A smart way to build community at Steemit could earn rewards, followers, even real friends. Have you met a new user this week? How to Earn Rewards With Project Newbie I recently joined @acidyo and

A Big Thank You to @papa-pepper for the free seeds and for sending so many peppers! All author rewards received for this post will go to @papa-pepper to support his community building challenges. I believe

No need to upvote this post. It's a palate cleanser. Only three seconds of time is accessible to the brain. Research has found that the brain has about a three-second tick to it, which constitutes our

Seth Godin's The Dip is a guide to assessing the long-term viability of any project in which you expect a return on investment. I'm going to open with a personal story to set the stage. To scroll straight

These were done on 12" square porcelain tiles. I considered making a triptych, but wanted more experience with the drying time of these paints, first. Instead, I decided to treat them as a set. Each

A response to the thought-provoking article The Bleak Truth About How We Spend Our Time by Stuart Whatley, published in Business Insider this July. Weaving through a penny candy store of delights, entwining

As I was dancing with the refrigerator last summer, thoughts stored in muscle memory--the ghost of corner-spun refrigerators past--seemed to frame the scene like cherubs: the mustard yellow one, the avocado,

When policing and belonging are cultural. I just read @susanne's post The Crap I Put Up With Because I'm a Girl in IT, and recommend it. Her story made me think of many others I've heard from a variety

It was for my younger brother's twelve year old birthday sleepover that my mother went to Blockbuster to rent Dune, the movie he'd requested. We were American ex-pats but I'd like you to envision a tall

  Between the clunky binder and the clunkier file cabinet thrives a cluster of peechee-style pocketed folders on loose rings. This system works as well for receiving incoming mail as it does

This time last year I wrote in my journal "fuck these little cuts. I AM THE GODDESS." When I read it a few days ago I laughed hard and long. The sense of wriggling out of a pouter costume to

The world just got bigger thinking about you. Also, sweeter. I've been gearing up to take on a challenging new project, wondering what it will be. Cheese-making? Starting a business? I've been dreading

It's easy to get cranky and lose all sense of astonishment at the marvelous fact that you have eyes and hands and get to use computers that do so much and have discovered a promising community through

My name is Brittany Anne O'Dell. I'm an aspiring blogger and editor, third culture kid, ASOIAF fan, taroist, newlywed and homesteader. I spend my days gardening, writing, cat-moming and living in a little

Instead of spending time micromanaging your future, try just recording what you're up to right now. Time spent often translates quickly into results, so recording actions is a great way to reach goals.

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