At the Living Wild event last Saturday, we went for a short walk through the forest terrain. A lovely path winds through the forest. Below are my photos from that walk–the stairs specifically. Not sure what the fascination with stairs is for me. Maybe because of the uneven repetition, the irregularity. Maybe it’s the combination [...]

Here’s a good source of free photos for blog posts: EveryStockPhoto. Mostly, you’d just include attribution for the photographer under the Creative Commons licensing guidelines. “Clearly Ambiguous” A lot of the photos are of the home photo variety, as opposed to the more polished images posted in iStockphoto. I like “Clearly Ambiguous’s” style — lots [...]

This past Saturday I attended a Living Wild event that supported the Yuba Watershed Institute. The format of the event was well done. There were three leaders who each focused on a different aspect of utilizing wild natives, and yet they talked about the same seven plants (below). [Disclaimer: I'm a pretty hard-core newbie in [...]

This interview was originally published in The Simplifier #77. —- Interview: Nancy Shanteau – Following Life’s Signs By Shawn Tuttle Nancy Shanteau and I met at the Wild Mountain Yoga Studio several years ago. She is quick to smile and has an infectious laugh. Upon learning that she was a writing coach, a yoga teacher, [...]

Matthieu Lundi, a “Marketing Specialist” at CableOrganizer.com recently contacted me with a cable management resource that he represents. I haven’t ordered from them yet but was impressed with their selection of wraps, clips, clamps, protectors etc. Since this blog also serves as a repository of information for myself, here ya go. I’m guessing that he [...]

I suppose entrepreneurs all over face an issue I’m dealing with right now: how to harness the exuberant energy that drives me into a form that my business can benefit from. Sometimes a simple service offering feels sooooo, I don’t know, mild compared to what I’m feeling. How do I transform this internal “Kick some [...]

The seventy-seventh issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page. Here is a brief summary of the contents: 1. A Note From Shawn The home office leaves home 2. Our Featured Quote by W.E. Henley 3. Interview: Nancy Shanteau – Following Life’s Signs by PS Head Simplifier [...]