Perks of being Laura

Hey Guys, I was recently approached by a company called Callaly, they do a product called a tampliner and they kindly sent me a box to try. For those of you that don't know what this is, it's basically a tampon with mini liner wings. The tampliners have a virtual applicator and they're ultra thin and breathable, they're 100% organic cotton and shred-free. The application is very easy, just like a regular tampon, it does take a bit of practice to get the mini liner to sit in the right position, but once you've mastered it they're extremely comfortable to wear. The tampliner should be changed every 4-6 hours or more regularly if your flow is heavier. I've comfortably left the tampliner in for a period of 8 hours whilst i was asleep and there was no issues- I'm actually impressed by the product. The removal is great too, it's been designed so that the tampon will pass back through the transparent membrane, leaving it neatly wrapped and ready t

Hey Guys,   So lately I've been reading up on all sorts of body positive blogs and posts. You know, the blogs that are encouraging you to love yourself and accept yourself as you are right now. I do have alot of self love and i fully accept myself for who i am, but this hasn't been a smooth ride.   At first this was all too far from reality for me and i found the transformation difficult, as it doesn't just happen over night. I used to think to myself  “why can’t i love my body. I can’t stand living in it. I don’t feel good in my body. Why and how can I accept something that makes me so miserable?”   Then i started to realise after doing some research that often people confuse self-acceptance with stagnation. Staying miserable, learning to put up with something you hate. Many people wrongly assume that they’ll never change if they accept themselves (not to mention love themselves!!!) as they are right now. But it turns out that isn’t true.   So I've

Hey,   So today's post is about self belief and why i believe it's so important to ones life. There was a long time when the lack of belief in myself was a major factor in my life. I didn’t pursue an ideal career, or study hard to gain the qualifications for the things I wanted to achieve - all because I didn’t think I could. I didn’t stick to good habits, because I didn’t really believe I had the discipline. I was shy with people, I had a hard time making new friends, I didn’t assert myself in the workplace. I didn’t push past my comfort zone. All because I didn’t really believe I could. While I’m not free of self-doubt these days, I can honestly say I believe in myself like never before. That doesn’t mean I think I’ll never fail or quit: I will. Probably often.  And that’s OK. The trick is, I learned it’s completely fine to try and fail, to put yourself out there and to not be perfect...to say hello to someone and have them not instantly love you, to c

Hey guys!    I realise i have been a bit slack with the posts of late!   I actually hadn’t realised how long it had actually been until I logged in to do this post, so i do apologise. Anyway, since I was last here, the clocks have changed and so has the weather, and trying to get decent blog pics is an absolute nightmare for all bloggers at this time of year! But I grabbed an opportunity finally, and I bring you these two beautiful dresses that were very kindly gifted to me, by the wonderful Lovedrobe.   When I was asked if I wanted to be given the chance to be gifted some items from them I was like "Hell yes". Lovedrobe are fast becoming one of my favourite brands to go to for plus size clothing and they always have something I want to add to my wardrobe.   So let's talk about the first dress, the Lovedrive GB knot front mustard stripe dress. I am wearing a size 22, it fits really well, it's a loose fitting dress. It's made from a Non-stretch