Phew! Yesterday I spent nearly eight hours just cooking! Four recipes, one cocktail, and one wedding craft later and I’m finally finished..for now. My kitchen of course was in shambles, but it was all worth it! I have a lot of fun projects and delectable dishes coming your way! Last week I had a quick tattoo session to put in some more work on my thigh and we’re just about… Keep Reading
Holy panic attack… I had some issues with my computer this morning and thought it had a virus or had bit the dust once and for all. I’m happy to report that I’m back up and running, but I’ll be spending the remainder of the day making multiple backups of EVERYTHING! This week we have the pleasure of dog sitting our two favorite Bostons, Milo and Shotzy! Josh has been… Keep Reading
A few days ago I decided to start planning for Thanksgiving! Since we live 1800 miles away from our family and most of our friends here are transplants to Portland as well, we love to throw a Friendsgiving to still have that sense of family and togetherness! Last year we hosted our first Friendsgiving.. in our downtown apartment.. that didn’t have a dining room! Not to be discouraged by our… Keep Reading
We’re in November?! I could have sworn that I was just starting to get giddy about watching Halloween movies every night and now there’s Christmas music playing in the grocery stores?! I’m starting to feel the pressure as the end of 2013 looms before us. There’s tons of planning for the holidays, traveling, and some wedding details that I need to handle in a short amount of time! After a… Keep Reading
Tomorrow is All Hallows Eve! I slacked a little bit this year and didn’t get a costume made, but luckily my friend visiting from Iowa does an amazing job with Day of the Dead makeup so we’ll be doing a bit of face painting for tomorrow! Her first full day in Portland we grabbed a bite to eat at Rogue, enjoyed their delicious Pumpkin Ale and after we explored one… Keep Reading
Last Thursday on our friend’s birthday we decided to make another trip to Oneonta Gorge for some hiking! I’m sure you remember from my post a few months ago that this spot requires climbing over a huge pile of fallen trees and chest-high hypothermic water just to see Oneonta Falls. We decided to go as far as we could and then head back, grab some coffee, and hike around Horsetail… Keep Reading
What a whirlwind these last few days have been! My parents are here in Portland visiting and it’s been an amazing time already! We toured the International Rose Test Garden and Pittock Mansion on Sunday, which left me wishing I could move in there! They even had a huge painting of a white cat!! It’s just meant to be. 😉 Monday we celebrated my step-dad’s birthday with Maple Bacon S’more… Keep Reading
I look like the Jolly Blonde Giant.. Today I’m writing my Daily Life from Starbucks while I watch planes land at the airport. I find comfort in being this near to the airport since they sometimes feel like a home away from home anyway. I decided to take a few hours to myself to work on the blog and write since my trip back home so far has been pretty… Keep Reading
My goodness! What an amazing week back home! Saturday I got to meet up with my girlfriends and check out the opening exhibit at the Science Center of Iowa for Sue, the T-rex! Brittney’s son loved it.. and so did we! We scoped out some of the other exhibits and then the four of us (plus a baby!) crammed into a photo booth to take goofy pictures! You can’t ever… Keep Reading
Today’s Daily Life post is special in many ways. It’s the first one of the New Year, its tattoo related, and it’s my mom’s birthday! About a month ago I asked my followers on my Facebook page what they would like to see more of on the blog. One of the more popular suggestions was to see more of the tattooed aspect of Tattooed Martha, so here you are! Before… Keep Reading
Today I decided rather than my typical, “This is what we have been doing over the past week…” Daily Life post, I thought I would tell you guys a bit more about why this blog even began. To make a slightly long and complicated story short, I lost my job in March. It was the same day my boyfriend was flying into Portland to finally move here after 6 months of long… Keep Reading