Celebrate your Summer of Love with Kara

The following is a guest post by Kara Haupt of I Just Might Explode. Summer has always been my favorite season. The promise of a fresh summer night and the comfort of a pair of jean cutoffs and a...

A day in the life Blurb book so far

I’ve started my A Day in the Life Blurb book! If you haven’t seen it previously, A Day in the Life is a memory keeping project from Ali Edwards focusing on recording the everyday details over a...

a little of this a little of that

A little hammock relaxing every day. And by “little” I mean, like, 8 minutes. But it’s just lovely. Finishing up editing a book-long manuscript. I seriously love editing. I should write a post...

Build ecourse preview: Kam on building community

So, not an exaggeration, EVERY SINGLE interview for this ecourse has brought up the importance and value of building community around your blog. One of the EXCLUSIVE interviews included in the...

Marketing 101: You have nothing to fear

Before I started actually learning about it, I thought marketing was the most labyrinthine, obscure, confusing thing ever. How do you know what to say? How do you know what gimmicks work? How do...

note to self

Found

Adorable couple is the real life “Notebook” toward ZERO employment (I love Seth Godin) how to have a year that matters How to ruin a good habit 11 inflexible truths on creating great art *note:...

5 reasons to sell a digital product

If you’re just starting out building an online platform, then trying to sell something and make a little money via your blog seems daunting. I know. It took me 4+ years to get brave enough to do...

Build ecourse preview: Elise on selling physical products

One of the EXCLUSIVE interviews included in the upcoming BUILD self-paced ecourse is with Elise from EliseJoy.com She offers her top tips for using your blog to sell physical products. Check out a...

Project Life: Weeks 15 and 16

April is when I started creating the BUILD content and started feeling busier and busier. Plus April is when warm weather started up here, so our front lawn needed to be mowed regularly, which made...

Giveaway winner: Fold it in workshop

Last week Kristin of rukristin papercrafts offered a giveaway for her Fold It In workshop! WINNER: Through the power of Random.org commenter #8 is the winner: Congratulations Rachel from Peachy...

5 easy ways to make the most of your summer

I have been so stinkin happy lately with this weather and my summer plans …. I hope you are too! Set a goal or 2 I know not everyone sets goals, but I find if I don’t plan it won’t happen. Yes, I...

Do less

a seed of inspiration: silence

Not any band or movie called “Silence”, but …. you know, the lack of noise (maybe you’ve heard of it even if you’ve never experienced it yourself). I’m coming to really love silence. There was a...

Top tips for a successful blog

Every once in awhile I get emails or Facebook messages from friends about blogging. These are generally friends from YEARS ago who have suddenly noticed that you can use the internet for more than...

a little of this a little of that

JUNE! I love this time of year It’s gorgeous outside here in SoCal. Not too hot yet, and we have sun until 8p or so! I’ve basically spent a little time every day in our hammock out back. It would...

A Day in the Life: May

Are you participating in Day in the Life? Ali Edwards‘s monthly recording project. I love her. I’m all up to date on my monthly recording – photos and details – but my Blurb book is way behind. I’m...

Build ecourse preview: Kristin on affiliate selling

One of the EXCLUSIVE interviews included in the upcoming BUILD self-paced ecourse is with Kristin of rukristin papercrafts. She offers her top tips for making money via your blog by selling...

Become the Author of Your Own Story

The following is a guest post from Kristin. She runs rukristin papercrafts, a memory-keeping/storytelling blog and independent shop. She has been a scrapbooker and life-documenter in various forms...

June is for …

Father’s Day and my mother-in-law’s birthday Andrew’s cousin’s fiancee’s bridal shower!! Multiple photo shoots with Maggie (babies everywhere!) Going to Wisconsin for a wedding! Just for a weekend...

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in the last month: May

we got a hammock! Read: Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields Mirage by Jenn Reese A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials by Frances...

Build ecourse preview: Megan on guest posting

One of the EXCLUSIVE interviews included in the upcoming BUILD self-paced ecourse is with Megan of The Nerd Nest She offers her top tips for using guest posting to promote your blog. Check out a...

around here

Around here in May …. …. Fang loves that she can get on top of the cupboard on top of the fridge …. Andrew has had quite a few recording sessions, with bands like Pangea, Kim Free and Ancient...

last reminder: Friday is the final day for 2 ebooks and $50 coaching

To make room for more goodies, I am retiring 2 of my ebooks at the end of May – SO I’ve dropped the price by more than 50% until they’re gone!! I’ve got the BUILD ecourse coming and a brand new...

30Lists March self-paced pdf now available!

A little 30Lists update in between the spring and fall rounds of listing! For those of you that missed registration for the March 2013 round of 30 Days of Lists – we’ve got you covered! Today we...

Project Life: Weeks 13 and 14

One of my favorite things about maintaining my Project Life album regularly is watching the shift in the seasons as you page through the album. In these 2 weeks below, you can see that I’m still...

Ready for summer?

Summer is coming!! In North America at least. …. today is Memorial Day in the U.S. which is my unofficial mark for the beginning of summer. Warm weather, late sunsets, trips and travel, and all...

Work with me this summer

This is your LAST CALL for super-discounted blogging and small business coaching with me. Book your hour(s) now and schedule any time through the rest of the year. The one-hour option is being...

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