I'm obsessed with tilt-shift photography. If you've never heard of it before, it's a way of manipulating an image either through special lenses or by applying filters that make the objects in the image appear miniature like in the image I shot above. There's just something magical about all things mini that always makes me smile. Perhaps it's the birds eye feel of the style … [Read more...]
Top 10 Quotes From The Wear Sunscreen Speech
Remember the graduation speech that turned into a song back in the late 90’s? You know that “Wear Sunscreen” speech, aka “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)”? Well, it wasn’t actually a real graduation speech. It was an essay written by a woman named Mary Schmich that was published by the Chicago Tribune in 1997. She used her wisdom at the time to write what she would … [Read more...]
Untemplate Your Mind
Letting Go of Fear Will Set You Free For the first half of my life, I was the type of girl who was scared of everything. I hid in the corners at parties, turned bright red when my teachers called on me in class, dreaded walking up and introducing myself to people, was terrified of talking to guys, and shied away from big crowds. In other words, I was a total wimp. I … [Read more...]
Spirit Junkie Review And Free Giveaway
Have you ever thought self-help books are boring and only written on topics you can’t relate to? So not true! They are actually quite a fun genre to read and are a great way to improve your lifestyle and open your eyes to new ways of thinking. One such example I recently read is Gabrielle Bernstein’s new book, Spirit Junkie, and I have two free copies to giveaway to some … [Read more...]
Turn Madly Productive with Hyper-Focusing
Leo Babauta is doing it. Tim Ferriss is doing it. Even Seth Godin has been doing it. I’m talking about hyper-focusing, a technique that can turn you into an insanely productive, crazily over-delivering, and absurdly successful, go-getting maniac. Project Work on Steroids Hyper-focusing is a technique designed to clear out all distractions, to minimize the costs that occur … [Read more...]