A lifestyle blog by Lauren Hartmann
“I participated in an Ambassador campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Kohl’s. I received promotional items and product samples as a thank you for participating.” Fern is only two-and-a-half right now and as such she has no clue what I do for a living. I mean…she knows that I “do work” at my computer […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of The Whole30 diet by now. But, if you’re like many (myself included) you have a million reasons why it wouldn’t work for you: the cost…the fact that you have a raging sweet tooth (this was SO me), or just being way too busy to […]
A fair amount of Portlanders would consider themselves to be coffee snobs and it’s pretty hard to avoid. When you’re surrounded by amazing coffee you quickly develop an aversion to anything that’s not. People here treat their coffee like an art form…knowing all about the process and sourcing the best ingredients possible. My husband actually […]
One of the first pieces of baby gear I researched when I knew I was having another baby was a double stroller. Initially I thought I would probably go with something with a stand-on platform like the Joovy Caboose and maybe a side-by-side double for jogging. But, then Joovy offered to send me the Joovy Too […]
My weight is something I’ve struggled with my entire life. I was a chubby kid, a chubby adolescent and then in college I lost 40 pounds. I did it using Weight Watchers, but I took shortcuts. I ate frozen food from boxes, or skipped meals in favor of eating ice cream. So while I may […]
Early in my pregnancy with Clive, my talented photographer friend Caroline of Coeur de La Photography told me she wanted to be there to document my home birth. I had never really considered having birth photos, since I’m a pretty modest person and during Fern’s birth I didn’t want anyone else aside from Craig and my midwives […]
