Thursday, June 25
This afternoon at work I joined my coworkers out on our deck to plant flowers, tomatoes, basil, strawberries and squash in two wine barrels. We’re all pretty psyched about the mini garden. After, we all went to an open house at a new tasting room in downtown Newberg. It’s a beautiful spot and it was good to chat with colleagues. [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Day 284: Simple Acts of Detoxification
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged Blossoming Lotus Cafe, detox, dry skin brush, gardening, gluten, gluten free, hot yoga, lymph system, Mt. Tabor, oregon, pho, Thai food, ungrateful homeless people, Vietnamese food, Vinyassa, yoga, Yoga Pearl, Yoga Union Community Wellness Center on June 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Day 283: From Car Service to Finding Happily Ever Afters
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged dating, Hyundai, Love, single, The Bachelorette on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, June 24
This morning I headed over to the Hyundai dealership in Hillsboro to get my car serviced. I was about 300 miles overdue for an oil change. The service team gauged my tires (to help with better gas mileage), checked my lights, filters, breaks, etc. Oh, and for good measure they put my Oregon [...]
Day 282: Recklessly Eating
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged anxiety, autoimmune disease, celiac disease, depression, gluten, gluten free, GlutenEase, malabsorption, mysterious healing, naturopath, oregon, vitamin shots, vitamin supplements, wine, Yogi Stomach Ease tea on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 23
Once again, I slept in a little. I worked about 12 hours yesterday. I haven’t been having trouble with sleeping in awhile, which has wonderful. And I haven’t been congested in over two weeks – which has been amazing. Life changing, really. I don’t want to jinx myself! I wondered if, perhaps, the [...]
Day 281: More Table Setting but with Show Tunes, Mes Amis Ooh La La & the Annual Lumpy’s Visit
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged celiac disease, Chrysalis Vineyards, Curious Grape, Dundee, gluten, gluten free, Lumpy's Landing, mcminnville, Mes Amis, Middleburg VA, oregon, salmon bake on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monday, June 23
I slept in a little since I had a long day and late night of work on Saturday, and then a really early work day on Sunday. I was pretty tired. When I got to work I scrambled to meet some deadlines on a handful of projects in my queue. We ordered Thai [...]
Day 280: Illuminating Love
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged Aveda, Best Western, Bridgeport Village, Dosha Salon, dream analysis, dream dictionary, dreams, driving range, Evergreen Aviation museum, gluten, gluten free, golf, Love, mcminnville, oregon, wine on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, June 22
Oh, it was a painful morning! There’s nothing more annoying than knowing you have to get up really early in the morning and then tossing and turning and waking up at alternate hours in a subconscious fear for missing the alarm or something. No matter. I got up with the alarm and dressed [...]
Day 279: The Therapy of Flower Arranging & Table Decorating
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged flower arrangements, flower arranging, Fred Meyer, oregon, Smith & Hawken, Target, wine on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, June 21
I woke up and had very little time to myself, but I made the most of my morning for that reason. I had to run some errands to pick up a few things for our dinner at the winery, kicking off Oregon Pinot Camp for the trade. Oregon Pinot Camp, or OPC, is [...]
Day 278: Celiac Disease in Its Manifestations
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged anxiety, body image, celiac disease, depression, food and wine, gluten, gluten free, Gluten Free Girl, Gluten intolerance, stress, tracing Celiac on June 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Friday, June 20
I started the day at work with an Under $20 Pinot noir staff tasting. We tasted through 3 flights of Pinots from Oregon in that price point. We do staff tastings every month or so as a group, which is a great way to keep the palate strong, keep the thumb on the [...]
Day 277: Good Tunes, Lovely Lake Oswego & Anticipating Writer’s Camp!
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged Colbie Caillat, Cold Play, fairytales, Fishtrap, golf, Jason Mraz, Lake Oswego, LPGA, Manzana Rotisserie Grill, Mt. Hood, Safeway Classic, summer in Oregon, Viva La Vida, writers workshops, writing on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 19
It was a beautiful day today. The kind that makes you suspect, wondering just how long it’s going to last. You truly become a weather cynic here. While tomorrow marks the first day of summer, it doesn’t usually go into effect until July 5, which is common knowledge here in western Oregon.
But, I’m not [...]
Day 276: Cut Bank – The Gateway to My Paternal Past
Posted in 365 Day Log, tagged Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Cut Bank, family history, fishing, Glacier County, Glacier National Park, Great Depression, Hiking, John Steinback, Montana, MT, Of Mice & Men, oregon, rafting, Recession of 1937, Scandinavian heritage, The Grapes of Wrath, Whitefish, zip wire on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, June 18
I found out a couple of days ago that I might go to Whitefish, Montana in August for a wine event. I haven’t been to Montana yet and have a little family history there. For years I thought my dad was born in Eugene, Oregon. Only, I learned he was born on a [...]
