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7 Blog Post Ideas You Haven’t Seen A Million Times Before
It's easy to believe that there's nothing new on the internet. A vignette of adorable, striped clothing we can't afford? Seen it. A numbered list of ways you can improve something? I WRITE THOSE ALL THE TIME. Interviews? Dur. A bunch of curated links? Hell, I tell all my clients to do that (because those posts are incredibly effective.) But occasionally I stumble over something new and...
True Story: I’m A Hand Model
Tell us a bit about yourself! Hi there, my name is Adele. I live and work bicoastal, between New York and Los Angeles. I’m married to a wonderful man, and have two furry children –Stella, a Corgi mix, and Marvin, a 12 year old cat, who acts a lot like a gay elderly English butler. I write a blog called Hand Jobs: Tales of a Hand model, and I’m working on a book about the parts profession, and...
9 Train Travel Tips You Didn’t Know
If you're looking for train travel tips I'm EXACTLY the person you should talk to. Why? Because I'm one of those insufferable people who thinks train travel is 'magical'. Yes, I watched The Darjeeling Limited, like, eight times. Yes, I want to take the Trans-Siberian. Yes, I once had a very unpleasant food-poisoning experience on a train in India (but that hasn't changed my feelings one bit)....
True Story: I’m A Personal Historian
This is one of many True Story interviews in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting/challenging/amazing things. This is the story of Rachael her her career writing people's life stories. Rachael's grandpa + Rachael Tell us a bit about yourself! I grew up in Redondo Beach, a small-ish beach community in Southern California. I was a pretty quiet kid and as a result became a...
Mornings In Mexico
Name: Bere Parra Hometown: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico Age: 33 Occupation: Music blogger & freelance WordPress designer My alarm is set for: 8 am My Mexican breakfast For the last couple of months, I've been having a non-dairy smoothie for breakfast, packed with lots of different super healthy ingredients that I blend myself, at home. I take advantage of the local and/or organic products...
My Body Is Not A Garbage Can
Like many, many kids who grew up in the Midwest, my family had a 'clean your plate' dinner policy. I was encouraged to try two bites of everything and wasn't allowed to leave the table till those two bites of panfried sunfish and green beans made their way down my gullet. It was a super common approach to eating and child-rearing and probably a good one for me. Left to my own devices, I would...