Here are the 10 things that Lauren
incredibly happy:

1. My family of 3 and the little one on the way!
2. Singing and my undying love affair with music. When I am down singing literally FREES my heart.
3. My friends that lend me their shoulder if I need to cry on it.
4. FOOD…I love to eat good food.
5. Bright lively colors
6. Nothing makes a woman happy like beautiful stiletto heels!
7. Sunny days in the mid 70′s to low 80′s.
8. Driving with the windows down and the radio UP
9. Cooking
10. Shopping

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Hiii everyone!

So much has been going on. I’m behind online but not really. Sorry for my early year absence. I highly doubt it will be like this from here on out. I don’t even know where to start.

Besides my usual thinking about too much all of the time thing that I tend to do always, I’ve been getting life stuff done. I wanted to stop by on Friday and write a post, but I’ve had zero time. On Saturday, I turned the big 3-0! I’m 30 yall!!! OWWW! I was and still am so excited. I’ve been excited for maybe the last quarter of 29 and now that it’s here, and we’re fully in Aquarius I just feel like I’m exploding with happiness over and over again. I will attempt to recap the past few weeks over the next couple of days.

What does this mean for my 29 at 29 project? Technically it is over and I’m still trying to figure out everything I’d like to see accomplished this year personally. I don’t know that it will be 30 things. I don’t really know what form it will take, but I’ll have something put together by February to share. Goals never really go away until they are done. Everything I didn’t fully accomplish last year will be carried over. I realized much later than some relied on the completion of others and with a general lack of funds for personal pleasure, they just never happened. All that is changing this year though.

Outside of my glorious, grown up and beautiful new age, I’ve also got a bit of work news: I got a freelance job as a copywriter! Another thing ticked off the list! After all these years, after paying my student loan month after month without fail, I will finally get to use my degree for profit outside of myself. I am SO HAPPY! After getting the news, I got registered with the Chamber of Commerce here and I’m legit. It feels so good to know that I’ll be a functioning part of this society. I really need that to make living here a solid reality.

Now I know it’s Tuesday, and I haven’t mentioned one thing business related all year yet, but please bear with me. I’m working on something with two lovely ladies and that will debut next month some time. It’ll be about business and it’s the next chapter to my biz talk series. Here’s something else I’d LOVE to start but I need your participation for it to work. I’d love to start doing Q&A Tuesday as well for the biz talk series. Any and all business related questions can be sent to me here and I’ll answer them in some sort of order on the blog.

Let’s see…what else?

Oh yeah! I started working out yesterday. I coincidentally also got on my bike and rode around Amsterdam for about an hour total so naturally I’m super sore right now. I have to work out today, but I’m going to do it later this afternoon instead. I refuse to slack off right at the start.

So I’ll wrap this up now. Tomorrow there will be a new happiness post up so look out for that and on Thursday I’ll revisit what I wanted to talk about last week Tuesday: writing your future letter to yourself. As long as we have breath, we have time.

Yay to newness and thanks for hanging in there!

Here are 10 things that make Jess
incredibly happy:

1. My boyfriend, Mr. Lively. His quick wit and his extreme ticklishness always make me laugh.

2. Doing my nails. Over the years I have developed a fetish for doing my nails. My at-home manicures are a must and I enjoy getting creative with glitter and color.

3. Writing on my blog. Whenever I get a great idea for a post that I think will help people I get such a sense of fulfillment from writing for MML.

4. Learning photography. Now that I got my first dSLR, I am slowly making my way through photography blogs learning how to adjust the controls to get a better photo. It’s great because it is great for my personal life and blog as well.

5. Craft beer. In 2011 I started to get into small breweries and the beer that they make. Up to that point I largely considered myself a wine girl. But now I appreciate an IPA like never before.

6. Running. Even when I don’t feel like going on a run, I know that my body and mind is much happier and balanced when I make time to run a few miles.

7. Listening to Joyce Meyer. Though I consider myself a spiritual person, not a Christian, I love watching Joyce Meyer and learning how to change any old/bad habits I may have. She truly inspires me.

8. My blog reader. I love flipping through my blog reader on Flip Board (an iPad app) and seeing the amazing content and talent that so many women possess online today.

9. Exfoliating. I love getting rid of clutter as much as I love shopping. The trick is to make sure I don’t buy anything that is going to get exfoliated any time soon.

10. Westie puppies. I one day would love to have a Westie named Elsie and right now, I just keep my eye out for any Westies on the street to fill the gap.

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What’s making you incredibly happy/excited/thankful???
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