Around Here

Hi friends! Sorry for the radio silence this week, but know that my instagram is ALWAYS active as I am beyond in love with those little squares and you can always find me @laurenlikesblog. But since I have left you hanging, I thought an around here post would be the best way to catch you up because silence here means a bunch of crazy stuff is going on EVERYwhere else!Around here we are wrapping up the end of the school day with lots of fun, a flurry of activities and too many sad goodbyes. But the best thing we have done by far is field day!!Around here it is the last week to purchase postcards as I am retiring them when I leave for summer travelling. So grab them if you want them!Around here I am planning, planning, planning! Of course I'm using these travel printables, to get everything down for our Croatia roadtrip! WOO HOOO! Give me some coastline + cobble stone please and thank you.Around here we are counting down the days until we will be home to celebrate weddings! babies! summer! life! 21 days!!!Around here I am contributing to the new Big Picture Class Just Add Color! Learn a fun new watercolor technique with me and about a million other cool things we the other amazing contributors!Around here we are LOVING seeing your responses to the FREE Intro to Art Journaling course from Get Messy! EEK! PS this is the ultimate basics class, so if you just have no idea where to start, take this class.Around here I am reading the book For The Love by Jen Hatmaker and it is speaking straight to my heart so much that I have started a lunch group to discuss it, am posting endlessly on instagram about it and am making an entire art journal based on it.Around here I just got my new Get To Work Book and it is so amazing, I cannot wait to get some big plans and ideas in it!Around here I am shopping endlessly on Poppy and Dot. Buying adorable dresses on instagram? Yes please/send help.Around here I am not even pretending like saying goodbye is going to be easy. Too many good friends are leaving and I am feeling about 18 different emotions surrounding it.Around here I am listening to the Simple Show podcast. Simple Living for the win.Around here it is concert season, non stop.Around here I am tired. Seriously guys. Sleep ya later.