Alternate title: How I cured my insomnia. FO REALS! I used to be a terrible sleeper. For all of high school and most of college I had trouble falling asleep (for HOURS), staying asleep (I’d wake up for hours at a time), and feeling rested. No matter how exhausted I was, or how healthy I…
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Natural Beauty Products I Use Every Day
This post is sponsored by Native Deodorant. All word and opinions are my own! Thanks so much for supporting brands that keep The Kitchen Paper up and running! This post has been a long time coming — natural body care and natural beauty products are a thing I’ve been easing into over the last few…
Dog Mountain Hike
This weekend was GO GO GO GO but in all the best ways — potluck with friends (and pooches!), out with more friends, high school reunion (old lady status right here), bachelorette party (NOT mine), buying more plant babies (a philodendron!), and going on a VERY steep VERY early hike. HOT DAMN! Dog Mountain is…
FEAST Portland 2015: It’s on!
FEAST IS HERE! We kicked off last night with a party at Jacobsen Salt Co. — an event full of tasty treats from Pips Doughnuts, Olympia Provisions, