Standing on the Tower- and Leaping into the Flames
During my mini Smoky Mountain Walkabout, I had a Tarot Card reading from a very wise and intuitive herbal healer. Apparently, I drew some very…
Ten Steps for Creating an Effective Blogging Workflow
We’re gonna embrace our inner Type-A personality, coddle our little methodical inner gnomes and examine one writer’s blogging workflow. My workflow, to be exact. Not trying…
Planning My Blog Around the Cycles of the Moon
Yep, I said it. That’s real.
Think about it for a second. People have based decisions of consequence for their entrepreneurial endeavors around the cycles of…
Listening to Your Gut & Acting on Your Instinct
Quick summary:
- A little first person story about following your gut and making instinctive decisions- regardless of rational thought.
- Fighting with the inner-gnomes- really- I’m not insane.
- The…
Five Simple Steps for Maintaining Your Identity Once You Ditch the 9-5 Chains
Does this sound familiar? Study hard, get good grades, get a college degree, climb the corporate latter for 50-70 hours a week, exit 30 years later…
Touching the Fire and Fueling our Inner-Diva
How often do artists actually analyze the fuel for their creativity? We artists all have our muses, our inspiration, our motivations that push us to…
Sleeping with my Atlas? What a single nomad does when the travel bug hits.
Yep, it happened.
Last night, as my eyes were closing and my brain was still giggling at Jon Stewart’s depiction of the Fox News logo being…
Finding your Workspace in a Sea of Neon- The Value of a Coffeeshop and its Reflection of a Community
Sad to say, I have returned to the land of neon and consumption. Its bittersweet really, I’m with my mom and my dog, so I…
Tips for Finding Your Balance in Art and Commerce
So, you’ve done a little soul-searching and brainstorming about your art and commerce balance. Here’s a few tips I’ve learned over the years to help…
The Yin and Yang of Art and Commerce ~ Finding a Balance Between Making a Living and Holding onto Your Creativity.
Every so often, the creative juju just leaves us.
It doesn’t go far, but it takes a little hiatus while the artist clears the crap…
Location Independent Income Options ~ Using Your Skills to Make Money- Part 2
Taking your trade on the road, with a little help from the computer- if necessary.
Obviously, this is not possible with all trades, but with a…
The Art of Storytelling and Why I Love the Academy Awards
I love the Academy Awards. There, I’ve said it.
And not for the red carpets or the high glamor- though Sandra Bullock looked stunning and Clooney…
Ceasing to Adapt and a Dying Trade
“You’re father taught you adaptability,” the teacher told his student. “When we cease to be able to adapt, we’re in trouble.”
“I went to work…
The ‘Anatomy of Restlessness’ and Pondering the Wandering.
During my time in Walla Walla, I had access to my dear friend’s amazing personal library and stumbled upon Anatomy of Restlessness, by Bruce Chatwin. …
A New Office? And it’s filled with old yellow friends and beautiful photographs?
I’m sitting in the public library. Writing. Figured I’d try out the free stuff until my bank account looks nice and shiny again. I chose…
More Blackberry Images from Quartzsite
Just a few more images from the walkabout, all shot with the Blackberry!
Quartzsite~ round 2 – Images by Crystal Street
A Location Independent Professional Struggles to Answer the Basics~ What do you do? Where are you from?
If location independence is part of your vernacular, than answering those questions pose more than a challenge, they are downright impossible to answer. How do…
Past Lives, Present Selves and Future Paths.
Is the past linear? Is the past cyclical? Or neither?
History is doomed to repeat itself, we hear it all the time. Society seems to…
Embracing a Trade: find a skill and put food on the table after the apocalypse
The end is near?
Over the holidays, while everyone was feeling jolly and joyful from all the yummy home-cooked food and merry spirits, the History Channel…
The Stories Just Below the Surface- finding a photo essay that’s staring you in the face
Everyone has a story. An overused statement, but true. Every person has an interesting aspect of their lives and a story to tell. Sometimes those…
A Few Images…
From the Blackberry! A little walk around Quartzsite’s Pow-Wow and Gem and Mineral Show. Enjoy!
Quartzsite – Images by Crystal Street
If you see something you like, click…
Office Relocation Essentials for the Location Independent Professional
Working free of location requires a little foresight and some diligence in seeking your essential work elements. We all have certain work environments that are…
The Details of Our Lives & the Catalysts We Become Along the Way
Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from…
7 Essential Equipment Needs for the Nomadic Digital Photographer & Storyteller
I’ll be placing my digital nomadic visual journalist hat on for this entry. Whew, a mouthful.
Packing is an art-form and for the digital storyteller,…
