As per usual, there’s been radio silence over here. Life has been … life. The new year has brought a lot our way: a very active, talkative toddler … amazing new clients … a new, healthier lifestyle for J and I … and some new adventures. One of my goals for 2016 was to share […]

When we walked off of the plane, I knew we were in for a treat. I had that feeling even before talking to our agency over at http://www.wahinecharters.com/project/captain-cook-snorkel/. That warm Hawaiian air welcomed us, and the lure of mai tais meant we hurried as fast as possible (in our rented mini van, ha!) to our […]

As promised in a recent post, I wanted to start starting more about my personal life over here. You see, I am pretty proud of my ability to leave home at home, and work at work. In fact, my husband will randomly exclaim that he has absolutely no idea what I’m currently working on … […]

On April 29, 2013, my life was forever changed. On that morning, I found out that we were expecting our sweet Alba. She was born in our home in January, and since then, life has been amazing, happy, humbling, busy, joyful, and so SO different. I feel blessed each day that I get to make […]

You won’t see a lot of personal posts over here on this little blog space of mine. It’s not that I don’t love sharing the “hey, this is my life” kind of posts, I promise! The truth is that my husband and I love sharing our little life here in Portland, and we do that […]

Man, oh man, the last 4 days were amazing … and much needed. Jim and I hopped on a plane and headed to Las Vegas last weekend. We were celebrating his birthday, and we had a blast. Vegas is just as tacky as I thought it would be (that’s a good thing), and Red Rock […]

Time to share more things I’m loving obsessed with these days! 1/ I’ve been going crazy looking at living spaces on Pinterest. Embarrassingly, if you check out my boards now, you’ll see mostly food!! More on that in a sec. Anyway, as we gear up for a move into a house this year, I’ve been […]

You know that thing when you know someone who inspires you more than you could imagine? Well, I have been a witness to it, and I have my friend Alex to thank for that. From the moment I met Alex, I knew she was someone special. All of my social awkwardness was no match for […]

Happy Monday! I hope you had a beautiful weekend. Portland totally spoiled us with wonderful weather, so we spent most of our time outside. I’m starting week two of my clean eating challenge … feeling great, and even getting back into running. I feel like a new person. Today, I was feeling inspired by this […]

Let me tell you a little secret: when it’s sunny in Portland, I am 10,000 times happier. Today, it’s sunny. A sunny Monday. Nothing better!! Today’s little drawing was inspired by the bright weather. Also, other than the sun, I’m feeling better because of a little diet change. Over the weekend, I slowly phased into […]