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About me - Lauren Jones

My name is Lauren, I love to dream of travel, I over analyze everything, and the ambition in my life is heading in a direction I never saw coming. I have a library of favorite words that border on ridiculous and noteworthy. New York is my destination. Writing

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Relationships & Family > First Dates First date ideas on a budget
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First dates are nerve wrecking, your trying to fix your hair and make sure your breath is ok and the most important thing is to pick an outfit that sends one statement:this is me. The same rules apply to where you take your significant other out on your first date, it should be you, not some hopelessly expensive french restau... More..

Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) Do you prefer a smoothie or a coke? And why?
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As a lover of the smooth taste of fruit and smooth creamy concoction smoothing from my lips to my tongue then I would have to go with the love of the smoothie.Today sodas are nothing more than a big bottle of high fructose corn syrup and unnecessary ingredients and although I'm a guilty drinker of coke I cant say I would pref... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What items and events best represent your generation?
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Your glistening new iphone in one hand while trying to juggle texting and gulping down your no fat extra espresso latte from starbucks in the other. Listening to your new Gucci shoes that you really got in the sale section at Ross click against the pavement and cursing as you hear yet again the sound of your text messaging si... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Why I write
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It's so strange to hear this question asked so blatenly and so open ended, instead os someone asking "Whats your Inspiration?" or the infamous "What are you writing about currently?". Instead they are asking the questions that leads up to all of the other questions, why I write, reminding me all over again why it is every day... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Society
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Once their was a you and meBut we whispered to loudlyAnd got caught between the fine lines of societyBetween right and wrongBetween love and hateBetween morals and valuesBetween gay and straight.Opinions rose, occasions fellAnd the church became a fiery hellWhat you grew up knowingAnd what you had grown to feelWere two versio... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Valentine's Day
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red hearted boxes line the shelves of the storepicking one for you seems to scream insecureA box of chocolates is not what you deservemy heart beating under this shirt can surely be heardits chocolates thrown in a box with a cheap little cardso who on earth is picking one for you so hard?I pace the aisle and ponder and ponder... More..

Style & Beauty > Perfumes & Fragrances Moving day: How to choose a perfume that will help you stay fresh on this stressful day
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They say that there are three events in your life that will be the most stressful, getting married, having a baby, and moving. As women its natural to look stunningly fabulous on your wedding day after all that day is about you, however, on the day of the birth of your baby well thats a different story. Which leaves the third... More..

Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life Why we dwell on the past
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When you look towards your future you see endless possibilities for your life, getting that promotion at work, taking that trip to Paris you've been saving for, maybe even settling down and having a couple kids. But your past, all you see is the things you could and should have done.We dwell on the past because we cant change... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Silence
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I have these quiet daysWhere my silence is goldenWhere words stay awakeAnd the world goes to sleepWhere time and spaceAre the only factorsPlaying around in my head.Ideas float like waterAnd love stays afloatLike a sunken shipEventually spiraling downwardWith the anchor of my secrets.I have these quiet days whereMy lips say it... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Assessing how the meanings of words change over time
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Change is a part of every day life. People change, opinions change, preferences change, even life partners change, but since when do the words coming out of your mouth mean something different than when you said them last week?.In the 1800's the word love wasn't thrown around amongst every person that you dated, it was saved ... More..

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