Portland, Oregon, USA | Travel

Mother’s Day Weekend In The PNW

By on June 22, 2024

We spent my first Mother’s Day weekend in the PNW with my parents, my brother, and his family. My parent’s and I flew down to Portland, OR with Sage and then met up with my brother, his wife, and my nephew Brio in Troutdale, just outside of Portland, where my mom had rented us an Airbnb for 3 days. My parent’s really wanted the cousins, Brio and Sage to meet, and my brother wanted to see Sage while he was still teeny tiny. We actually ended up having so much fun exploring the Troutdale area! Schyler (Sage’s dad), and I had lived in Portland for 5 years and I hadn’t really been back since, so it was cool (and bittersweet) to go back there with Sage. Afterwards, Sage and I drove up to Eastern Washington to visit Schyler for a week before heading back to Phoenix. In this blog post, I am sharing everything we did during our PNW trip!

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Retro Photo Shoot In Portland, OR

By on May 14, 2020
Retro, vintage, vintage cars, vintage fashion, retro fashion, fashion, photo shoot, cars, old cars, Portland, OR, The Urban Darling, lifestyle blogger, fashion blogger.

A little while before Schyler and I moved to Nashville, my sister and I shot these retro photos! I had spotted these locations while driving around Portland and had them written down on my phone for future shoot locations. All of the photo locations were very retro and funny enough they were all car businesses! If you guy’s are new here, you should know, I love anything retro! On one of the days my sister had off from work we finally went and shot these photos! I love how they turned out so I had to share them with you guys.

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Portland, Oregon, USA | Travel

Instagrammable Coffee Shops in Portland, OR

By on February 24, 2020
Never Coffee, Never Lab, Portland, OR, Portland coffee, Portland coffee shops, Instagrammable, Instagrammable Coffee Shops in Portland, The Urban Darling, lifestyle blogger, travel blogger.

I’ve said it before but I will say it again, Portland has an AMAZING coffee scene! There are so many cute coffee shops but I wanted to share a few of my favorite, very Insta-worthy spots! I would have loved to include more coffee shops because Portland has so many great ones, but these are the ones I had time to include before our move to Nashville!

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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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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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Portland, Oregon, USA | Travel

Staying in a Modern Cabin with Getaway

By on August 30, 2019
Getaway, cabin, Washington, glamping, Mt. Adams, modern cabin, camping, travel, blogger, The Urban Darling, labradoodle, puppy, outdoors.

Earlier this summer Rocio, Indio, and I got to stay in the cutest Getaway cabin near Mt. Adams in Washington! I had seen these cabins all over Instagram and Pinterest so I was really excited to stay in their new Washington campground. It was only about an hour and a half outside of Portland so it was the perfect weekend trip! The campground is full of these amazing modern cabins.

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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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Portland, Oregon, USA | Travel

Day Trip Essentials: What I Never Leave Home Without

By on June 9, 2019
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During the summer months, I love to take day trips to the beautiful Mt. Hood area. It’s about an hour drive from Portland so its super quick, but instantly transports you into a Pacific Northwest wonderland. My favorite spot to visit is Trillium Lake. On days where it’s not overcast you can see Mt. Hood in the background! There are several trails to walk or hike in the area too. I went up for the day this past weekend with my sister and our friend for our first hike of the season.

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