It’s officially been over a year since my path fortunately merged with a wonderfully talented natural hairstylist. Shanna and I connected after Damon, the owner of the West Town salon where she worked, came into Twisted Spoke (a place where I worked at that time) with flyers to promote his newly opened upscale barbershop featuring spa services. [...]
Automatic Gratuity Day 1% – Shooting with Shanna
December 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · 30 Day Challenges, Entrepreneur of the Week, fierce flawless fabulous femme, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life, snap[shot].
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Charlotte’s Webs: What we can learn from spiders
August 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments · enlightenment, Full Circle
“That spider is poisonous, Bobby,” bokeen taunted his friend of 25 years. “No, trust me; I know that species. AND it’s a jumping spider. You wanna know how far that kind of spider can jump, Bobby? Oh, I’d say it can jump from right there in its web, to…directly into your mouth.” Bob grimaced a [...]
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Photo essay: Urban Beauty
June 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · char and the city, enlightenment, snap[shot].
I’m a flower-loving, nature-seeking girl at heart, but who doesn’t love natural beauty? I don’t think there are many humans who prefer manufactured concrete and welded metal over living mountains and water. I strive to travel and disconnect from the grid as often as possible, but that doesn’t always have to entail a $400 plane [...]
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Reverb10 Day 13: Action (and Redefining Success)
December 17th, 2010 · No Comments · 30 Day Challenges, Entrepreneur of the Week, Redefining Success, work shenanigans
Prompt: Action. When it comes to aspirations, its not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen. What’s your next step? My next step is to write out my twelve next steps: one major goal for each month, which a bunch of smaller ones spread in between. Now I’m finally getting into a good swing of [...]
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Possibility Girl, Part II
August 13th, 2010 · No Comments · enlightenment, spirit
If you’re new to this blog, you may want to check out part I of “Possibility Girl” here.‘ In the first installment of “Possibility Girl,” I wrote about seeking medical assistance from a doctor for what I thought was an ADD problem because I was having trouble focusing on my multiple projects and hectic life. [...]