Happy Hump Day: Operation Beautiful by Laura+

Aloha Roz's Readers! I've been asked to do a guest blog post while Roz is sunning it up on the Amalfi Coast (lucky devil!) and so, because I adore Roz and her blog, here I am, wishing you a Happy Humpday! :)

Some of you might be wondering who I am? Well... I'm Laura and I'm the author of Lollipop Loves. It's a bit of a random blog, just like me! Today's picture to celebrate the hump? This:

I'm a little bit obsessed with Operation Beautiful. If you are not familiar with it, the concept is to make people feel good about themselves. How do you do it? By leaving a little note with a lovely message, like the one above. To be more precise, Operation Beautiful is "transforming the way you see yourself, one post-it note at a time".

I really believe that self-belief and confidence in yourself is imperative to happiness, and little random gestures can brighten anybody's day. Tell me you wouldn't smile on finding a little note staring at you when you are feeling pretty rubbish. The world seems to be obsessing on looks and weights, and with all of the photoshopped images in magazines, it's easy to understand why people (especially women) put pressure on themselves to strive for perfection. But what is perfection?

Let me tell you.

YOU are perfection.

Yes, you!

You with the braces, and you without.

You with the blue eyes, and you with the brown, hazel and green.

You with the blonde hair, you with the brown hair, and you with any colour of the rainbow in between.

You who is a size zero, and you who is not.

Every single one of you.

Beauty is more than looks. It is more than tanned skin, perfectly coiffed hair, a dazzling smile and a slim figure, and this is why I love Operation Beautiful. It spreads the message that (to quote Bruno Mars) "You're amazing. Just the way you are." Warts and all!

To spread the happiness, all you need to do is carry a post-it note pad and a pen and leave an inspirational message where someone might find it - the mirror in the ladies' loos, inside a lift, inside a changing room - anywhere. Anywhere that someone can read it, and anywhere that someone can appreciate it. I know I do, and even though I never find out if someone's read my message, I know that if they have, I've managed to make them feel good, if only for a nanosecond. 

With all the negativity that's occuring lately, isn't it about time we spread some happiness and love?

Don't forget, you are beautiful!

xoxo Laura

Roz: Happy Hump Day everyone! By now I (hopefully) should be developing a rather nice bronzed tan in Italy hehe ;) Anyways a big thank you to Laura for taking over my Happy Hump Day post this week. I have been a fan of Operation Beautiful for a while now myself as I love the message it sends and think it's so true that it's important to spread the love and that it can hopefully lift someone's day when they are feeling a little down. It's such a shame to see the lack of self confidence in girls these days - I even see it in my friends that are the most stunning girls! Love yourself girls; each and everyone of you girls out there are perfect just the way you are ♥ 

About Laura; oh where to start, I just love her blog! She's the sweetest and funniest girl. My favourite bits on her blog are the 'Things I have learned..' posts, her book reviews (we adore the same books!),  '120 Happy Things..' posts and all the beauty, health and wedding planning stuff in between. Overall, it's just FAB so make sure you check out Lollipop Loves now :) xoxo

Bruno Mars - Just the way you are