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I created The Little Plum in 2013 as the digital ‘blogosphere’ was beginning to explode. Fast-forward to 2021, and I’m a 27 year old marketer, writer and content-creator, sharing reflections on love and life in our 20s. I help brands communicate their stories through beautiful visuals & creative concepts, but my passion has always remained deeply rooted in the written word. Why not have a poke around? Every article has been carefully put together and I’m sure you’ll find something that tickles your delight.

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I thought these boots were a bit too Sharon-from-E

I thought these boots were a bit too Sharon-from-Eastenders yesterday but you gals convinced me otherwise, so I’ve brought them out for a lunchtime coffee trip. Still feel like I’m teetering on the edge of being the queen of Walford Square but I’m trusting you 🌝

Every time I wear my hair like this, I have flashb

Every time I wear my hair like this, I have flashbacks to school toilets, Dream Matte Mousse and those So…? body sprays (remember So…? Kiss Me? Or So…? Sinful? We really thought we were doing something 😭). I never thought I’d be scraping my hair back again for the tightest, slickest bun, but here we are - the circularity of trends is a funny thing. Especially when the original era doesn’t even feel that long ago. 🥴

How are things going with the new house? Umm.. I d

How are things going with the new house? Umm.. I don’t know. We’re definitely getting closer. The mortgage was approved, the surveys have been completed and I think we’re now waiting for something to arrive in the post for us to sign. To be honest, it seems like throughout the process, all we’ve been doing is waiting for something to arrive to sign. The famous stress that everybody likes to warn you about (you know, “moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do in your life! That and divorce”) is born more of bewilderment than feeling overwhelmed. Most of the time you’re just waiting for things to happen. People to speak to each other. Letters to be sent. And when your friends and family ask for an update, you don’t have much more to offer than ‘we’re getting there - I think!’.

It seems to be a fairly universal experience, but we’ve had to do a lot of chasing with our solicitors. We made the mistake of going with the firm the estate agents recommended when we should have sourced our own solicitor, but trying to do everything perfectly as first-time buyers is a fool’s errand. You need to experience the process to know what not to do next time.

We’re renting at the moment so I’m starting to get a little wound up that we’ll one day receive an email saying ‘hey! when do you want the keys?’ and we’ll still have two month’s notice in our current place. We’ve stressed this multiple times to the estate agents and solicitors but I’m almost certain that nobody listened. 🥴 Which is another lesson I’ve learned: most of the people involved are so busy that you’re nothing more than a road name and house number to them. Your case is inconsequential in the larger scheme of things, so unfortunately, if you want to be heard, you have to make noise. Neither of us are great at being bastards on the phone so we’ve definitely learned to push a lot harder.

But that’s pretty much where we’re at at the moment! Seemingly getting closer, but also tangibly no closer than we were three months ago. One thing is for sure: I’m going to miss living here so much. 😢

Have you found your “thing?” 🤔 I’ve been

Have you found your “thing?” 🤔 I’ve been talking about work a lot lately and yesterday, as I stuffed dirty trainers into the washing machine and Keiran rinsed ketchup from the rims of white plates, we started talking about our “thing”.

I (think) I’ve found mine but he has yet to find his, the “thing” being what we feel we’re good at, what we’re drawn to do - our life’s driver as I put it. Mine is to create and to share and to let stuff spill endlessly from my big head in the pursuit of fulfilment (and, realistically, validation). I’ve kind of always taken this for granted; I may not know the breed, but I know the species, you know? I’ve always been snapping photos and writing stories, long before it became part of my work.

Then I started to think about what my “thing” would be if I didn’t take photos and write, and I appreciated a little more how often we associate our jobs with our identities. Mine happen to coincide, but even if I was out chopping trees or teaching or driving a taxi, my thing would still be my thing. It’s something to do with your soul’s expression - we love what we love and the passion speaks for itself.

I suppose this is a long-winded way of saying that if you’ve yet to find your “thing”, it will come. You will find it. Some nuts are just a little harder to crack.

Even my brother messaged to say this dress looks n

Even my brother messaged to say this dress looks nice so she fully deserves her moment in the limelight. 💚 This is the Joy Mix Print Dress from @kitristudio (*gifted*), a #CareToRewear number at about 1.5 years old. I’ve seen a few pop up on Depop so it’s worth bookmarking the search term if you’re interested. And I didn’t have to have it altered! I’m 4’11 and it sits just at the ankle, a happy stroke of luck. *chef’s kiss*

Kinder To The Planet, Kinder To Your Clothes. Here

Kinder To The Planet, Kinder To Your Clothes. Here are a few ways to make washing your clothes that little bit more eco-friendly. 🧺🌍 Say hello to:

- @guppyfriend
- @ecoegg_uk
- @kinn_living (don’t know why I said Kinn Beauty, ignore that 🌝)
- @smolproducts

Let me know if you have any tips & tricks yourself. There’s quite a lot of choice in the cleaning department when it comes to products and methods, so I think we’ll do household bits next. 🥳

Also I’ve tried auto-captions for the first time! If they don’t work I’ll go back to manual on the next one so you don’t miss out if you can’t listen with sound.

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