Dear Summer, Ummm… Excuse me… is there any reason why you have arrived early.  According to the Farmers Almanac you should not be making an appearance till June 21st… yet here you are in all your 95 degree glory.  I would like to kindly ask you to vacate the premises immediately and come back at [...]

Dear Sleepy Afternoon, Oh how I look forward to you this extended weekend… when I can just be at peace, feel the wind in my hair and just hang around! Write more… Type less, Lauren Side Table, RattanChair, Potted Pants, Hanging Garden, Bunkbeds, Forest Bed, Seat in Field,

Dear LC (Lauren Conrad to the lame folk), Oh LC (I can call you that right?  We are friends… in my head)… I’m just loving your new website, thebeautydepartment.com, it is my newest secret.  Since launching a few months ago, there have been so many useful tips from yourself and your styling team, that I’ve [...]

Dear Fat Happy (Stupid) Birds, Well, at least someone is benefiting from the 2011 Cicada invasion in Nashville.  While you fly around scooping up your yummy delicacy and fatten your bellies… I’m dodging, screaming and running away from the little red eye creeps that have decided to dive bomb my head and instill fear in [...]

Dear Husband, As you well know, I hate holding things while being out and about. Which has turned you into a proverbial camel… how could you expect me to hold a diet coke or shopping bags when I’m already holding my purse.  Frankly, when I’m shopping, I need my hands free to grab the good [...]

Dear National Stationery Show, Phew… we made it!  After months of preparation our booth came together, our products were displayed and we had a fabulous debut!  I am so blessed to have people in my life that helped this all happen… without Lindsey, my right hand girl, who pulled all-nighters with me and may I [...]

Hi Everyone, We are in New York getting ready to set up our booth at the National Stationery show… Wish me luck!  So, for the next week… blogs will be a bit sporadic, but be sure to check in for photos of our booth and sneak peeks of our new line.  Our regular blogging schedule [...]

Dear Upcoming Week, I am so excited to attend the Stationery Show starting Sunday that my tummy is full of butterflies in anticipation of major paper lust.  This morning, I got this juicy photo from Haute Papier as a teaser for their new line and the lust meter went through the roof… can’t wait to [...]

Dear Letter Writers, I am seriously Mad About Gadabout!  The adorable Hanna Nation of Gadabout has me hooked on her line of illustrated notecards that I need every single one!  I’m so excited to have the line in my shop that my customers may actually be getting tired of me talking about it!  Just look [...]

Dear Chance, I’m taking a leap of faith here… putting caution to the wind… and jumping in head first as I head to the National Stationery Show to debut my new line.  Just do me a favor,  since I’m sticking my neck out there… could you do the same? Write more… Type less, Lauren   [...]