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needs. Called to the Bar in 2008, Krystle has been a practicing corporate lawyer for the past 9 years. Although Krystle always aspired to be a lawyer, she quickly realized it would not be the sole career that would make her feel complete for the rest of her life. It was always a question of what else she could do. Once she discovered her love for online blogging, she knew she had to give it a try. Krystle initially started her Instagram account in November of 2015, after dis- covering that this was a productive channel to express the things she loved most in life – travel, food and fashion. Krystle’s account started as her personal account, posting images of food, family, travel – a little bit of everything. Krystle had many little pushes toward what ultimately led to becoming a full-fledged lifestyle blogger. Her family and friends were constantly “You are not going to be for everybody and you can’t please everyone, so you have to just do what makes you happy.” – KRYSTLE telling her to utilize her writing skills to express the things she loved online, such as fashion and food. Every time she would travel, Krystle wanted an outlet to share her travel photography. The Instagram account and blog seemed to combine everything she loved. Initially, she tested the waters. She was not posting every day, but she was still receiv- ing great engagement and response. After this successful start, Krystle began creating consistent content and launched the blog as an accompaniment to her Instagram account in February of 2016. The first thing that stands out about Krys- tle’s blog is most definitely the clever name – Dine and Fash. “I took my personal account and changed it. I always wanted to change the name and when I thought of Dine and Fash, I was on the subway. As soon as I was above ground I checked to fredi digital 2017 • 57