Laura Schofield Lensography

Happy New Year

Lenses to help you celebrate and start the New Year off right

Valentines Day Lenses

Romantic Gift Ideas

Easter Lenses

Easter Egg Decorating, Menu Planning

Back To School Lenses

Planning For Back To School And Shopping For Supplies and Clothing

Let this mother of 4 tell you how to get the kids back to school with less stress and less money (and MORE success!). I work at school strategies and make school purchases throughout the year. Back to school is just the initial stock-up: Those supplies (and those schedules) need replenishing. Visit these lenses anytime and get some good scholarly advice.

Halloween Lenses

Party Planning, Decorations and Spooky Stories

Thanksgiving Lenses

Turkey, Trimmings, Tail-Gating and Black Friday Shopping

Christmas Decorating

Decorate For Christmas By Color

I'm currently doing a whole series of Christmas Decorating by Color. Why don't you check it out?

Holiday Shopping

Christmas Shopping and Delivery Tips For Christmas Gifts

Here are the lenses that I've put together which highlight my suggestions for gift giving and / or shopping around major holidays. I run an online shopping site so all the time I see average prices and where you can pick up almost anything for less.

Interior Decorating and Household Management

Organizing, Cleaning and Decorating Your Home

If you have children and are the one in charge of maintaing the household, you probably feel like your work is never done. I know I feel that way!! I'm always looking for ways to motivate my children and make the time spent doing this more rewarding, more effective and less time-consuming. Check out my strategies for making a happy and healthy home!

CPS Chicago Public High Schools

Information on both the application process and the schools themselves

Gardens and Gardening

Caribbean Lenses

Caribbean Flowers and West Indies Botanical Tourism Ideas

I love the Caribbean Islands and you can probably see that in the Caribbean lenses I've put together. Check these out.

African Lenses

Often Entwined With Charity, Jewelry And Flowers

Africa is an extremely rich continent. They are one of the world's largest producers of cut flowers, have unbelievable mineral stores, beautiful scenery, amazing wildlife and some of the kindest and most outgoing people on Earth! While setting up the fair-trade business Ecounusual, I not only did a lot of research on jewelry, but also on Africa itself. The penpal project is in itself connected with the fair-trade business.

This is a topic that is near to my heart: visit my lenses on Africa.

Chicago Lenses

When You Roll In To The Windy City

I live in Chicago, although I'm not originally from here. Check out my lenses on Chicago, and you'll get the advice of a native, but additionally see it from the viewpoint of a visitor (it was all new to me too once!)

Chicago For The Holidays

Travel Lenses

How To Book Cheap Airfare, Hotel Reviews, And Other Travel Tips

When we travel we might have a "Chicago Staycation", but we also try to get out and about a bit. Here are some of the tricks that I use to save money and have a good time. PS - I used to be a travel agent so I'm kind of knowledgeable here!

Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Learn about flowers or just look at pretty pictures of them

I've done a lot of research on national flowers for countries in various parts of the world, floral design ideas, organic flowers (and the evils of non-organic flower farms), tips to help you get a good deal on your next floral purchase, and also on specific blooms.

Food Lenses

Nutrition & Shopping Info and Recipes

We cook at home all the time. Maybe once a month we'll have a frozen or take-out pizza. Oh, and my daughter and I have a tradition of breakfast out on Sundays after her ballet class. If there's something I know about, its food though. I do the shopping for our family of 6 and try to get it as healthy as possible on a budget. I share the cooking with my husband. And I LOVE being healthy. Here's what I have to say about food.

Recipes

Focused on a single dish

Here are some of my signature recipes.

Tea

Different varieties

Are you a little lost when it comes to all the varieties of tea currently available? I'm your guinea pig! I love trying new teas and finding out about their health benefits. Check out what I've been sipping lately.

Health and Diet

Maintaining your self

Beauty

Products and Styling Tips

These lenses can be about skincare, hairstyles, perfume, bath products or even mehndi tattoos!

Shopping Guides

Expert Shopping Advice From a Lady Who Knows

I run an online shopping website full-time, Centsible. I've also shopped online almost exclusively for a few years now, and have picked up a few tricks on the way. Whether or not you're new to online shopping, there may be a few things you haven't thought of yet. Check out my shopping advice.

Jewelry

Making A Conscientious And Savvy Jewelry Purchase

I'm designing a website and setting up a business importing African handicrafts into the US for fair-trade sales opportunities, particularly African jewelry. I've been multi-tasking: researching the jewelry industry AND writing Squidoo lenses about my findings whilst doing so. Here's some of my findings.

Fashion Designers

The people behind the clothing.

I've profiled a couple of fashion designers here and learned alot whilst doing so. All the kids at my son's school rate Mark Ecko clothing and he wanted some: I found out all the places to buy it online, and the fact that, IMHO, Mark Ecko is a kinda funny guy! Armani is Mr. Hollywood. Donna Karan is a busy woman and is all about designing for busy women.

Trends And Youth Fashion

Urban looks, trendy labels and young designers

Shoe Shopping

How to shop for shoes online and where to find them for a good price

Pop Culture and Celebrities

Mainly pseudo celebrities

Some characters have sparked my interest for various reasons. Usually, I'll see a blurb on the news about them or go somewhere that is related to a personality. If they elicit a strong reaction from me, I'll probably do a little research on them online. Here are the compilations of 'celebrities' I've looked into. Funnily enough, both that I've published at this point could claim at one time or another to be "Public Enemy #1"..

Another odd connection - I've got a lens about the octomom and one about octomaid Ursula from the Little Mermaid (I didn't even realize I was doing that!)

James Bond Lenses

Secret Agent 007

Kids Stuff

Graphics And Web Design

Learning Photoshop

Squid-How Lenses

Laura Schofield's Squidoo Journey And How She's Getting There.

Want to achieve Squidoo greatness? Good, so do I! Have a look at where I've been and how I got there. Its up to me where I'm going, but I'll be sure to keep you posted.

About Me

Laura Schofield The Freelancing Entrepreneur