Photo Artistry by Melinda: Personal. Beautiful. Enlightening!
From the moment she received her first camera at age 13, Melinda Lamm of Photo Artistry by Melinda was smitten. Yet, even while working for a local professional photographer, she preferred being nestled away in the darkroom, and later, as technology changed, working her magic in Photoshop. “I just wanted to shoot for myself,” she […]
The 2 Words You Need to Focus On When It Comes to Content
From the moment your customer opens their eyes in the morning to the time they fall asleep at night, they have consumed content from a multitude of industries, personalities, and platforms. The idea that every piece of content that we create as business owners will be something life-changing for our customers or our business is […]
Recipe: Ina Garten’s Linguine with Shrimp Scampi
I am all about spending Valentine’s Day at home these days. Forget the chocolates, teddy bears and cards; I will gladly accept a beautiful home cooked meal and a large glass of red wine. In the past, my husband and I have spent the night in, cooking a delicate steak or another one of our […]
How to Become a Morning Person (Yes, It Is Possible)
Let’s set the scene. Your alarm goes off and the only thing within your line of sight is complete darkness because the sun hasn’t risen yet. Your new year’s resolution to wake up earlier is echoing in the back of your mind calling to you, but so is the warmth of your bed. (The very […]
Got 20 Minutes? Tune In To Forsyth Mags Podcast!
A few statistics to set the stage: 30 million episodes as of December 2019. 800,000 different shows. 51% of the US population has listened to a podcast – 144 million people! 50% of all homes are podcast friendly – that’s over 60 million homes! All of these numbers are climbing daily, and we’re oh, so […]
What Did I….? The Reasons Why We Forget
It happens to us all. We walk into a room and forget why we are in there and what we meant to do. We start talking and forget what we are going to say. We forget that item from the store that we were sure we would remember. Forgetting is a common problem that can […]
Winter: The Season of Wonder
Pulling out of a parking lot late one winter afternoon, my eyes were drawn upward to a large, soaring bird as she graced the stark winter sky. Instinctively, and just in the nick of time, I returned my gaze downward to barely avoid careening into my unsuspecting neighbor. Therein lies the “risk” of winter for […]
You’re Not My Family: Establishing Work-Life Integration
Your coworkers are not your family. I don’t care if you love them. It doesn’t matter if you hate them. If you’ve been there for five minutes or five years – they are not your family. You might already be feeling this – or fighting it. Hear me out: your family, whether it is chosen […]
Everything in Moderation
Most of the time, when a person talks about “something in moderation,” they are referring to food. For example, you can eat anything you want, just in moderation, meaning you can’t eat sweets and carbs all the time and stay healthy. However, the theory “everything in moderation” goes beyond food. It can be applied to […]
Herbal Healing: Elderberry
The cultural knowledge of herbs is not entirely lost. Tea drinkers rely on the dried contents to find a remedy for either the onset of an ailment or to improve health. It seems too simple; drinking hot infused herbs or sprinkling an herb over food. Once upon a time, herbal lore was instinctual, just like […]
