Hi its me!

Hey-yooooooo! So today I am “feeling the fear and doing it anyway” (Susan Jeffers, 1998) and putting myself out there for anyone vaguely interested to see.

So my name is Laura Mannion. I am 36 years old and I have 3 amazing children. I also have an amazing husband, a cute dog and a fox-fighting cat. My job title is Nail Technician and I have recently won an award for my work. I have no hair (by choice) and I consider myself to be a talks-too-much introvert…. It may also be obvious that I love to contradict.

I love my family; my friends and my job. I love to read and write and learn about the world around me. I love to laugh and to challenge myself. I am socially awkward (although not in the typical way) and I quite like my own company. I like to listen to music in the car and mostly I love life!

I am also flawed and would consider myself to be a work in progress, and besides all of that I have a health condition called Fibromyalgia and I am a new Christian. This is what has been the biggest changes in my life in the last few years and also the thing that has been both the most positive and negative experiences of my life. I am here to share my experiences and also to share inspirational and awe-inspiring people that I discover along the way.

I hope that this blog is interesting to people that are:

• Finding inspiration from the world around them
• Maybe a new Christian or have an interest in Christianity, or, like me, just want it to be an OK thing to talk about
• Love nails (because I almost definitely can’t help but chuck some nail stuff in)
• Believe in the power of positivity (but not in the fake Facebook kinda way).

What’s coming up over the first few weeks:

• My 40 things to get done before I’m 40
• Same me, new obsession: Why becoming a Christian isn’t as weird as some would think
• Million step challenge: What have I let myself in for?!
• My current reading list and Youtube obsessions

I am always interested in feedback, good, bad or ugly so if you have an idea for me or want something included in a blog, just want to give feedback or have a story for me please email it to [email protected] or post in the comments.

Lets get inspired together! Loopy Laura xx