Shawndrarussell

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• Soul Saturdays: Purchasing With Simplicity in Mind

  

  Photo courtesy of Idea Go I am what mean people call cheap and smart people call frugal. I try to be fair and contribute my part, but I am not cool with throwin... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tune Thursdays: The Winter Sounds

  

  The Winter Sounds owe their career to Craigslist. Seriously. Founder and singer Patrick Keenan explains: “We met through Craigslist in Nashville, Tenn. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Tony Steward Says, "Work As Retirement"

  

  Photo courtesy of Ventrilock Happy Leap Day everyone! If you haven't seen the LeapYear Project, please check out my post from last Wednesday about Victor... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel Tuesdays: Craft Beer Goodness in Daytona Beach, Florida

  

  Picture courtesy of: Idea Go Daytona Beach has its fair share of restaurants and bars, especially down by the Daytona 500racetrack and on busy International... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Cowboys and Aliens

  

  I had no desire to see this movie, but a friend just had to watch it the other night. What a waste of two plus hours. I don't like to bash, but honestly, the... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• SUPER Sharing Sundays: Best 8 Links of the Week!

  

  Photo courtesy of Surachai Brazen Careerist always has killer advice, like this: Why Praising Others Will Help You Reach Your Own Potential Mashable, with... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: Starting Another Blog

  

  Photo courtesy of Renjith Krishnan So, I've been doing a lot of planning for 2012 with the goals of finding an agent and getting published at the top of my list... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction Fridays: Review of Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell

  

  Photo courtesy of Salvatore VuonoI am sad to admit that I have never read a Candace Bushnell novel. Since I write women's fiction, I went to the library... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tune Thursdays: The Suex Effect

  

  The Georgia boys of The Suex Effect trace their roots to Augusta, where Jon Daniels (drums/vocals) and Rick Barrett (guitar/vocals) grew up. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: The LeapYear Project by Victor Saad

  

  Photo courtesy of digitalart http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=2280 Have you heard of this yet? Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel Tuesdays: Ice Skating in Rockefeller Center; A Quintessential New York...

  

  Ice skating in the heart of New York City feels special, like something everyone should do once. As you loop around the rink, you see 30 Rockefeller Center wher... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Review of The Descendents

  

  Maui, Hawaii by M-Pics http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/view_photog.php?photogid=2285 The Descendents focuses on the classic midlife crisis question:... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• SUPER Sharing Sundays: Best 8 Links of the Week!

  

  Link Love: Photo courtesy Luigi Diamanti Jen Gresham over at Everday Bright says our careers should be a love affair: A Girlfriend's Career Advice: Love It or... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Soul Saturdays: Manifestival Year-Long Walkabout

  

  Prompt via Manifestival2012: "Have you considered your year-long Walkabout Map? It's one of my favorite parts of beginning the process of change and evolution. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• (Non)fiction Fridays: 102 Ways to Make Money Writing 1,500 Words Or Less

  I saw I.J. Schecter speak at the Writer's Digest conference last month in NYC, and the nuggets of wisdom I learned in under an hour prompted me to buy his book... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tune Thursdays: Bloodkin Celebrate Their 25th Anniversary

  

  Athens-based rock band Bloodkin is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, so I asked Daniel Hutchens, guitarist and vocalist, their secret to staying... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writer Wednesdays: Ashley Barron

  

  I realized that the last two weeks, I have included posts from Ashley Barron, so I thought it only fair to actually write an entire blog post about her blog. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Travel Tuesdays: Camp to Save Money (Like Near Key West!)

  

  14 miles north of Key West (it couldn't be South really, could it?!), a nice KOA campground sits waiting for Key West goers. If you want to enjoy all that Key... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Movie Mondays: Love Essay Inspired by The Vow (No Spoilers!)

  

  Since I know a lot of people will be going to see The Vow for Valentine's Day tomorrow, I thought I would just share the love essay/ burst/stream of... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• SUPER Sharing Sundays: Best 8 Links of the Week!

  

  I attended The Creative Penn's Joanna Penn's webinar this week: How to Promote Your Novel Online, and it was fabulous. I highly recommend. The information was... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION