Living Portland

In 2009 there were 10,839 people killed in alcohol-related vehicle crashes - an average of one fatality every 50 minutes. Yea, I know how to bring down a party. But... My ask of you is that you please stay safe as you celebrate the new year. Think twice about getting into a vehicle if you've been drinking. My friends and I have lost not one - but two - girlfriends in separate drunk driving accidents....

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Everyone has to have a dark day once in awhile. Today is mine. Life will never be fair. I'll  never understand it but I do know one thing: fairy tales don't exist. I have a hard time trusting people, especially when I keep getting screwed over and slapped in the face. Do I deserve it? I don't think so. Will it ever end? I can't answer that. Which scares me. I'm the kind of girl...

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Guys, this is my 57th blog post. I first posted on January 3, 2010 and I'm proud to say I've come a long way since then. OK, so I'm still writing about useless crap that no one cares about. But look, see how much prettier it is? My first post also happend to be about resolutions, which I make every year. Let’s take a look back at what I hoped to accomplish in 2010. Spend...

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Can you believe Christmas has already come and gone? Every year it seems to fly by faster than the year before. I usually get so stressed out about finding the perfect gifts while keeping my bank account afloat that I sometimes forget to stop and remember what Christmas is actually about: the birth of Jesus. I spent Christmas Eve with my family in Washington. My grandpa greeted me wearing an Auburn shirt and laughed and...

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I think that's the general rule for photo booth pictures. We took these at my company holiday party. Fun, right? I'm oblivious to where I am in the first photo. Don't mind me. This is normal. ...

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A dozen eggs Flour Sugar Baking soda 4 boxes baking chocolate 3 bags baking chips 1 bag pretzels German chocolate cake mix Raspberry brownie mix Sprinkles Champagne In our newly established annual tradition - we've done it twice - my seester Sasha and I embarked on our Christmas baking adventure. Seester is cutesy speak for sister. You didn't know I could speak another language did you? Caveat: We are the worst bakers EVER. We apologize profusely to our...

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Don't lose hope. When you are down to nothing, God is up to something. {Image} Don't lose hope. When you are down to nothing, God is up to something. {Image} ...

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One of the most exciting projects I've been involved with to date was the launch of Button, a Portland lifestyle magazine that launched in March 2009, dreamed up by the brilliant Brittany McGrath. Acting as Managing Editor, and then Editor in Chief, I wore many hats. I worked with incredible talent, connected with the Portland community on a different level and found myself in front of people I never deemed possible. Simply put, it was...

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My parents recently rescued two kittens and, while they are adorable, they each have quite the little personalities. Like this one, who loves to clamp on my head and literally eat my hair. Tasty. Going in for the kill.                                                                                                                          Score! Nom nom nom. And yes, it hurts. ...

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In spirit of the Ducks kicking ass and making it into the Natty game, I thought today's post should be a shrine to best team EVER. God DOES watch football. I told you. {images via CBS News; Oregon Live} ...

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