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#tbt to a couple weekends ago when @chrismadrigal8 and I barely made it in time to get an afternoon snack from @pipsoriginal 🍩🍩🍩 PSA they close at 4pm, getting there at 3:50pm is maybe the best time to go... hardly anyone in line! 😂🤷‍♀️ also, their seasonal flavor raspberry is 👌😋😍 . #pipsoriginal made the list for some of our favorite #oregon spots #ontheblog 📜 if you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to click the link in my profile and read the #wherewewander post! 🌲🌊 (and yes, I have 2 #pipsoriginaldoughnuts pics in my top 9... they're that good #noshameinmydonutgame 😏)

Every clear morning, when I walk out to my car and leave for the day, there are almost always some hot air balloons taking flight. And it always makes me think of this quote: "Even if you go for it & it doesn't work out, you still win. You had the guts to head straight into something that frightened you. That type of bravery will take you places." -#thebettermanproject I've been discussing this idea of fear and failures with a dear friend the last couple weeks as she embarks on a new venture, and it's helped me realize and see how far I've come in doing stuff that scares the sh*t out of me and trying new stuff that I had no clue how to do or what I was doing. I hope my past failures and pushing through my fears will inspire and show my friend and others that sometimes you don't have it all figured out and don't hold all the answers, but you still just have to go for it. You may fall flat on your face, you may, no you will, make mistakes (even some that cost you - money or otherwise), but it's better to have risked, have failures and lessons than to play it safe and never to have risked anything at all. Just like these hot air balloons. Taking off and leaving solid, safe ground to go on an adventure. To some place new. To gain a new perspective. And that, my friends, is always a win in my book🎈💙 #itssimplytuesday

Remember when I said I was writing a #blogpost that had all our favorite Oregon spots, kinda like a #bestoforegon post? 🤔 Yea, same here lol! Welllll, I finally finished it!! Sort of... 😂 it's finished enough for now! Done is better than perfect, #canigetanamen 🙌 I still need to fill in some spots, add some pics 📸 (I have over 100 in the folder on my computer, and that's the narrowed down list 🙈), and link all the places #bloggerlife But for now, this is the BEST place to look if you are planning a trip to Oregon 🛫 or live here and want to check out somewhere new! This post will always be changing and getting updated with new places as we explore more of what #oregon has to offer ⛰🏞⛺☕🍺🍷🥞🌮🍓🌿🌹 so be sure to bookmark it and check back often! Click the link in my bio to check out the #newpost of #allthingsOregon 👆 #linkinbio As always, please feel free to share this #travelguide with friends and let me know what I need to add to our list! 📜💕

Oh, ya know, just kickin' it at a #winery 5 minutes from our house and basically having the whole garden to ourselves for our #friyay day date 🥂🤷‍♀️ we worked a little earlier in the day, and now we play 👫🎉 . I'd do #fridayintroductions but this is pretty accurate. I love wineries, day dates with my man, and I could've posted the more perfect #blogger posed pic, but this one seemed more fun 🤓 (📸 @chrismadrigal8 😙) and I'm all about making life more fun + joyful 💗😘 . Posts coming this weekend (like maybe an #anthropologie event @anthro_portland 😉😍🌿 and other fun stuff!) #happyfriday babes! 💋🥂✨

Rooftop bars are my favorite 🥂 especially when you get to do #happyhour with lovely ladies like these #bloggerbabes 💕 loved getting to meet + talk shop with them last night over some bubbly #rosé and vodka sodas 😍 thanks for hosting us @theporterhotel can't wait to come back and enjoy those #rooftopviews again 🌇

How To Get a Bikini Body: 1. Put on bikini 👙 2. Enjoy + be kind to yourself ❤ . A little #tuesdaytruth for today - I've debated posting anything about this because I rarely talk about #bodyimage but when I did my reader survey last year, it almost tied as the 2nd most thing you all struggled with. So here I am, sharing MY personal story with body image. This body, my body, has changed a lot over the last few years. I've weighed my heaviest (right after Kenny passed away), and I've also weighed my lowest in a really long time (last summer). I've been fluff, and I've been muscles. I've been an avid gym-goer, I've also skipped a few days...orrrr months. I've learned when I need to reel it back in and when I can let loose and have some fun. I've learned that baby steps are better than no steps #progressoverperfection . I had to learn WHY I was going to the gym, WHY I wanted to eat healthy, WHY I wanted to go to yoga, WHY I wanted to take care of ME. In order to do that, I had to strip everything away. All of it. To relearn what I wanted and WHY I wanted it. One day soon I'll share that whole story too 😘 But the main thing I learned was this - I learned what's good FOR ME. And what's good for me may not be what's good for you. And that's okay! Huge relief, right?? . Needless to say, since moving to Oregon, I think I've needed to put on a swimsuit maybe a handful of times. I'm not gonna lie, I wasn't "ready" to put one on this past weekend, especially since I'm 10+ lbs heavier than last summer. But despite the extra fluff, lumps, bumps, and rolls, I knew that I wanted to get out and enjoy the day with my love. Having a 6-pack or the "perfect body" isn't a goal of mine. My goal is to be grateful for the body I have, regardless of its physical appearance. (<--- so much easier said than done) . I also know and appreciate that I am healthy, worthy, and loved. By others. And myself. Even when the negative #selftalk reel starts rolling, I have the confidence now to hit pause and rewrite the story I'm telling myself in my head - I am healthy, I am worthy, and I am loved. . And so are you 💕 What's the story you're writing in your head to yourself? ❤ #bekindtoyourself

🌊monday blues🌊 can we just go back to yesterday?? When it was 80° & sunny, we were relaxing at the pool & working on our tans 👙☀️ my #mondaymotivation ➡️ it's a 4-day week for me 🙌🎉 loving my new compressed work schedule, especially on my short weeks 😉 oh! Also working on some new posts for this week, can't wait to share them with y'all! Happy monday, babes! 😘💕

Happy F•R•I•D•A•Y 🎉🥂 this has been one of the longest, hardest, weirdest weeks in a really long time, and I've never been happier to see Friday on the calendar 📅 to celebrate, there's a #newpost #ontheblog 🙌 well, 2 weeks new 😂 and it includes these @pipsoriginal #donuts + housemade #chailatte 🍩☕😋 go read about our favorite flavors and the special something they do on your #birthday 🎉🎂 you know the drill.. #linkinbio 👆 {and yes, I ate this whole plate 😏😂 #noshame} #pdxeats #pipsdonuts #pipsoriginal #portlandfood

The dog days of summer 🐶💤☀️ {almost} . . . #itssimplytuesday

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