text: Mad Men season five will be here before we know it, but I'm still counting the days until March 25, when the AMC drama returns. And like most fans, I'm freakin' about every little potential spoiler creator Matthew Weiner is dropping in interviews leading up to the two-hour (whee!) season premiere titled, "A Little Kiss." The latest is being called a "shocker," and for good reason. It's a plot line that could totally rock Don's -- and thus, our -- world.
  Weiner told TV Guide that he likes the titles of the episodes to have "some kind of synergy with the show so it will pique your interest," so clearly, there's going to be a revolutionary kiss ... likely between Don and one of the leading ladies. But the question is, which lady, being that there are more than a few in Don's life ...
  When asked if we should assume Don's just gonna kiss his secretary-turned-wife Megan (which seems like sort of a "drr" question to me, being that something as innocuous as that wouldn't warrant an entire episode TITLE), Weiner replied, "Who says Megan's even going to be part of Don's life?" BOOM! He explained:
  He may be back with Betty. One of my favorite scenes from (the season four finale) was when Betty offered herself to him again. And let's face it -- those two look really good together.
  Hmm ... I did feel like there was some foreshadowing going on there between Don and Betty at the end of season four's finale. And it's true, they do look all sorts of '60s glam plasticine-perfect together. But that doesn't mean they're perfect with one another. Yeesh! Do you remember how Betty was all sorts of evil last season?! Seeing her get back together with Don would definitely spur love-hate feelings from the fans. It may even be worse than seeing him all flowers and lollipops happy with his random new wife.
  Well, whether you're Team Betty, Team Megan, or Team Faye (remember her? I totally thought she and Don were gonna be an item, and then ...), you gotta admit this is gonna be HUGE. Why would Weiner float that idea if there wasn't at least a seed of truth to it? Guess we just have to wait til March 25 to find out where Don's lips land!
  Exactly one year ago today, I was curating my very first blog post. Nervous, anxious and unaware of the journey ahead of me, I’ve come along way to get to my blog anniversary.
  Not once did it occur to my enthusiastic mind, that typing on a blog was going to take me on the wildest ride. So much self-discovery, confidence and lessons gained. Here are my most proudest moments on the journey thus far:
  Long before the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke the news, I shared a post about my experience of being sexually assaulted. I asked – why do we not accept that all sexual assault is wrong?
  I remember as soon as I published, I rang my best friend and said can you read this. Then I asked if I should take it down. It became one of my top 10 most viewed articles and it was a huge relief to share what I had barely told anyone.
  Despite that my first post was on accepting your scars, I quickly realised that the only views I received were for beauty and health articles.
  So I focused mainly on them until I gained an audience to branch out further. It’s great to be able to share such a diverse range of topics.
  The Style of Laura Jane is a lifestyle blog combining the relatable thoughts that women have in their daily lives with the inspiration to seek self-love and exploration.
  I decided that my 1 year blog anniversary was the moment to consider self-hosted. I couldn’t wait however.
  Once I knew exactly how I wanted my blog to look, I had to take the plunge. Lauzie’s lifestyle because The Style of Laura Jane.
  Although a stressful transition and regrettably I lost people I used to connect to, I have absolutely no regrets.
  I can hold my head up high and say that everything I’m recommending on the The Style of Laura Jane, is what I’m using and loving myself.
  The best was when I received an email recently from a major high-street brand. It just reminds me of the amazing connections a blogger can make. Specifically with friends all over the world.
  Online friendships; a few drift away and some are short-lasting. The meaningful though, they are so significant.
  There’s definitely been a period of confusion where I’ve wondered what am I doing or am I wasting too much valuable time blogging.
  But this has saved me. It felt as though I was drowning before. I wasn’t 100% sure of what I was doing in life or what woke me up in the morning. And now since blogging, I’ve forged a career in writing; I get to wake up everyday and do what I love.
  And when I think about giving up blogging now, it’s like asking me to give up writing. Which would be giving up one of the single things I love most.
  Blogging is super tough and there is question continually over whether you are doing enough. And you wonder if people will get bored or if your work is terrible compared to everyone else’s. And secretly sometimes, you look at a successful, thriving blog, and question if you should adapt your’s to their standards.
  When the doubt is gone nevertheless, I wouldn’t change a thing. My blog anniversary is a photo album of my mind and my life.
  Congrats for your one year old blog yay! I am so happy for all the things you have achieved already especially going self hosted! I have been blogging for over a year and half now and still can’t just get it done.. maybe one day! xx
  Self-hosted has a lot of pros and cons and I don’t think it necessarily makes a blog ‘better’. So I would say to keep doing what you’re doing and only if you REALLY want to, move to self-hosted. xx
  How has it been a year already? Wow that sure has flown in! We must have started around the same time because my 1 year marker is coming up soon to!! Congradulations! Its beautiful to see how far you have come in just a short time! Keep it up pretty lady xx
  I think most bloggers I talk to on here, all started around January. It’s been great seeing us all progress and get use to WordPress.
  Thank you on the congrats! I cannot believe it’s been a year. I still feel like a brand new blogger sometimes. Life is just whizzing by right now.
