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To quote those legendary words, I have a dream. We all do, right? Whether it’s to set up your own business, travel the world or start a family.

My sister, Dora, and I have a dream. We’ve had it for a long time. A really long time. One day we will open our own vintage store. Read me. We will. Last weekend we went to a vintage fair and spent the whole time imaginary buying for our imaginary store. You know when you were a kid and you would walk around the supermarket with your invisible trolley choosing the food for the dolls you had waiting for you at home? That was us.


I’ve been thinking a lot about this dream lately, spurred largely by watching Lily Allen’s documentary From Riches to Rags. I love Lily and the programme followed her and her sister Sarah as they set up their vintage store Lucy in Disguise. Our store wouldn’t be as highbrow as theirs, but watching them sitting in their office and scouring for genius vintage finds made me so very jealous.


Problem is, we’re not quite sure how it’ll ever happen for us. How we’d be able to afford giving up work, spending months buying stock and then finding and setting up the perfect store. But the great thing about dreams? You don’t need to figure that kind of stuff out to keep them alive. Dreams don’t care about time constraints or bank statements. They happily live on despite all the barriers.


You have to have a dream. Something to aim for, to wish for. Something that, despite all the odds and doubts, could one day actually happen. We’re holding on tight to our dream and someday, you’ll have to come visit us in our little vintage store.

10 comments:

  1. The thing with your dream is that it is realistic. Really, there isn't any reason at all why you two shouldn't be able to open a shop, people do it all the time. And that's a great dream to have because a leap of faith and you're halfway there!

    My dream to have a book published ... well ... who knows? But it's still a dream I hold onto.

    Good luck to you and Dora!

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  2. hold on to that dream, baby steps...online store first perhaps? dream big! x

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  3. I think it's a great dream, made even better by the fact that you share it with your sister.
    When (not if, but when) you open shop, it will be amazing!!

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  4. There'll be a way to make this happen. Save really hard and get a loan. I have dreams like this too! Hold on to it tight Nell! *s*

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  5. ooooooo la la. you can do it! i believe fully!

    bless your dreams. xx

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  6. That is a superb dream. Keep working on it! I long to open a tea shop. My mum also shares this dream, so fingers crossed.x

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  7. if you believe in it enough, it will come to fruition. and what a wonderful dream come true it would be x

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  8. When that dream comes true, I'm totally coming over to spend all my money in your store.

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  9. That is you to a tee - I say go for it, you can make it happen...you already have with your business!

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  10. That is such a nice dream, and I will definitely come visit you in your store someday...

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