Let me start with a disclaimer: we are no photography 'experts', we are self taught creatives. But it wasn't until we started shooting with Olympus around 4 years ago that our interest in photography really grew.
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We're so lucky to be doing what we love from creating something out of, essentially, nothing (privilege and experience aside, my blog cost nothing to set up in 2011). I thought I'd write down some thoughts on how we went from side hustle to fully fledged business, especially in terms…
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Alex founded The Frugality in 2012 and her husband Chris now works full time with her on the website. I was really excited to talk to a couple that both work and live together, because to anyone that doesn’t do this, it seems almost unimaginable.
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I didn't really have a new year's resolution this year, mainly because I have been working towards a few big, personal goals for a while now.
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So we haven't even finished decorating our study, yet. And I made a bit of a life decision. I put a deposit down on an office, walking distance from our house.
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I often get asked for interviews etc, to describe my working day. And I always answer the same: no day for me, is ever the same.
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First up is Naomi Mdudu, someone I have admired and looked up to for a few years - we met at a work dinner when we both worked full time on print media (she was Fashion Editor for The Metro at the time) and have since become friends.
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Cardigan: American Vintage (sold out but buy similar here). T-shirt: Ba&sh. Wool joggers, £14.99 in the sale, Gap It’s a strange world, this Instagram parallel universe, where everyone looks impeccable all the time – running around Paris or London on their way to meetings in heels and walking the dog in…
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This Christmas holiday was the first time in 4 years I didn’t work on my blog, and although I kept up social media (to some extent), it was a really big step for me. If I’m honest I’m a bit of a workaholic (I fully understand this is an oxymoron,…
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My (unusually tidy) desk at home. Wearing shirt: MHL Margaret Howell. Skirt: Zara. It has been 3 months now since I took the leap into the world of freelance. It has been a bit of a shock to the system, going from super (pretty much unmanageably) busy to sometimes not…
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