by thesavageway | Oct 21, 2014 | services
Balance. It’s the one thing in life that we are all seeking. It’s a sense of peace when it comes to work, relationships, family and life. Balance is quintessential to happiness, especially when you own your own business.
#thesavageway doing work!
#thesavageway has been in business for 2.5 years now and man how time flies! Owning a business is a highly stressful thing at times. Though rewarding, there are times when things are overwhelming. Thinking about your product, sales goals, PR plan, accounting, receipt tracking, client relations, bills, 5-year growth plan, and much, much more is a 24/7 job. There isn’t an IT department to call or HR when there is an issue. You are dealing with EVERY aspect of the company. It is extremely easy to become addicted to your work – putting in 14-hour days, running on fumes and drinking way too much caffeine (thanks to NoDa for having so many amazing coffee shops!).
As a result, every 6 months or so, #thesavageway team does a “Get Your Mind Right” Challenge to bring back the balance to our lives. We both (Torrie and Paula) make a conscious effort to take a few weeks to clear our minds, treat our bodies as we should, and in turn become more productive and happy.
Now what exactly does getting one’s mind right mean? Don’t worry we have a very scientific formula. 😉
Parameters of “Getting Your Mind Right”
- Healthy, Clean Eating! AKA No processed foods
- Eat tons of vegetables
- Be active everyday (exercise, walk the dogs, yoga, running)
- Drink at least two liters of water per day
- Save money (by cooking meals at home and not eating out)
- No alcohol (but hey, let’s be real, red wine once a week is healthy, right?!)
- Take time each day to focus on yourself (meditate, breathe, write in a journal, verbalize something you are grateful for in this awesome world)
Farmer’s market haul by #thesavageway ladies. Eat local whenever possible!
Torrie & Paula hanging at AIR for some much needed exercise!
The beauty of “Getting Your Mind Right” is that there is nothing difficult about it. No tricks. It is simply making the time to treat YOU in the best way possible. This will be the third time that we have done the challenge. Every single time that we finish, we learn something new about ourselves. When you pause and pay attention to the nourishment you are giving to your body, it is so easy to see why we don’t always feel our best. When you put good things into your life, good things will return.
Being an entrepreneur is one of the greatest challenges yet one of the most rewarding experiences either of us has ever experienced. It is so easy to forget to take care of yourself because you’re the boss. There isn’t someone there to tell you to take a break or that it’s okay to have a sick day. When you push yourself to your mental limits everyday, it is easy to overindulge. Taking a few weeks to recharge and get into a balanced place in life is well worth it!
#thesavageway ladies (Paula & Torrie) doing what they do best.
We have found success through this method and encourage you all to go out there and
“Get Your Mind Right” too!
by thesavageway | Jul 24, 2014 | services
Photography. There truly is an art to taking a photograph. Your professionals have gone to school and studied the craft for years to master this art – and it shows. But, in this day in age, most people have a smartphone with a built-in powerful camera. The opportunity to take a beautiful photo is just a finger tap away.
Here at #thesavageway, we watch social media all day long and we notice photos. Some are high quality and creative while others are out of focus or have terrible lighting. We know that not everyone is a professional photographer, but there really is no reason to have a blurry photograph let alone post it to your Facebook page. Knowing how to use your phone’s camera is one of the first things that we teach our clients.
When we are not teaching how to focus on an iPhone, we watch the photo trends (yes, there are trends) as we are scrolling through our news feeds. The easiest portal to analyze is the visually driven Instagram. Past trends that we love include the personal point of view that traveller @MuradOsmann does so well.
We also adore the Where’s Waldo angle of @AndrewKnapp who finds a way to add his dog Momo in every picture.
One of the photo trends we love these days is the foodie “aerial view.” This bird’s-eye view allows the audience to appreciate the overall scene and gives a different angle of food.
A few of the Instagram accounts that do this overhead view very well are national accounts @SweetGreen and @ThugLifeForevs .
Left: SweetGreen Right: ThugLifeForevs
Locally we appreciate what the guys at @ThePlaidPenguin are doing and love how @KeiaIsHungry utilizes this angle.
Left: The Plaid Penguin Right: Keia Mastrianni
These images always get us to stop scrolling and look. They are clever and memorable. Exactly what a photo on Instagram is supposed to do. This bird’s-eye view is a great way to showcase food pictures. It shows the beauty of food that a close up doesn’t always capture. Photo trends come and go, as all trends do, but a quality picture lasts forever.
by thesavageway | Jul 9, 2014 | community
NoDa, Charlotte’s historic arts district, is home to all things local: restaurants, breweries, shops, coffeehouses, music and more. It is hard pressed to NOT walk down the street and stumble upon a hidden gem; a local love. For the ladies of #thesavageway, this fact is true everyday of the week, except Saturday morning. On Saturday, we crave local vegetables, fruit, eggs and meat. We WANT local options yet we have to travel out of the neighborhood to satisfy those cravings. Until now. Beginning Saturday, July 12, NoDa will host a farmers market!
The folks from The Evening Muse & The Daily Press have partnered with Atherton Food Hub to bring a weekly local, neighborhood solution to grocery shopping.
“Everyone in NoDa has been asking for a grocery store or a farmers market for quite some time,” noted Evening Muse/Daily Press owner Joe Kuhlmann. “We have a space that was not being utilized Saturday mornings and we wanted to open it up and use it to better our community.”
The farmers market, held inside The Evening Muse, will bring fresh food that has been harvested 24 hours or less from time of sale. Atherton Food Hub Founder, Pat Farrell, is beyond excited to bring another local market to a Charlotte neighborhood.
“Our mission is to assist local farmers in marketing their food so that they are able to move and grow more produce,” said Farrell. The NoDa farmers market is another great step in helping these farmers remain sustainable and profitable entities.
Photo Credit: Diedra Laird
Expect to find delicious seasonal, non-GMO produce from farms less than 100 miles away. And if products like animal protein, eggs or cheese are on the shopping list, simply place an order for pick-up and it will be available the following week.
Stop by this weekend and sample produce, talk to the Atherton Food Hub team, sip a coffee or cocktail (yes, the bar will be open too) and get to know the neighbors.
NoDa is already home to so many local things that are embraced by the Charlotte community. A farmers market is the next logical piece to the neighborhood puzzle. The neighbors are buzzing and (needless-to-say) #thesavageway is beyond excited. So cheers to local food. Cheers to farmers. And cheers to Saturday mornings in the ‘hood buying groceries!
Details:
Event: NoDa Farmers Market
Location: The Evening Muse/The Daily Press
Day: Every Saturday
Time: 10am-2pm
Payment: Cash or Credit accepted
Drinks: Café & Bar Open
