SLP Sooner or Later

Meet Lauren

Lauren blogs over at SLP Sooner or Later. She is one of the sweetest girls I have "met" through blogging. She just got married on July 20th (like my bestie Olivia) and went on her honeymoon to Costa Rica!! We are planning a skype date very soon. She has been asking me for blog advice but I know I can learn a lot from her as well. And maybe I can even see a sneak peek of her wedding pictures?!

"Hi! I'm Lauren, a twenty-something, nursing home speech therapist, almost wife to Dustin, fiercely loyal friend, trying to learn how to do it all...sooner or later."

Blog Design: Burlap/linen background with purple and teal fonts done by Clarke Creative

Blog content: texas life, wedding details, speech language pathology and more

Been blogging since: February 2012

More about Lauren:

Favorite Food? Sushi

What do you like most about blogging? I love the friendships that I have made. Blogging feels like a support network for whatever stage and place you are at in life. It gives you the opportunity to get a "sneak peek" into other people's lives and experience things from another point of view. 

Place you must travel to? Europe. I'm dying to travel abroad. 

Early bird or night owl? Early Bird

An essential start to your day? Cliff Granola Bar (my go-to quickie "breakfast") 

Biggest pet peeve?  Repetitive tapping or smacking. I can't stand when people sit and tap their pens/pencils!! 

Daily Blog reads? Obviously, Designer in Teal! But also, Hooah and Hiccups, Little Baby Garvin, Forever Newlywedded, It Is What You Make It, Mrs. Laura Beth and Wifessionals, but the list could go ON and ON! 

Have I convinced you that you need to know Lauren yet?? I promise you won't regret visiting her blog!

p.s. Don't they make a cute couple??

Lauren's Social Media:

Twitter/ Facebook/ Instagram/ Bloglovin

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I Love Bloglovin

Today I get to co-host a fun link-up with Lisette and Rachel. Link up your Bloglovin account below and make some friends! Please let me know if you are a new follower!!

In order to help bloggers transition away from GFC as the main way to follow blogs, Northern Belle Diaries and Postcards from Rachel have teamed up to host I Love Bloglovin'. Google Reader is no more!

Now, let's get this party started!

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Check back this week:

• to see a mood board I am working on with Veronica
• to learn more about one of my blog friends Lauren
• for a 4th of July recap
• and to hopefully meet the doggy we have been patiently awaiting (no, we still haven't gotten him yet)

Wildcard Wednesday CO-HOST

I am so excited and honored to be a co-host for Wildcard Wednesday today! It is definitely one of my favorite blog hops :) If you have never linked up before, now is your chance! This hop is especially great because 1) there are 3 ways to join (blog, bloglovin and twitter) and 2) EACH entry gives you a higher chance of winning a prize! Interested yet? Learn more below!

Welcome to Wildcard Wednesday!

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The name of the game is #wildcard 

Stakes: A special PRIZE will be up for grabs the last week of each month

 Your link ups each week are your entries

Example: If you link up your blog, bloglovin and twitter you will have 3 entries each week

Winner of the March #wildcard {Won Ad Space on 3 blogs}:

Rules of the Game: 

1. Follow all your hosts 

Simply Clarke: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

Hooah And Hiccups: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

All That Glitters: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

and co-hosts

Designer in Teal: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

Keeping Up With Kaitlyn: Blog / Bloglovin / Twitter

2. Grab our button for your post so that others can join in the fun

3. Link up using your Blog URL, Bloglovin' URL & Twitter

4. Visit at least 3 other blogs

5.  TWEET about Wildcard Wednesday using #wildcard 

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Now make some new friends :) 

Life Lately

First of all, check out my guest post over on Logan's blog from yesterday!

Secondly, WELCOME new readers :) I am sooo glad you are here! Please check out my about me page and feel free to email me/comment below with any questions or just to say hi!

High Five for Friday: Round 2

• I have a new co-worker...who is my age!!! She is really sweet and I can't wait to get to know her better :)

• We have been looking for townhomes/houses to rent. It's a lot of fun to see what's out there until I have to remember that we have a budget haha

• I haven't mentioned this on the blog (you may know if you follow me on twitter) but we got SMARTPHONES last weekend! So I know have instagram now and I am a little obsessed. I feel like I have been missing out on this little world.

• Got my dress for Denise's wedding!!! and my friend Michelle's wedding is quickly approaching!

• I fixed a yummy pork chop dinner last night with corn on the cob and waffle fries :) too bad I still forgot to take a picture...

Anything interested happen to you this week?? We have a lot of things approaching quickly: graduation, Relay for Life, possibly High Point Market, weddings, showers, and of course my birthday! (Is it too early to be talking about that when it's in June? I think not)

And one last thing....I updated my social media icons! Check em out over on the left :) You can now follow me on bloglovin, gfc, instagram, twitter, facebook, and pinterest!

Linking up with Lauren @ From my Grey Desk Blog!

A few exciting things

I just have a few things I want to share with you. 

1) I just created a facebook page for Designer in Teal! So for all of you who read my blog through facebook, be sure and like the page so you can receive all updates.

2) I have 76 followers now!! I am so grateful for each of you that click over to my page every day, week, month or whenever you visit. Who knows...maybe when I reach 100 there will be a little giveaway in store.

3) I have also been doing some small things to the blog lately. I signed up for Bloglovin so follow me if you have an account! I 've gotten into button swapping as well so be sure to check out all of the lovely new ladies on my sidebar.

4) My survey is still open and will stay open so pretty please with sugar on top...go take that {here} If you are having problems with it, let me know so I can work out the kinks. 

5) This blog is growing...check it out :) You guys are the BEST!

Top posts:

1) Teal Chevron Curtains

2) More DIYing

3) Color and Lots of It

4) Mood Board: Dining Room

5) Wedding Wednesday

Top Traffic Sources:

1) Google

2) Young House Love website

3) Facebook

Some New Stats:

Over 300 comments/ over 12,000 page views total / 86 posts (including this one)/ 76 followers GFC / over 3,000 page views per month/ over 100 page views a day

Hope you are having a fabulous week!

    Just for fun!