29.07.2023
Shaking things up
Photography trips across Africa help us reflect, sense-check our direction, and remember what we truly want from life. Em and I finally have time to talk — open air and distance from routine give us valuable head space. When that was taken away from us by Covid, and replaced with more stress, less freedom, and certainly less income, we did what a lot of other people did. We made some big decisions.
In just a few days we’re moving to Kenya.
We have a couple of years until school gets a little more exciting, and we felt that if we didn’t do it now, we probably never would.
Our decision has already had a profound effect on our business, Silverless. It has encouraged us to grow, and to structure in a way that is less reliant on any one person. Five new colleagues joined us this year, with each bringing skills, personality, passion and experience that we could have only dreamt of harnessing even a year ago. We’re better organised, more efficient, more confident, more diverse, more creative and happier than ever, and I’m excited and honoured to work with such amazing people.
Say it quietly, but it feels like things run better when I’m not about.
On a personal level, it has allowed me to get back to what I love – to create – to interpret briefs and to imagine. It has brought back balance to our lives, and reinforced the identity of Silverless. With just a small time-difference, we’ll work remotely, joining the daily production stand-ups smugly two hours further into our day.
Covid set the world up for remote working — and that changed everything for us.
But things haven’t been without stress.
I’ve neglected friends and family, overwhelmed by renovation, business changes, relocation logistics, and the financial strain of it all. Hopefully, the past 18 months’ sacrifices will give us time and clarity to rebalance and reconnect with what matters most.
You can follow our Kenyan adventure on our Instagram account here, or just get in touch for a chat. We won’t be busy renovating a house.
