I was terrified last year, before I turned 20. I mean, I'd spent two decades in this world and I felt like I hadn't achieved enough, that my life was a boring waste with nothing to show for. Now in retrospect, for someone my age I've achieved a fair bit, I finished school, I have an ama…

For anyone that has been following my personal Instagram (@laurathetoughest) you may have noticed a couple of stressed posts recently (note: by the time you read this I will have probably stressed so much about them that I've deleted them). "It's a long weekend, why are you stressed La…

With the handmade markets on in Canberra this weekend, it has reminded about my constant desire to stick it to the man and support local businesses. There are so many amazing, local businesses in Australia that made such amazing products and today I'd like to share some of my favourite stores w…