+ join the love bomb team. NOW. +

Alright, everyone. The time has come.

For the last several months I have been (somewhat) holding my tongue about a new project I am very, very excited to be a part of. And I want ALL of you guys to participate.

I have been working with Nate at ItStartsWith.Us on the Love Bomb project, and this week is the big release. The concept is simple. We change the lives of those desperately needing hope, love, care, & encouragement - together, once a week, for five minutes.

We are all busy, I know this. But the next time someone asks you what you're doing with your life, I bet your answer isn't "cleaning up," "going grocery shopping" or "sitting at a desk." I know that all of you want something More.

A homeless man asked me a couple days ago what my life objective was, and without hesitation I replied, "to love people." It's taken me a long time to get here. To the place where that is my default answer, where it comes naturally. Yes I want to get married, yes I want to live where I want to live, there are activities and careers that I dream about. But what do I want to do with my life? Love people.

And it's a genuine fight to fit what you're doing with your life into your daily routine.

This is why I'm pouring a good chunk of every day into Love Bomb, and why I am the new Team Leader for the project. I want to help you fit what you truly care about into your daily or weekly routine. So please, put your name and email into the little box below, and every week when you get the email linking you to someone who desperately needs to be reminded that that love is real, take 5 minutes to do something about it. I want to see all of you grow into the place where you are content to simply respond, "I want to love people" when you are asked what you're doing with your life.

Come on guys, you are bloggers. This is what we do. We comment to show our love.

website | @dropalovebomb

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And welcome to the Love Bomb Team. :)

- lauren xoxo
@laurenlankford

+ to do lists. +

this is what the inside of my brain looks like.




to do list when i get home.

+ finish painting black frames
+ publish 3 button trees on etsy
+ clean up desktop
+ catch up on photos
+ strangers project - 3 people.
+ go buy post it notes
+ change twitter design
+ frame all the art in my living room

+ love and 100 strangers +

i'm starting my love + 100 strangers photo project this weekend.

snapshots of 100 strangers, captioned with their first and middle name, age, and their definition of love.

definition of love being dictionary format, a short story, a phrase, life experience, or whatever defines love best for them.

if you would like to be part of it, let me know. maybe we will accidentally cross paths somewhere in columbus, or in any one of the cities i will be in over the summer. :)


- lauren nicole

+ you are loved day+

so, i'm a huge fan of loving people. but, i want to remove myself from the picture, and be able to give love, without it coming from "lauren nicole."

so, you are loved days have been born.


twitter.com/youarelovedday


follow on twitter to keep track of events, ideas, and who all is participating. and to participate. :]


events: will be held both regularly and at random.
bring: at least 25 little scraps of paper with "you are loved" scrawled on them.
we will: be handing out and hiding these little slips of paper!
expect: to experience the high that comes with loving and needing no return.
you are free: to be creative, or to be simple. or both.


> > if you don't live in columbus, i encourage you to start one in your own city, and do this with us!

> > we will frequently meet for half an hour beforehand to write our little notes together, meet one another, and have a good time. date, time and location will be announced on twitter!