Portland Mama

It’s the farewell season for The Oprah Show, and I’m not going to lie, it’s about enough to make me sit down and watch tv in “real-time” . . .

Artist, Emily Falconbridge, tries her hand at quilting. With glorious results. See her step-by-step photos here.

Sarah-Ji is a Chicago photographer and Shutter Sisters contributor. Her blog is a wonderful ongoing photo journal of daily life. Sarah-Ji shares the kind of images that cause the reader to look around and notice all of the subtleties and beauty in their own life.

Our financial guru, Megan, explores the question that spouses ask each other all the time, “Where has our money gone?”

If this pregnancy is like my first, I should be feeling better soon and that means that this Fall will be The Season I Make Up for Being a Crap Bag.

Local Perspectives blogger, Erin Wallace, shares some tips on living through a depressed time.

Shannon Breuner Nelson celebrates her birthday and sets out on a mission to give back.

Jen Price shares her sweet take on the growing pains of family life, both for children and parents alike.

One moms tells why proclaiming “as long as he/she is healthy” wasn’t entirely the whole truth during her pregnancy, and cuts others some slack for knowing which gender they’re hoping for.

Here it is. The last day of our Summer Snaps series. What better way to usher out August than with sweet treat from Cheeky Kitchen…