Summer 2014 in Pictures

Aug 29, 2014 | Family, My Life, Photography, Places, Storytelling, Travel

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What It’s Like To Float In A Sensory Deprivation Tank

Aug 21, 2014 | Client Work, My Creative Journey, My Life, Other Creative Stuff, Storytelling

In one word, AWESOME. In more words, see my article on floating in a sensory deprivation tank at Seattle Refined. I’m definitely going to try this again! I’ve been busy settling into a new content creation gig after my trips to L.A. and the Olympic... Read More

How It Feels When A “Fabulously Creative” Business Coach Steals 23 of Your Blog Posts

May 6, 2014 | Creative Strategy, My Creative Journey, My Life, Other Creative Stuff

Note: All of the stolen posts, including the one above (here’s the original on my blog), have been removed.  A couple of weeks ago late into the evening, I received an email that a blogger, coach, or content creator never wants to get. “I just saw one of... Read More

Seattle Food Superstars at Seattle Bloggers Unite Spring Social, Studio 207

Apr 4, 2014 | Creative People, My Life, Photography, Places

  A couple of weeks ago I attended the Seattle Bloggers Unite Spring Social at Aran Goyoaga’s beautiful Belltown studio. Here are some of the photos that I took and a list of the amazing makers involved with this event. The main event was a conversation... Read More

Share Your Day On Instagram With #storyofmyday

Mar 13, 2014 | Creative Strategy, My Creative Journey, My Life, Photography, Storytelling

Sharing moments of my day on Instagram is nothing new for me, but actually thinking of each image as part of my daily story as a whole is something I only thought of yesterday during a morning walk. That seems crazy to me, since I specialize in storytelling, but... Read More

Seattle Day Trip: Vashon Island

Mar 7, 2014 | Family, My Life, Photography, Places, Travel

A couple of weeks ago the Adventure Club drove over to West Seattle and hopped on a ferry to explore Vashon Island. Even though it’s super close to Seattle, it was our first visit. This is the trip that I mentioned in the post about experiencing flow. We were... Read More

You Can’t Spell Freelance Without Fear

Feb 21, 2014 | My Creative Journey, My Life

Last summer Jessica Amos invited me to share a story on her lovely and thoughtful site Stay With Yourself. While we often see and hear the awesome things about living life as a freelance creative, choosing this path isn’t without its pitfalls. It can be... Read More

Happy 5th Birthday, Inward Facing Girl!

Feb 5, 2014 | My Creative Journey, My Life, Storytelling

Yesterday my “baby” (that’s older than my actual “baby” and my marriage) turned five. I can’t believe that I’ve been blogging in this space for five years now! And woah…have things changed. The first time I clicked... Read More

Redesigning My Site and My Life

Jan 31, 2014 | Creative Projects, Creative Strategy, My Creative Journey, My Life, Storytelling

I have some things that I can share with you. Finally! At the beginning of the month, I vowed that 2014 was my year to BE the artist. I’ve been diligently working on my creative side project – My Year of Amélie -, working on a big abstract painting for the... Read More

Throwback Thursday: Sporting Black Boots and White Tights, Christmas, 1971

Jan 16, 2014 | My Life

Christmas, 1971: Two-year-old Melanie already has a passion for black boots. In other news, I have art in my shop and a brand new My Year of Amélie project! See you back here next week for an all-new Creative Mix interview with a talented illustrator and surface... Read More