Your time is incredibly valuable and it seems like every app and person you know wants some of it. We often don't protect our time enough (especially women). Keeping a daily schedule is one way to protect your time and get important work done. Continue reading...
Embracing uncertainty is ultimately better than running away from it. Avoiding uncomfortable emotions actually causes many of life's problems. Moving toward uncertainty is where we can start learning and make important changes in our lives. Continue reading...
Jumping through social media hoops is a fast track to burnout. Slowing down may be the best way to focus on what's important to you. Continue reading...
How to keep working on creative projects without getting frustrated and quitting. Working without deadlines, not training to exhaustion, and courage by association can help you stick with it. Continue reading...
A lot of what happens on the show Project Runway can be applied to real life design. Working with constraints, finding inspiration, and taking risks are just a few things I learned from the show. Continue reading...
Marie Kondo has some good advice on tidying people's living spaces but her techniques don't always work for creative spaces. I have a few ideas about how to clean up your creative space without throwing out your important tools. Continue reading...
Here are some detailed instructions about my process for making laser-cut wood coasters. Continue reading...
Walking outdoors (or indoors!) can really boost your creative thinking process. Artists, musicians, and writers in the past leveraged their daily walk to help them work out tough creative problems. Continue reading...
Getting off of the computer and using your hands may be the best way to come up with your next creative breakthrough. Continue reading...
Water-based stain can work wonders... if you use it right. It's non-toxic and doesn't smell bad like the solvent-based stains do. Here are some tips I came up with when staining wood for some of my work. Continue reading...