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This week we welcome another autumn into our lives. As a thoroughly predictable human being, every September I fight the changing season, and then start warming up to the idea after reminding myself of all the things to love about fall. I finally give in (short of relocating, what’s a Portlander to do?). This years [...]

Summer don’t leave us! It’s about this time every year that I want to fit in as much summery fun as possible, into each and every weekend. So here are a few of those things that made me happy in July. 1. McMenamin’s Grand Lodge Hotel – The Grand Lodge is about a 45 minute [...]

Oh, summer! You’ve finally arrived. Here are a few things that made me happy, happy, happy in June. 1. summer! & lazing about Col Summers Park 2. an impromptu cocktail crawl to Beaker & Flask, Veritable Quandary, and Central. (not as a cheap as a pub crawl fyi, ouch.) 3. I found this delightful, blue [...]

It’s not quite July yet in my time zone. So I can officially still share my favorite things from last month. 1, 2, 3. Go! 1. Fleet Foxes! Really, really, really good live. 2. Picking out my garden at Portland Nursery – yay for tomatoes! {I have no photographic evidence of this} 3. Cotton Jones [...]

I usually spend a few minutes flipping through pictures on my iPhone for my Things that Make Me Happy posts, and the month of April has left me with a feeling of gratefulness. April was fantastic! So here are 10 things that make me happy… 1. Maui! Maui! Maui! I finally managed to get back [...]

Last month, I was beyond ready for spring to show up, and now I can’t wait for summer to arrive. So as April is quickly passing, it’s high time I do another 10 Things That Make Me Happy post. So without further ado, here are 10 things that put a smile on my face… Portland [...]

Iceland has been on my hypothetical “interesting/someday” travel wish list for a few years now. Although, my obsession with Icelandic culture started with Leif Erikson — original Viking bad ass — in the 3rd grade (Erikson was quickly followed by a brief obsession with Abraham Lincoln… where were we? Ah yes, Iceland…). After finding an [...]

Oh, hello fall… time for a new 10 things that make me happy… 1. MacBook Aaaaaair – My laptop broke last month (can we blame my lack of blogging on that? Ok, good) My sweet little Dell 710m was a trusty little lappie for almost 5 years! So after comparing newer Dells and Macs, I [...]

Last day of July. Shocking. Time for 10 things that make me happy July edition… 1. biking – I’ve been biking up a storm this month. Other than the streetcar, it’s my main mode of transportation, along with the occasional Zipcar. Anyway, I have such a crush on this bicycle. I want. Dear Savings account, [...]

It’s been a few months since I did a 10 things that make me happy post… so stuff that has my attention lately… Liberty of London – Remember when I went overboard on buying Liberty of London stuff? Yep, still like it. World Cup 2010 – Was I stoked for World Cup 2006? No, I [...]