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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 made the annual pilgrimage to Hampton Court Pala

I made the annual pilgrimage to Hampton Court Palace on Friday for their Festive Fayre, a food-focused celebration of all things Christmas. 🥰🎄 I used to be a bit of a bag humbug come the holiday season but over the past few years I’ve found myself embracing the fanfare more, indulging in the mulled drinks and countdowns and peculiar little practises we reserve for only this time of year. Creating new traditions (like stuffing myself full of sweet treats and savoury feasts with the people I love) played a direct role in that. I suppose I was never that excited because I didn’t have much to be excited about - my family is small so Christmas Day was hardly a riotous party, as lovely as it was - but now, my brother and I make dinner together every year after we go to the pub and we have the Christmas Fayre and other revelries peppering the run up to the big day. I understand this whole thing a bit more now, the excitement and the ‘Christmas Spirit’, and I also understand that’s it never too late to start new traditions.

Sometimes it can feel a bit ‘outside looking in’ witnessing the cracker-pulling-face-creasing-back-buckling fun of others, but even if your celebrations look quite different, how they feel to you is most important. And if you want to change course and perhaps start a new tradition of your own: DO.

And so begins the slump of the seasonal change. A

And so begins the slump of the seasonal change. A lot of us feel drab this time of year, the days ending as soon as they’ve begun ushering in the sense of time expiring right in front of us. Underpinning the Christmas excitement and plans for the year ahead is the persistent suspicion that everything you do is crap and hey, you look like crap too. You know it’s in the weather and it’s just one of those things that darker days bring with them, but it rarely makes it any more pleasant, knowing it’s a shared experience. So here’s to you, if you are also feeling blue. I’m drinking Baileys at lunchtime and I hope you are too.

I was talking with one of my oldest friends yester

I was talking with one of my oldest friends yesterday and we exchanged frustrations over the limits of time - you know, the things you’ve probably found yourself saying in the harvest of close conversation: ‘how are we supposed to cook, clean, eat, sleep, exercise, learn, work, socialise and evolve as people, all at once?’. Sometimes it feels like life is the eternal pursuit of equilibrium, both mentally and practically. Trying to balance the plates of ordinary life and consider the deeper aspects of our identity and personhood at the same time. It’s taking out the bins while questioning our core purpose; popping to the post office alongside an existential crisis.

Keiran often sings when he’s tidying the kitchen: ‘you clean and eat and clean and eat and clean and eat until you die’. It sounds morbid but it always makes me laugh, because within that humdrum frustration is a nugget of truth. You can be a million miles deep in the sea of your self or floating above the clouds, mind spread through time, and there will still be a daily task which tugs you like a balloon, back to reality. It’s curious how these two states co-exist, the abstract which inspires us to grow and challenge ourselves, and the starkly ordinary which reminds us where we’re rooted - firmly in the grounds of mucky microwaves and parking permits.

Perhaps when we’re thinking of life as these spinning plates - as some kind of quest for just the right amount of everything - we’re oversimplifying something incredibly complex. There’s a world inside and a world outside, and everyday is a blank canvas upon which either might dominate. Sometimes the learning, and sometimes the cleaning. Sometimes the socialising and sometimes the introspection. And instead of trying to ‘solve’ the perfect balance, appreciate that this - well, this is it. This is living.

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ad ☁️ Do they smell? Do they feel wet? Whenever I mention underwear that replaces panty liners or period products to somebody who hasn’t experienced them, these are the first questions I’m asked. 🤔 @modibodi uses the same technology for the absorbent lining which resists odour and bacteria in their period pants as they do in the moisture-wicking, every day undies I’m wearing here (both of which you can try with 15% off using the code CHLOENOV, more info below 👇).

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ad - gifted ⚪️ Had THE. BEST. TIME. at Ave Mar

ad - gifted ⚪️ Had THE. BEST. TIME. at Ave Mario yesterday. I’ve had the pleasure of dining under the light-peppered wisteria at Circolo Popolare but Ave Mario is a completely different vibe. Loud, gaudy and fun, if you’re looking for a new date destination or, like I tend to do in the run up to Christmas, you’re booking in catch ups with all your nearest and dearest and you want somewhere you can spend a bit of time, this is the spot.

We started with herby fried dough balls smothered in sauce (Led Zeppole) and Mac ‘n’ Truffle Crochettas, both of which I’d happily die and resurrect to eat again. Then onto mains: pizza and pasta, of course. Everything was delicious 👌 and our server was SO. SO. nice, so much so that on the way home we both kept saying “god that man was so lovely” (we’re easily won over - tell us one family story and we’re done).

We ended up sitting at the kitchen bar downstairs and I’d definitely recommend trying to grab a table on the lower floor if you can. It’s a little bit more vibey with the mirrored ceiling and basement feel, plus it’s closer to the toilets which is always a bonus after two glasses of very-easy-to-drink-wine. 🥴

Hello little peach 🍑 Welcoming my latest additi

Hello little peach 🍑 Welcoming my latest additions by @lovehelps_ (and three white patches where I’ve tanned ~ around ~ the new tattoos). The peach and K were planned but the wrist sparkles were spontaneous, because why not? ✨

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