We haven’t had a Daily here in awhile, and that’s my fault, as this goodie has been sitting in my inbox and collecting dust. In the spirit of spring cleaning and my love for Kris Atomic (this girl is INSPIRING!), I introduce a Day in the Life of Kris below!

Enjoy (and thank you, Kris! I love having you here!)

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7.10
Good morning! The alarm goes off and I snooze for 10 minutes, then lie in bed reading emails on my iphone and waking up. It’s taken me about 10 years to work out that I’m an early bird and not a night owl. I get my best work done in the mornings, so I try to be up by 7am. My boyfriend Andrew and our cat Matilda sleep on.

7.35
Brush teeth, wash face, get dressed yadda yadda. Even though I work from home and don’t leave the house some days, I try to put on proper clothes and make myself presentable otherwise I can’t really get in the mindset of work.

07.55
Breakfast. Realise we don’t have any bread so no toast, settle for some fruit and tea. Lady Grey tea is my favourite, with milk/no sugar.

07.59
Sit down to work. Watch the latest episode of House and write to-dos in my filofax, reply to some emails and work out what I need to do today. I’m useless without my lists!

08.32
Work on colouring an illustration for a print. I usually draw on paper, then colour digitally so I spend a lot of time staring at the screen. I worry about my poor eyes.

11.00
Matilda starts running around and making a racket which means she wants to play so I drag her favourite feather toy around for a bit.

11.05
Andrew is up and working. He’s a photographer and programmer (and definitely a night owl!) but he works from home too, so we see a lot of each other. He works really hard so it’s very motivating to have him sitting next to me, because I’m a natural procrastinator.

11.08
Matilda hangs out on the rug next to us while we work. I wish I was a cat.

12.15
Since I didn’t have a very substantial breakfast, I’m going to have an early lunch. I’ve been trying to perfect my home made hummus this week and this one seems the best yet. I also make a godawful mess of the kitchen, blessed as I am with the ability to use every pan, dish and utensil in the house when making anything. I’m a pretty rubbish cook, but I do try.

12.32
Lunch of hummus, pitta bread and mint tea while I read the new issue of Vogue that just arrived in the mail.

12.35
Matilda is peeved that I’m using “her” table, so she sits next to me trying to sabotage my food by sticking her tail in it.

13.41
A bit more drawing, then I get ready to go to the gym. It’s sunny outside but still very cold, so I wrap up in my duffle coat and scarf.

13.42
I’m also wearing my favourite chinos from COS and a whole bunch of layers to battle the cold.

13.53
I live in Brighton, right by the sea. I’m looking forward to the summer when it’ll be really lovely.

14.00
There are lots of nice little shops and restaurants…

14.01
…most of which I haven’t been in since I moved here in october! Until last month I was working full time in London, so I was never really around. Now that I’m freelance I’m trying to explore the area a little at a time.

16.00
I didn’t take photos at the gym, but now I’m on my way back. I try to go running 3 times a week and do yoga on the other days. Today I did 10km in an hour and 20 minutes, which is pretty slow. I watched Gilmore Girls while I ran though, which is always a bonus!

16.10
It’s good to get out of the house a little bit every day, or I start to feel like a hermit.

16.21
I love the colours of the houses in Brighton, so much nicer than boring beige.

16.33
Stop off at the grocery (I buy a courgette, red pepper, chai tea and udon noodles) on the way back home. I’m wearing my new heeled brogues today. I love them!

16.45
Back to the workstation. As you can see we basically live in an apple store. All those cables and wires drive me mad, but it’s necessary. I work on colouring another illustration, read twitter, reply to emails and prepare some blog posts for the next few days.

17.55
A break to lounge with some blankets and cushions while I read (Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel). Matilda sleeps like the dead next to me.

18.30
Dinner. Sorry it’s not very photogenic! It’s thai green curry with green beans and baby corn, leftovers from last night. Andrew was feeling a bit anaemic so he had a steak and some spinach instead. I eat in front of the computer while I catch up on blog feeds and look at photos from Paris fashion week.

19.04
Back to work again! I draw some looks from the autumn/winter shows, this one is from Lanvin. Then I sketch some ideas for the launch of my new online shop next month, while listening to The Brothers Karamazov audiobook.

23.20
Bedtime! I get into my pjs and read Three Cups of Tea and try not to cry. I’m always crying at books! Hopefully, I’m asleep by 12am. Night night!

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