Tis the season for shopping, entertaining and eating. Not necessarily in that order. It’s my favorite time of year! I don’t know about you but I am not Martha Stewart Jr. when it comes to gift wrapping. I usually go further than just throwing something in a gift bag with a wad of tissue (unless it’s odd shaped or I ran out of time or I am just lazy) but my skills are still lacking....
This is going to be a random post but I discovered that Rugs USA has extended its Cyber Monday sale through today. Rugs are 75% off, people! Have you ever been this excited about rugs? Nope, me either. I ordered a couple because I’ve been eyeing them for a while and I just couldn’t resist. It will be an early Christmas present to myself. Along with a couple other items I recently purchased over Black...
It’s funny what one remembers from childhood. I remember my grandparents had a big love for Pendleton, as my grandpa would often sport a Pendleton shirt with his cowboy hat and shoes. My grandparents lived in small town suburbia – in Toppenish, WA – and as the town motto goes, “where the west still lives.” I have never incorporated the western-style on myself but I do hold a fondness for Pendleton wears. Perhaps it should...
Hello, blog. It has been more than a month since I have written anything and I feel oddly guilty. Did my absence affect anyone out there? Probably not. Life has been a bit overwhelming lately and I just didn’t feel like keeping up with this here blog. Though I did miss it! Can you believe that it is already mid-November? Thanksgiving is right around the corner. It really is my favorite time of year. I...
Oh, exercise. I have never been one for working out in a gym. Stationary exercise easily bores me. People staring at me as I stumble with complicated equipment is intimidating. And some big shot always comes over to show me how I could better do whatever it is I am doing. OK, so that only happened once. But I didn’t need some gym rat critiquing the way I ran on the treadmill. Don’t you see...
On Friday, I had the pleasure of attending an intimate dinner party hosted by Chevrolet at local Japanese restaurant Yakuza Lounge. General Motors invited local bloggers in efforts to introduce us to the new Chevy Spark line and their involvement at The Color Run. The Spark is the official car of the run and it was way cool. It comes in colors named after food: Jalapeno, Lemonade and Salsa, to name a few. Fitting, eh?...
Happy Friday, all! This was definitely one of those weeks. Work was a nut house yesterday and I *may* have lost my cool at one point. I try very hard to be calm under pressure but sometimes I just need to walk away for a few minutes. You know? You know. Tonight I am attending a dinner at Yakuza Lounge, hosted by General Motors. They are doing a mini media tour with some of the designers...
Generally speaking, I eat pretty healthy. I always eat fresh fruit during the day, and keep a stash of almonds at my desk for snacking. I stay far away from the doughnuts that circulate at work every Thursday and the candy dish placed just steps from my cube at reception. I can’t even remember the last time I pressed “diet coke” on the soda machine. I also drink lots of water. Once you stop eating...
Oh my. Where did summer go? College football season kicked off a couple of weeks ago so, for me, this marks the beginning of fall. Though I will say that sitting in Autzen when it's actually nice out is a real luxury. Soon enough I'll be shivering in my seat with a hoodie and winter jacket layered ontop. I have season tickets to the duck football games this year - a first for me, and...
Today I had the lucky opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the finest bloggers this little city has to offer. We met up at the Belmont Library and spent the afternoon learning photography tips and tricks from local pros Becky Nerpel and Macey Snelson. I loved that there was a session on taking better photos with your smartphone. Even though most everyone there had fancy cameras (the Canon Rebel seemed to be the trend),...
WHEW - we made it to Friday! As usual, the week has been mentally draining so am psyched to enjoy the continued summer weather this weekend. It is finally supposed to hit the 90s here in Portland so I'll have to come up with some fun way to take advantage. By the way, while waiting for the Olympics coverage to start last night, I stumbled across a bull riding competition on TV. That shit is...
Last Sunday I attended my first Portland Timbers game. It was a reserve game, which meant less people and no Timber Army - but it was such a blast. You could sit anywhere you wanted and beer was only $2. TWO DOLLARS! OK, so I think it was Bud Light, but it was awfully good to sit in the sun and have a couple drinks. And I'm not even a beer drinker. This was clearly...
ICE CREAM! Tis' the season to celebrate my favorite food. For reals. I've eaten it for dinner before. Shhh. What is being an adult good for if you can't eat your dessert first once in awhile? West Elm is having an Ice Cream Social this Saturday, August 4th from 1pm – 3pm to celebrate their recent milestone of 100,000+ Facebook likes. The store is bringing in ice cream trucks and carts to 10 stores around the...
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Happy Friday! This weekend I am headed to my first Timber's game - any adivce? I hear they can get rowdy but I am super excited to experience it. Side note: I played one season of soccer growing up and was actually pretty good at it. I was so much smaller than the other girls that I could weave in and out without them noticing. Needless to say, I wasn't much for playing in the...
I don't know about you but work has been crazier than crazy. It always seems to be. Here is where I wish I was right about now. Are you in need of an escape as much as I? pinned via ...
I saw Liz do this and so thought I'd join in the fun. Play along! {NYC subway} If you really knew me.... ...you'd know that I am down for an adventure/shenanigans at the drop of a hat. ...in fact, you'd know that, on a dare, I once pretended to be a bachelorette during a girl's night out. {trust me, it was hysterical. And praise God I only ran into one person I knew. I'm sure...
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What I loved about my weekend: I realized how much of a hot mess I was becoming - so I chopped off my hair. Well, I cut off several inches anyways. It was halfway down my back and I just couldn't style it nicely. Friday night, I decided I needed to go for a drive to clear my head. Can't say it worked but I do love taking my little car out on the...
