Buzz! Beep! Vrrrb! It’s hard to go 5 minutes without getting some type of notification. We’ve learned to react to each one, and the constant “noise” is actually keeping you from being your optimal self.

Don’t let writing intimidate you! Follow these 5 steps, and you’ll have a high-performing blog post in less than an hour. There it is. The blank document in front of you. No words. No pictures. Nothing.

Two years ago, I read a strange book. The title (or concept) might sound frou-frou to you, but there’s an underlying principle that has a huge impact on your day-to-day life. A Brief Summary of "The

Stop the psychological snowball effect of instant gratification. Contrary to popular belief, it isn’t a characteristic made popular by Millennials. No, no. The Pleasure Principle is deeply rooted in our

It was just 9 months ago.... that @shenanigator and I had our first hypothetical "what if we went to SteemFest" conversation. And here we are, seven months after having ACTUALLY gone to

It was on a weekend trip with @shenanigator that we met @knircky and @surfermarly in Las Vegas. Let the fun begin! Although we had never been acquainted offline before, all four of us enjoyed the free-flowing

English grammar can be annoying AF. Take, for instance, sentences referring to general people. "When < general person > goes to the store, < general pronoun > must buy zebra-striped

Rules are made to be broken. Certain rules, of course. And these are those rules. Ya dig, diggy dog? Fragments FTW. Once you write a thing, you no longer have control over the reader's pace and rhythm...or

Time to get a little personal here... This has been building for a while and I feel like I'm on the brink of big changes. Not sure what they are. Not sure how to start the snowball a'rolling. Maybe you

Get ready for the fruit puns. ;) Last year, I had the joy of being a Food Stylist for Dole for the first time. And to get the opportunity to do it again? BERRY COOL! In case you missed it, you can read

"If what we focus on is magnified by our attention, we want to be sure we are magnifying something worthy." –Sue Annis Hammond That's the first line from my "Designing Life" class notes

Having below average facial recognition can be a bitch. And, ironically, I'm dating someone who has it worse than me. (@shenanigator can't even recognize different actors in a movie if they look even vaguely

What do mouthwatering flavors, fuckery, and plastic bottles have in common? Keep your pants on, we'll get to that. First, feast your eyes on these bad boys! Yeah, yeah. I'm a little late for taco Tuesday...

Only one of a few sacred places on Earth, Sedona is home to four vortexes. You're probably wondering... what the heck are they? Well, in short, vortexes are locations where energy is entering or leaving

This could possibly be the most photogenic creature of all time. But you tell me. Sometimes, you need to stop and lick the roses... Then curl up in a fox ball to take a nap... Maybe I can sneak a bite

It takes the average person about two seconds to decide if they’re going to stay on your page. TWO SECONDS. That’s less than the time it took you to read the first sentence. So how do you keep people from

Long time no speak Steemians! Where on planet Earth have I been lately? Well, to start off... I'm not going to sugar coat it, the events that followed SteemFest were a HUGE buzzkill. If you're not quite

She sends the gremlins in the dark. It's time, again, for the week of the shark. "You didn't put a baby in your uterus this month? Well fine. I have a little present for you." She will try to

This post brought to you by a still-extremely-tired Brittany, so please bear with me. This is the update on our post-SteemFest travel situation since @shenanigator and I finally got our feet on the ground

Looks like we may not make it home from SteemFest after all. Never thought this would happen, but it did. If anyone has advice, we are open to it. (UPDATE: Please see note at the end!) So here's the sitch.