Aug 23, 2009

A matter of perspective

Someone told me recently that if you purposely drive slower than the rest of the traffic on the freeway, that you'll end up creating long expanses of space in which you're the only car on the road. I tried this little experiment today on my way back from Sacramento, and wow. It's crazy. All these people zip around you speed by you, and then - quiet. You're by yourself. It was totally cool and something that I plan on doing more often when I'm on the freeway.

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This afternoon I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Tammy and Logan of RowdyKittens.com. We chatted and compared notes, and it was so amazing to get their perspective on things. Tammy and Logan promote simple living in a positive and refreshing way and hope to one day live in a tiny home. I truly admire them and learned so much this afternoon, such as:

  • Donating books to the library - if you want to read it again, your book is always there, plus others get to experience the book as well (this was a duh! moment for me)
  • Why people put fenders on bikes
  • How to share ideas with others using blogging as a platform (or, Katie is tired and worn out and can't think of anything to blog about. How do you come up with such great and consistent posts/ideas?)
This proves once again that keeping your Twitter network manageable is so important for small-time folks like me: I want to make sure I don't miss tweets from people who I care about and are important to me. I started following Tammy (@rowdykittens) a while back and must admit her blog is one of my top five favorites. Her weekly roundup of links is something I look forward to and squeal with delight when I see it in my Google Reader! I am so glad that I continue to meet such awesome people in person after "meeting" them online. I continue to be impressed.

Thanks to Tammy and Logan for the tour of their current tiny home and introduction to the real Rowdy Kittens! Even though they weren't all that rowdy when I saw them... Look forward to seeing you guys again soon.