Margarida; the Blog.

I'm a 23 year old immigrant in London (who isn't?); here I present to you my musings while exploring the 'real world', before actually having to go into the real world.

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Here’s a few photos from that time I went to New Zealand for a month and lived out of a van while tooting round the South Island. Good times.

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Community Post: Thinking Of Taking Up Hot Yoga?

If you are, prepare for these conundrums to infiltrate your daily routine.

So, I practice Hot Yoga. Is it hot? Yes. Is it difficult? Yes. Is it addictive? Yes. Here’s my accurate, no bullshit account of what happens when you commit to the practice. 

Namaste, bitches.

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Community Post: Everyones Thoughts During A Text Fight

You can now confront someone while simultaneously avoiding their being; Texting, oh the glory of the 21st century.

Everything’s going well, you’re having a joke. ... Wait. What? Was that not a joke? Fuck, why is tone such a bitch over text. WHY DON’T WE CALL PEOPLE ANYMORE?!

This is what being a millennial is all about; brace yourselves, you’re in a text fight - and it can drag on for daaaays.

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Community Post: Why We Should Be Feminists

We all need to start turning the tide on "feminism" as a *shudder* bad word. Here's my contribution.

After picking up Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me”, I got some re-booted feminism running through my veins. Here are some thoughts.

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Community Post: Signs You're Journeying Into Health & Fitness

You may have started your journey, or maybe you're considering it. Here's what to expect along the way.

Remember that time, you tried to get fit? And you actually really enjoyed how it made you feel? No? Just me? Fuck.

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Community Post: What It's Like To Be A Millenial

It's all fun and games until it really, really isn't. Amirite?

Practicing my tone of voice and copywriting skills. Also venting about millenial life conundrums and stuff.

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Actual footage of me just trying to get through the day

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Accurate.

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Trying to see if I can still manage this.

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Delving into the world of polaroids for NYE memories with friends of Old - and some new.

#polaroid #instax #NYE #2015

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Back in April/May when I was at Ogilvy Lisbon, I was approached at the last minute by a copywriter who needed help to mock up some artwork for his submission to the Cannes Young Lions - I said yes, because I wanted to help him out in his desperate situation, and essentially just followed what he asked for, with less than 24 hours notice. Then we submitted. 

The submission was for a brief that called for advertising advertising space - it's in Portuguese and it references various successful campaigns and the spaces in which they were implemented in that made widely succesful.

Always help a friend in need!

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Joana Vasconcelos Exhibition in the Palácio da Ajuda in Lisbon. July 2013.

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When I spend two hours in a meeting that should have lasted ten minutes

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Sometimes people - in this case, my boss - will surprise you! Got this engraved tumbler, something that all employees have and walk around with here at the office. I feel special!

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It's a little behind, but this is my D&AD project submission for 'Lets Make a Mark' brief. This is truly a product of a DPS experience - my partner on this project was Danny Pallett, a recent graduate from UCA Farnham that I met at a D&AD presentation way back in November, I believe. I'm quite proud of what we managed to accomplish, since we had such a tight time frame - I had been offered an extra week at Clinic and just couldn't refuse the offer (we need those internships to pass this diploma!) it was a super intense time but so much fun. I'll write another post about all the things we went through and what I learnt in the process!

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Re-designing my CV... still working on it

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How I feel about most things these days.

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Life in the real world.

What I thought it would be like:

What it’s actually like: