Newbies Guide to Nashville: Nearly Post-Pandemic....
If you're looking for drive-by reviews of the things we experienced, scroll to the bottom of this post. I n i t i a l I m p r e s s i o n s : We were surprised that: 1. We were not happy to NOT find the funky little neighborhood that would have quaint little shops and thrifted tschatkes that would appeal to art lovers. —We found it in Austin (SoCo) and in Detroit (Ann Arbor), so we expected their to be one here ESPECIALLY. “Where do the performers buy their funky clothes?”
9 Tips for Collaborating Better (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)
This post loosely accompanies Gab & Jam Ep 163, “6 Tips for Collaborating Better” (video: http://bit.ly/Ep163collaboratevid and podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep163collaboratepod ) Hey, Valentine’s Day recently passed and we thought we’d spend a little time talking about togetherness. No, we’re not trying to hook up all our single D.I.Y. Rock Stars! —This is NOT a dating service. —Instead, we wanted to share some tips that we’ve learned over the years for collaborating better, wheth
8 strategies to stop your UPGRADE from becoming a downgrade 💻
This blog post is a great accompaniment to Gab & Jam Ep 165 How to stop an upgrade from being a downgrade? (video: https://bit.ly/Ep165upgradevid and podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep165upgradepod ) This is DEFINITELY one of those D.I.Y. Rock Star problems. Have you ever seen ads, product reviews, and even testimonials for an app, a program, or a piece of equipment that promises to give you so much more than you have now, and then been disappointed when you ACTUALLY tried to use it?
My husband says I’m cheating: Digital Planner Pros and Cons 📝
This blog post is a great accompaniment to Gab & Jam (video: http://bit.ly/Ep159cheatingvidand podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep159cheatingpod) Bruce says that the year hasn’t started and I am ALREADY “cheating” on my Plum Paper Planner—that I JUST unboxed (https://bit.ly/plumplannerunbox3 )! 😳🙄🤷🏽♀️😬 Plum Paper Planner Unboxing 3.0: https://bit.ly/plumplannerunbox3 Let me explain.... You know how much I appreciate the feel and experience of using a pen and paper for ALL kinds o
Musical Discoveries 3 Christmas Edition (with Spotify and YouTube playlists)
This post accompanies Gab & Jam Episode Ep 155 Musical Discovery 3 Christmas Edition (video: http://bit.ly/Ep155musdiscvid and podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep155musdiscpod ) Holidazed? Even though it’s 2020 and we’re in the middle of a pandemic, we are still heading into the holiday season. Not only is this the time to remind yourself of how blessed you are if you are alive and healthy, but it’s time to celebrate the season with music. We thought we’d share some more unusual choic
Why Did We Choose Plum Paper Planner? (for D.I.Y. Rock Star Planning)
This blog post is a great accompaniment to Gab & Jam Ep 150 Goals: Why less is more (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star) (video: https://bit.ly/Ep150goalslessvid and podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep150goalslesspod ) We are so excited to FINALLY be able to take advantage of the Black Friday sale from Plum Paper Planner, where we ordered our third 18-month standard-size planner. We’ve never done a blog post about it—although we have done a couple of unboxings and a couple of “Plan With Me” vid
D.I.Y. Rock Star Rewind: Big Change was Necessary… (December 2020)
Big Change was Necessary.... Every now and then, I get restless. When I get like that, I HAVE to make what feels like a big change in order to feel motivated; to care, to create, to keep going. I find myself at a doorway that I WANT to go through, but that I need to see from a different perspective. That’s what big change does for me. Planning? The other thing that a big change does for me is it helps me get into the spirit of planning exciting new things. And that’s exactly
10 Reasons NOT to Have Only One Social Media Profile (for the D.I.Y. Rock Star)
This blog post loosely follows Gab & Jam Episode 141 (video:http://bit.ly/Ep141onesocmedvid and podcast: http://bit.ly/Ep141onesocmedpod) Don’t get us wrong; we LOVE to interact on Facebook! In fact, it is the number one place that we engage with you all. It’s just that there are ALL kinds of reasons NOT to put all our eggs in that social media basket. Would you be surprised to hear that we have over 23k+ followers on over 30 platforms? That’s right. (Stay tuned to see A
5 Tips for Finding Your Creative, Musical Voice
(This post accompanies Gab & Jam 67 5 Tips for Finding Your Musical Voice: video: http://bit.ly/gabandjam67vid and podcast: http://bit.ly/gabandjam67findvoice) Take into account these tips for finding your musical voice: 1. LET THE MUSE MOVE THROUGH YOU When you are inspired—no matter what you are doing—try to capture that inspiration (on a cell phone, on a piece of paper, or even in a voice memo) to get the bones of it down. As you might know, the muse is fickle, so you do
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