My Life | Pets

My Puppy’s First Fall!

By on November 25, 2019
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As you guys know, I became a dog mom earlier this year! I brought my puppy Indio home in May and he is now 8 months old. I can’t believe how fast time is flying! He is the sweetest, cuddliest, cutest puppy and I couldn’t be luckier to be his mom. He makes life fun! I couldn’t resist snapping some photos of Indio for his first Fall in this world.

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Portland, Oregon, USA | Wellness

My Experience with Acupuncture & Cupping at Root Whole Body

By on November 23, 2019
Root Whole Body, alternative medicine, Acupuncture, Cupping, Massage, Naturopath, Portland, OR, lifestyle blogger, The Urban Darling.

For the past three months, I’ve been visiting Root Whole Body for massage, acupuncture, and cupping! Read more about my experience with Root Whole Body here. I’ve had back problems since I was a pre-teen due to manual labor on my parent’s farm as a kid. Over the years, my back pain has gotten worse since my job requires me to sit at a desk on a laptop. I’ve heard great things about the benefits of acupuncture and cupping so I decided to try them out (combined with massage) to see if my back felt any better!

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Gift Guides | Holidays

Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide For Her, Him, & Kids

By on November 21, 2019
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Happy Holidays! I love the holidays and love thinking of gifts for people so I thought I would put together the ULTIMATE holiday gift guide with gift ideas for the men in your life, kids in your life, and every kind of gal in your life! I’m focusing more on gifts for women just because I obviously like girl stuff more but there is definitely something for everyone here. I hope this guide gives you some ideas on gifts to give this holiday season <3

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Wellness

How I Healed My Stomach with Probiotics

By on November 17, 2019
Probiogen, probiotics, smart spore probiotics, health, beauty, wellness, gut health, women's health, weight management, women's vitality, stress management, lifestyle, lifestyle blogger, healthy and beauty, The Urban Darling.

About five years ago, I had food poisoning from a bad Caesar salad. I was having terrible acid reflux and stomach pain so I took a trip to the doctor’s office where I was given a “GI cocktail”, which was basically straight antibiotics that made me sick all night. I didn’t know back then that after taking antibiotics, you need to take probiotics to balance out the bacteria in your stomach. For years I struggled with stomach pain before meeting with a naturopath who recommended probiotics. I’ve been taking Probiotics ever since!

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Portland, Oregon, USA | Wellness

Meeting with a Nutritionist & My Meal Plan + Regimen

By on November 14, 2019
Root Whole Body, Portland, naturopath, Naturopathic Medicine, smoothies, diet, health, healthy food, meal plan, regimen, supplements, lifestyle blogger, The Urban Darling.

I’ve been visiting Root Whole Body these past few months for massage and acupuncture and recently I decided to meet with their nutritionist/naturopath to discuss my diet and lifestyle. I’ve always been pretty good about eating healthy, but I know that I am lacking in certain areas and wanted someone to help me detect the holes in my diet. Between all the information about health and diet online and misinformation from friends and co-workers that I’ve heard over the years, it’s hard to know where to start.

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Pets

Mealtime with Freshpet- Indio’s Favorite Dog Food

By on August 31, 2019
Freshpet, dog food, mealtime, Indio, labradoodle, puppy, labradoodle puppy, puppy food, blogger, The Urban Darling, lifestyle blogger.

As a new dog mom, I’m always searching for the best products for my sweet Indio. (In case you missed the post about my new puppy, you can read more about him here!) I try to make healthy choices about what I put in my body, so of course I want to do the same for my growing pup. I recently discovered Freshpet for mealtimes which both Indio and I love!

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Portland, Oregon, USA | Wellness

Taking Time for Self Care at Root Whole Body

By on August 29, 2019
Root Whole Body, Portland, Oregon, sauna, massage, facials, Naturopath, Massuese, Chiropractor, cafe, spa, Acupuncture, cupping.

I have had back problems for several years now because I’m always at my desk working on my laptop or hunching over my phone. It’s a known fact that people who work desk jobs struggle with back pain. I do yoga and get up every half hour but I wanted to do something more to combat the tension. That’s when I found Root Whole Body in NW Portland! I’ve been visiting Root Whole Body for a few months now and it has been exactly what I needed! They have a location in SE as well but the NW location is the newer location.

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My Life | Pets

How I Get Through the Day as a New Dog Mom with Mr. Coffee

By on July 25, 2019
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As a new dog mom to a 10 week old puppy, I need all the help I can get! That’s when Mr. Coffee comes to the rescue. I love that the Mr. Coffee® Easy Measure 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker is so easy to use and makes consistently good cups of coffee. We are currently crate/potty training Indio so he has to be taken out 3-5 times a night. Needless to say, I have been very sleep deprived! A strong cup of coffee in the morning has been a lifesaver. 

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My Life

How to Improve Your Credit Score with CreditRepair.com

By on July 15, 2019
credit, credit score, credit repair, CreditRepair.com, improve your credit score, how to improve your credit score, blogger, lifestyle blogger, Portland, Oregon, Remote.ly, offices.

When I first graduated high school, I didn’t know a lot about credit or if I even had a credit score! It wasn’t until a few years later when I moved to Oregon to attend University and had to find an apartment that I even started to think about credit! The landlord of the apartment I was looking to move in to asked what my credit score was. I had no idea so I immediately went in to my bank to speak to someone about it.

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Wellness

My Daily Vitamin Regimen with made for_

By on June 19, 2019
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Do you every wonder if you are getting the right vitamins and supplements? I’ve always taken vitamins but I started to really wonder if I was taking the ones my body needed. I often don’t feel well throughout the day and I knew it must be because I was missing something essential. That’s why I turned to made for_!

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