{"id":176,"date":"2022-06-29T13:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2022-10-15T10:39:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T10:39:48","slug":"about-lou","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/index.php\/about-lou\/","title":{"rendered":"About Lou"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.elementor-176 .elementor-element.elementor-element-135fb85e > .elementor-container > .elementor-column > .elementor-widget-wrap{align-content:center;align-items:center;}.elementor-176 .elementor-element.elementor-element-135fb85e{padding:22px 0px 22px 0px;}.elementor-176 .elementor-element.elementor-element-19d0ae43 > .elementor-element-populated{padding:0% 10% 0% 0%;}.elementor-176 .elementor-element.elementor-element-1d620671 > .elementor-widget-container{margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:10px 10px 0px 0px;}.elementor-176 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.elementor-element.elementor-element-576e163{padding:1em 1em 1em 1em;}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"176\" class=\"elementor elementor-176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-135fb85e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"135fb85e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19d0ae43\" data-id=\"19d0ae43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d620671 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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I try my best to create a space of hope, healing, happiness, and loads of light for you to soak in. The world is a tricky old space but even in its darkest moments, I promise I will try my very best to shine a bright light of love in your direction.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462accd2\" data-id=\"462accd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70369c76 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"70369c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Lou-Outdoor-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Lou Outdoor\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Louise-Coghlan-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Louise Coghlan 1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Louise-Coghlan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Louise Coghlan\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Granny-Nancy.jpg\" alt=\"Granny Nancy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/the-picture-of-love-granny-nancy-lou.jpg\" alt=\"the-picture-of-love-granny-nancy-lou\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/livingandlaughingwithlou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Lou-and-granny-nancy.jpg\" alt=\"Lou and granny nancy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img 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I tend to share all parts of my world and my thoughts, all based on the consensus that no matter what\u2019s happening, a mug of tea will be at the centre of it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05e6c84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05e6c84\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-486e5af\" data-id=\"486e5af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d51b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d51b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I have been a carer for the last few years while minding, living and loving with my very best friend and Ireland\u2019s oldest lady, Granny Nancy. Granny lived at home and it was throughout the pandemic that we started reaching out to the world and to our pure and utter joy, the world reached back. We ran a facebook page called \u2018Living and Laughing with Lou\u2019 and as they say we never looked back. Sadly and devastatingly to my world, Granny let go of my hand and went to God and to my dad in Heaven on September 10th, 2021. Since that moment, I\u2019ve been traveling my path alongside my social media family, particularly my facebook family as I adjust to life without her while being unbelievably grateful for all she gave me. My tears fall as I think of her but my face lights up as my heart feels her love inside me. Thank you for finding my home here and be sure to join me on all my social media platforms as that\u2019s where I share my daily meanderings, musings, and most importantly messing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Lou For those of you who are new to me, my name is Lou &amp; I love life. I try my best to create a space of hope, healing, happiness, and loads of light for you to soak in. 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