I've been an acupuncture enthusiast for many years now; often going on a weekly basis. It's one of the only times when I am complete...

20 years ago I moved to the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and at that time I purchased my first Goretex rain coat.  Living in the PNW requires pro...

While I will admit to doing a very large amount of online shopping, I also try to support small and local businesses. This Christmas I will ...

C&C readers, let me introduce you to my latest venture, Les Petites PDX, a children's resale shop on Instagram. I've te...

In watching the blog traffic, it's very clear that you, the readers, are most interested in the more personal posts, so I thought I wou...

I love supporting friends and local businesses, so when I found out a good friend of ours was launching this Kick Starter campaign, I knew i...

Over the weekend I had one of the most amazing dining experiences in recent memory, maybe one of my top meals ever.  At the suggestion ...

A few weeks ago I happened upon the most delicious "bar" at my acupuncturists office. The cinnamon cardamom flavor spoke to me at ...

It's no secret that I enjoy eating healthy food and so does the Mini Fashionista, and my +1 for that matter. Lucky for us, Portland has...

The Mini Fashionista has a birthday coming up in just over a week. For her birthday we decided to get her a new bike.  While she alread...

Over the weekend we popped into one of our favorite Portland places, Schoolhouse Electric . It's one of our favorite weekend activities...

For those of you that don't live in Portland, let me apologize ahead of time because you are not going to like me very much after this ...

Last month at the Junior League of Portland's fund raiser, I purchased a photography session in the silent auction. We've never had ...