And bringing those treasures to light takes work and faith and focus and courage and hours of devotion, and the clock is ticking, and the world is spinning, and we simply do not have time anymore to think so small.
— Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic

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Waiting
Lauren Leigh Hinthorne Lauren Leigh Hinthorne

Waiting

I am not by nature a patient person. While I prefer to live at a slower pace than some, I do like to be on the move - doing something, making progress.

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Mood board no.1
Lauren Leigh Hinthorne Lauren Leigh Hinthorne

Mood board no.1

Initial progress is slow, so I’m trying to stay motivated by looking ahead...

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Wiping the slate clean
Lauren Leigh Hinthorne Lauren Leigh Hinthorne

Wiping the slate clean

It has been a strange experience, taking over a building that someone else simply walked away from. I need to tidy away someone else’s project - someone else’s dream - before I can seriously get going on my own.

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Before
Lauren Leigh Hinthorne Lauren Leigh Hinthorne

Before

Now that I have the keys, I can begin to properly take stock of what’s there and what comes next…

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And so begins a wild new adventure…
Lauren Leigh Hinthorne Lauren Leigh Hinthorne

And so begins a wild new adventure…

I bought a Chinese takeaway. And by “Chinese takeaway” what I actually mean is a the vacant building that used to be a Chinese takeaway restaurant.

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