At 4 pm this Saturday (tomorrow!), Joe and I are going to exchange our marriage vows here at this stone shelter at the top of Cape Perpetua–the highest point on… Read more Sneak Peek: Our Marriage Ceremony Location →
When I was searching for cottages to stay at during our Oregon honeymoon, I discovered so many cool places. (Looking at Airbnb is seriously addictive!) We ended up booking a… Read more 3 Cute Cottages to Rent in Oregon →
My friend Catherine is biking to Mexico with her guy Mitch. Right now. They started in Vancouver, B.C. and are currently somewhere in California, sweating up hills and coasting down coastlines… Read more Catherine’s Quinoa Salad (and why I’ll probably never cycle to Mexico) →
It’s after midnight on a Sunday in Portland. The windows are open, lamplight shining, laundry drying on the rack. I’m home and September is here. Time for a love note to… Read more Love Note to August ( and July…) →
My twenties gave me a lot of experience with short relationships. Long ones? Not so much. (Prior to Joe, my record was nine months.) And I’m getting married in September—exactly 50… Read more Relationship Wisdom from My Ladies… →
It’s a good day for a love note. Not just because it’s the last day of June (or was when I started this!), and writing a list of things I’m… Read more Love Note to June: 8 Things I’m Thankful For →
A goat herder in Bagan, Myanmar. A subway commuter in Busan, Korea. A child walking on water (or so it appears) in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. This is the work of… Read more Q + A: Travel Photographer Peter DeMarco on Following Your Vision, Befriending Nomads, and the Most Dangerous Thing He’s Done for an Image →
Have you ever kept a gratitude journal? I tried starting one this winter. Inspired by ‘Creative Gangster of Love’ and business-advice guru Marie Forleo, the idea was to go to bed… Read more Love Note to May (with 9 Things I’m Thankful For…) →