Fashion Friday: Tea Collection $15 Dress Sale
I LOVE Memorial Day weekend: three day weekend, it’s the weekend in which we celebrate my husband’s birthday and my son’s birthday, it’s a big huge wine tasting weekend in Oregon, and it marks the famous annual Tea Collection $15 Dress Sale! Check out these BEAUTIFUL dresses that I got for my little [...]
2013 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD
My family of five (four humans, one large furry child) usually has two cars: one zippy commuter car (hubby’s) and one larger vehicle (AKA my Messy Mom Mobile). When considering any new larger vehicle purchases, we look at a few main aspects: space, comfort, safety, fuel economy, technology, and price. I was so excited to [...]
Fashion Friday: Online Consignment Store thredUp
I have a closet FULL of clothes, and nothing to wear. Sound familiar? I have a friend who once had a closet full of summer dresses — with the tags still on. We women spend so much on clothing, and yet how much of our wardrobe do we actually use on a regular basis? Thinking [...]
Fit Bliss: The Color Run Discount Code
The running bug has hit, and I’m lining up future races. While I do want to work on my time, one exciting run coming up nationwide has less to do with time and more to do with FUN… and you know I’m all about the FUN and finding BLISS! Enter The Color Run, AKA the Happiest [...]
A Modern Market at West Elm
If you’ve ever lived in a small town, then you may know that feeling when you walk into your neighborhood corner market: the owner is tidying up, waves hello, you stop for conversation while she helps you pick up the locally-made cleaners, garden tools, spices and jams. Packaging is simple, beautiful, elegant in its sparseness. [...]
My Mother’s Day Gift to Myself: My First 5K!
It’s a post-Mother’s Day MOB (Mom-Owned Biz) Monday update. Did you all have an enjoyable Mother’s Day? I don’t know about you all, but I am exhausted. What a great weekend! There’s so much pressure with Mother’s Day, isn’t there? Similar to birthdays and other holidays where we place so much pressure on those around [...]
Celebrating Teachers and Moms
As we wrap up Teacher Appreciation Week and move into Mother’s Day weekend, I am so lucky that I have the opportunity to celebrate women I know personally who are not only both teachers and moms: they also hold a special place in my family’s heart. Today I’d like to give a special thanks to [...]
Donna Beck’s Famous Grilled Tillamook Cheese Sandwich Recipe
One bite into Donna Beck’s Grilled Tillamook Sharp Cheddar with Ham, Spiced Apple Bacon Compote, and Maple Butter sandwich, and I was hooked. Donna is a fabulous nurse, mom of two, and cooking competition pro who brought her recipe to the Tillamook Cheese Grilled Cheese Contest that I judged in April, and she walked away [...]