http://thelovelylauralife.com It's a lovely life. Mon, 18 May 2020 13:26:46 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 http://thelovelylauralife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-Laura-Blanton-_-The-Lovely-Laura-Life-2-32x32.png http://thelovelylauralife.com 32 32 78063567 http://thelovelylauralife.com/only-the-stovetop-light-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=only-the-stovetop-light-on http://thelovelylauralife.com/only-the-stovetop-light-on/#respond Mon, 18 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7865 It’s 10:29pm. Her cries claw at me, rake through me as her body presses against mine. The darkness of her room and the whir of the sound machine, my only other company. I wonder; how long have I been at...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/only-the-stovetop-light-on/feed/ 0 7865 http://thelovelylauralife.com/the-thing-about-fear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-thing-about-fear http://thelovelylauralife.com/the-thing-about-fear/#respond Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7090 With each of my pregnancies the ‘final week’ has always felt like so much more than simply ‘waiting on signs of labor’… Truthfully, they have all been more like spiritual and emotional roller coasters. This time around is proving no...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/the-thing-about-fear/feed/ 0 7090 http://thelovelylauralife.com/in-my-bag-at-the-hospital-with-baby-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-my-bag-at-the-hospital-with-baby-3 http://thelovelylauralife.com/in-my-bag-at-the-hospital-with-baby-3/#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2018 11:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7235 I’ve always been a planner by nature: research and lists are dear friends of mine.  So you can imagine that the idea of piecing together a well-packed hospital bag — complete with everything you need and nothing don’t — has...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/in-my-bag-at-the-hospital-with-baby-3/feed/ 1 7235 http://thelovelylauralife.com/5-steps-to-create-a-maternity-capsule-wardrobe-my-favorite-summer-color-palettes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-steps-to-create-a-maternity-capsule-wardrobe-my-favorite-summer-color-palettes http://thelovelylauralife.com/5-steps-to-create-a-maternity-capsule-wardrobe-my-favorite-summer-color-palettes/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7093 As a whole, I’ve gravitated away from creating seasonal capsules and focused instead on cultivating a simple, intentional year-round wardrobe for the past couple of years.  That said, I recognize that a seasonal capsule wardrobe seems to serve me well during...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/5-steps-to-create-a-maternity-capsule-wardrobe-my-favorite-summer-color-palettes/feed/ 3 7093 http://thelovelylauralife.com/35-weeks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=35-weeks http://thelovelylauralife.com/35-weeks/#respond Thu, 05 Jul 2018 14:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7087 Highs this week | Spending special time with my closest family and friends at the baby ‘sprinkle’ they threw me today.  Talk about feelin’ the love!  It was a much needed celebration. Lows this week | A little stressed/overwhelmed in general. Feeling...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/35-weeks/feed/ 0 7087 http://thelovelylauralife.com/simple-skincare-a-no-fuss-makeup-routine-for-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simple-skincare-a-no-fuss-makeup-routine-for-summer http://thelovelylauralife.com/simple-skincare-a-no-fuss-makeup-routine-for-summer/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=3701 Summer is officially here — and for over a whole week already at that! Even though fall is definitely my favorite season, summer assuredly comes in as a close second.  Summer vibes are just so relaxing and I generally tend to...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/simple-skincare-a-no-fuss-makeup-routine-for-summer/feed/ 6 3701 http://thelovelylauralife.com/34-weeks-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=34-weeks-2 http://thelovelylauralife.com/34-weeks-2/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7086 Highs this week | Without a doubt getting to see baby girl in a 3-D ultrasound. I went in for a ‘routine’ growth ultrasound so I was in no way expecting to see this/do this as it never happened during...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/34-weeks-2/feed/ 3 7086 http://thelovelylauralife.com/like-a-bush-in-the-wastelands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=like-a-bush-in-the-wastelands http://thelovelylauralife.com/like-a-bush-in-the-wastelands/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2018 17:18:03 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=5871 In the weeks following our oldest’s (Wyatt) birth I was forced to navigate some deep waters — as any new mom is forced to do I suspect.  Overcome with unfathomable love and responsibility, most of my life choices began to...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/like-a-bush-in-the-wastelands/feed/ 2 5871 http://thelovelylauralife.com/31-weeks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=31-weeks http://thelovelylauralife.com/31-weeks/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7083 Highs this week |  Yard sale-ing with my boys on Saturday morning.  Best friends visiting to bring us the most delicious taco dinner complete with: homemade guacamole AND salsa. Ugh… I so ate too much.  Also getting to see my...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/31-weeks/feed/ 0 7083 http://thelovelylauralife.com/summer-2018-reading-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-2018-reading-list http://thelovelylauralife.com/summer-2018-reading-list/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000 http://thelovelylauralife.com/?p=7111 I don’t believe I’ve ever done a “reading list” blog post before, but I’ve come across or been introduced to some fantastic books recently that I’m just chomping at the bit to get through.  This is the first time in...]]> http://thelovelylauralife.com/summer-2018-reading-list/feed/ 1 7111