It’s a very Zappos PDX Easter

Easter egg hunts amaze me. Go find the eggs kids, and maybe you’ll get some candy or some stickers! Then at the end we’ll have a whole bunch of plastic eggs we’ll have no use for again for 364 days!  But the fine folks at Zappos.com have figured out how to make logical Grinches such [...]

Wonder Woman Wednesday: Mai Tran

You know those women you meet who have SO much energy, drive, and a crazy combination of smarts, beauty, style, and creative ideas? That’s Mai Tran. She’s one of those women. How does she do it all, and with so much style? I have no idea! She inspires me with not just all that she [...]

{travel + decor} The Nines Hotel, Portland, Oregon

Being a guest in your own town is sometimes quite delicious. The Nines is the perfect modern luxury hotel. Every inch of the hotel has been well-planned and well-executed. Here, a corner is transformed into a luscious place of rest. The suites are expansive and the decor I would describe as dressed-up modern. The hotel [...]

Sweet & Funky Deals

Our daughter is much girlier than we ever imagined she would be. From the time she was just a few months old, she loved shoes, purses, accessories. She’s going through an accessories phase right now, and at two-and-a-half years old, is quite particular about the design and style of her accessories. These adorable goodies are [...]