more repetitive and maybe a little less interesting. 

I've been reading about

Project 333

(which is where you choose 33 items of clothing and wear just those for 3 months) and have actually been considering giving it a try. Obviously if I do, this will have a bit of an effect on what I'll be posting on the blog!

I don't really know what "Lauren Loves Laughter" is going to become. It might become more lifestyle related, maybe include more food posts (another one of my passions, if you follow me on

Instagram

you'll know I love my food!), or even become a bit more about "living lighter" which is something I've actually become very interested in these past few months.

Whatever happens, I'm sure I'll continue blogging because it's just become such a great hobby that I really love doing and I just can't imagine not doing it anymore.

I didn't plan for this post to become such a ramble or seem so serious, but I guess it's something I've been thinking about and I'm glad I've finally put some of my thoughts into writing. 

Thanks for reading if you've made it this far, and I hope you'll stick around :)

Have a great Sunday!

Lots of Love

Lauren

xxx

Top - Forever New

Shorts - Cotton On

Sandals - Therapy

 Bag - Jigsaw

Watch - Thomas Sabo

Ring - from my Grandma

PS - If you are interested in finding out more about what I mean by "living lighter", check out 

Light by Coco

Her blog is great and she makes fab

YouTube videos

too!