How to: WEST
Our tips & tricks to Big Medium’s annual West Austin Studio Tour experience Headed WEST? We certainly are. Each May we look forward to the artist takeover that culminates in Big Medium’s West Austin Studio Tour. This year, with 374 studios, exhibitions and happenings to visit, we’ve started to plan early. (Well, earlier than we […]
Doodler’s Pair-a-Dice
Practice your doodling skills with this DIY pair of dice! With an incredible 36 combinations, you’ll have plenty of ideas to choose from. Tag us in your doodlin’ delights @almostrealthings. Here’s the full template to print and make your own!
Anxiety Land: The Game of Pursuing Your Passion
So you want to pursue a passion project but you’re stuck in anxiety mode. Your guts and your heart are ready to make things happen, but your brain keeps throwing up major roadblocks. How do you move forward? You outsmart that mofo by playing ANXIETY LAND! Forest of Overwhelm Your brain says, “I don’t even know […]
Easy & Delicious Recipes
Home cooked meals are more fun and nutritious! BY MARIA TERESA N3, Nena’s Natural Nutrition Health coach. Better nutrition, better health, better YOU! Most approaches to healthy eating dwell on calories, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Instead of creating lists of restrictions and good and bad foods, let’s explore basic improvements and implement gradual changes in […]
Brave-Up to Take a Chance
Written by Lauren Cohen of Hope and Humor Therapy It may seem like we just randomly create a change. We think about it for awhile, and then suddenly it feels like the right time to just do it. Sometimes we feel like we impulsively make a change. Wham! The change is happening, and our chance-taking […]
10 Things Every Street Artist Should Have
Here’s the list in text format for you to copy, paste, and never forget: 10 Things Every Street Artist Should Have An escape route. A dollar and a dream A secret spot. A 24/7 breakfast spot. A real job. A long list of haters. An alias. A donut for the cops. Patience A friend to […]
Exercise Freely
Get a muscle toning workout without hitting the gym or purchasing any new equipment. Here are a few free ways to exercise by doing simple everyday activities. STIR REFRIGERATED PEANUT BUTTER Believe me, this is an exercise. WORKS OUT: Deltoids (shoulders), Biceps VARIATION OF: Weighted Arm Circles or Bicep Curls DO LAUNDRY AT […]
Designers In Tech: It’s Time To Start Thinking Strategically
It has become utterly apparent to me recently that we are in a state of transition in the design world. Over the past decade we have been introduced to a myriad of new platforms including smart phones and tablets, which have completely transformed the way we view design in the modern age. Gone are the […]