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My 10×10 Closet Challenge - Fall Edition (2018) - Day 1-5

Styling Challenge

My 10×10 Closet Challenge - Fall Edition (2018) - Day 1-5

The 10x10 challenge is always such an exciting time for me! I spend more time than I care to admit coming up with new outfit combinations and scrolling through the #fall10x10 and #10x10friends hashtags on Instagram (PS: did you know you can follow a hashtag on Instagram?) It's

When Was the Last Time you Bought Plastic?

When Was the Last Time you Bought Plastic?

For me, it was 2 days ago when something I purchased at my neighborhood market was wrapped in plastic-lined butcher paper. While I'm happy about the fact that I've made great efforts to reduce the mount of plastic from my life - especially after reading Beth

My 10×10 Closet Challenge - Fall Edition (2018)

Styling Challenge

My 10×10 Closet Challenge - Fall Edition (2018)

Pictures by Alba Betancourt shot at Tendue. If you've been reading the blog for some time, you know I love the 10x10 challenge. I've participated twice - once last fall and once in the spring of 2017. I did not get to participate last spring and

A Fall Afternoon Walk around Portland in my Nisolos

A Fall Afternoon Walk around Portland in my Nisolos

Working from home and moving from city to city over the past couple years, I've quickly realized that Internet and Instagram would play a major part in the way I'd meet new friends. But little did I know that I would find not one but four

Have a Blissful Weekend #25

The Conscious List

Have a Blissful Weekend #25

What are you up to this weekend? I'm going mushroom hunting with friends and can't wait for them to show me their secret spots (wink wink)! I hope you'll have a great one and in the meantime, here are a few links from around

Portland Flea Market Finds

Portland Flea Market Finds

Sometimes the vintage stars align and you find the perfect outfit for a bargain in less than half an hour. Note to self: Stop shooting pictures on trash collection days. Last Sunday, I had planned to go to the flea market early, wander, eat at a foot cart and visit

Have a Blissful Weekend #24

The Conscious List

Have a Blissful Weekend #24

What are you up to this weekend? My program? Farmers market, party, flea market, and headshots. I hope you'll have a great one and in the meantime, here are a few links from around the web: * Every woman in this pic though * Every dollar makes a difference * Ordered

Are You Good at Small Talk?

Are You Good at Small Talk?

I'm so bad at this!

Announcing Portland's First Zero Waste Conference

Announcing Portland's First Zero Waste Conference

Photo by Jilbert Ebrahimi In exactly a month, Portland will welcome its first Zero Waste Conference. And I'm very proud to be one of its 2 co-organizers. Brion Hurley and I met on various occasions over the past couple years, notably through Recycling Advocates, the non-profit he'

10 Little Things

10 Little Things

10 Little Things

Photo by Daria Kopylova We don't necessarily notice them, but those little things put a little magic into our lives. Here are 10 little things that have been making me happy lately: 1. Cycling in Long Beach with a dorky helmet on (thank you Alyssa). 2. Using my

What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?

When I was a kid, a teacher would come to my school to teach us English once a week. I have two memories from her class: 1. She leaves the school crying because we forgot to do our homework (mean little 10-year-olds!). 2. She randomly picked British names for us.

The Local Thirty Challenge, Eating Local Food for a Month

The Local Thirty Challenge, Eating Local Food for a Month

Is it even possible to only eat food that comes from a 200-mile radius?

My Morning Routine

My Morning Routine

Current, I should have said current!

A Tiny Guide to Urban Foraging

A Tiny Guide to Urban Foraging

A wise woman taught me something about my front yard.

A 100% Portland-made Outfit with Lauren Winter and Rachel Sees Snail Shoes

A 100% Portland-made Outfit with Lauren Winter and Rachel Sees Snail Shoes

Photo credits: Octave Zangs I love supporting local makers, but I don't necessarily always have the budget to add their pieces to my closet. And then, sometimes, the universe conspires in my favor. Worn / Jumpsuit: Lauren Winter (made in Portland, OR), Shoes: Rachel Sees Snail Shoes (made Portland,