  I’ll look out for your anniversary post if you fancy doing one. Thank goodness wordpress tells me otherwise I would have had no clue on the days. xx
  Wow! Only ONE YEAR! It honestly feels like you have been blogging for years – your writing is incredibly mature and it can only get better. 🙂 Congratulations though – and I think it is beyond amazing that you talked about sexual assault already within the first year. It is a big step towards something. Sexual assault is actually one of the topics that I’d like to talk about at some point soon, and just how easy it can come about at no instigation or fault of your own. It’s definitely a topic that needs to be discussed more, because for one, there’s still lots of stigma surround it, like the dark alley you speak of.
  I didn’t have any intention to share some intimate details about my life but I think just having such a great community on here, made it that much easier.
  I think this whole news outbreak has been good in a way, but I also worry that it will eventually die down and then issues are not solved. There’s definitely still stigma.
  I definitely think with the likes of social media, particular Twitter, it has made it that much easier for women to speak out although it is still tough. I think it’s important to talk about these issues though that happen outside of a dark alley or are mild incidents but still have an impact on the person involved because it really could lead to more serious offences. That is how things get serious in the first place. People act and then they go for some more. It is that simple.
  That’s exactly it. And I’ve read comments shaming women who discuss their ‘minor offences’ when there are bigger sexual assaults happening.
  The stereotypes need to go and people need to realise that you don’t have to be wearing a mini skirt or a flimsy outfit to be assaulted. And it doesn’t have to be rape to be considered wrong.
  Wishes Galore on your continued success! I feel happy that I have read every single of your favorite blogs and never would get bored 🙂
  You have achieved so much in a year of blogging and should be immensely proud of yourself – well done for always being so honest and sharing thoughts/experiences many of us can undoubtedly relate to, which is exactly what makes your blog so special and unique. And I can definitely understand what you mean about never being able to give up blogging, regardless how hard it may be, because that is like giving up the platform through which I am able to share and improve my writing. I certainly can’t wait to see everything you bring out in the many more years to come! Xx
  I’m so glad you joined the blogging community. I’m really curious to see where blogging is in the next 5 – 10 years.
  You are such an inspiration to me. Congratulations! Can’t wait to see what the future has in store for you.
  Congratulations on one year!! You’ve come so far ❤ Your blog is one of my favourites and one of the first I ever followed, definitely going to be recapping on all these posts! xx
  Thank you girl! You obviously had good taste in what blogs to follow from the beginning :P. Hope you enjoy recapping and you know how much I love your blog as well. xx
  Happy Birthday to your blog! Hope you never lose the inspiration to write such incredible posts for all of us x
  Congratulations on your milestone Laura ✌✌ always love to read your impressive posts ❤ wishing you many more years of blogging ✌
  Congratulations Laura on blogging for a year! This is incredible! I love the diversity of what you blog about 🙂
  Congrats on your first blogiversary ! I love reading your posts and learnt a lot from you, thanks so much !! Wishing you many more years of blogging !!!
  Thank you Megala!! That’s amazing that you’ve learnt something. You really inspire me in cooking. If I cook create recipes like you, I would be posting them. I hope we have many years ahead of us!!
  Congrats girl, so proud of you! So glad to have met and become friends with you. You deserve so much recognition for all your accomplishments since you’ve come a long way! Love your content which is always inspiring, keep rocking and wishing you many more years of blogging and achievements <3 <3
  It’s funny looking at my very first posts now. I used these really small images and they were all over the place.
  OMG Congrats! I can’t believe that you’ve only been blogging for a year! You are such a pro, I always assumed you’ve been blogging for much longer than me! I am so proud of you. I’ve seen you evolve so much throughout the year, and I can’t wait to see how much more you achieve in this following year to come xxx
  Thank you Melina! Everything I’ve learnt really has come from practice and watching other bloggers. I think that’s what I love about WordPress so much. People always give advice and help each other.
  This is such a great post, I’ll have to check up on some of those posts of yours you have mentioned as I don’t think I’ve read them!
  And I totally agree, there are times I ask myself as well if I could be using my time doing something else rather than blogging, but I don’t think I could give up blogging as it’s so important to me now!
  I really admire your content and you deserve all the achievements you have gained through your blog! ♥️♥️
  A few of the posts were quite a few months back. I didn’t want to post all my recent even though they are better edited if that makes sense?
  Congratulation Laura, one year in blogging world is a long time. You definitely had incredible first year in blog world, I hope next one will be even better. xx
  Thank you Azra! It doesn’t feel that long but I guess as a blogger you do so much that you don’t really have time to think about time right. xx
  Nothing says Valentine's Day than hearts...so this year I wanted to make hearts, but I wanted to add a little something extra in addition to the typical pink heart. So using inspiration from my favorite cookie artist, Sweet Sugarbelle, I created love birds, a puppy dog, and a traditional pink heart. The tags I designed for these cookies really make these cookies the perfect Valentine....the puppy dog cookie tags read, "I Ruff You"; the lovebirds cookie tags read "Be My Tweet Heart"; and the traditional pink heart cookie tags read, "Happy Valentine's Day". I don't know about you, but I heart these cookies so much! Hope everyone who receives them this year does as well!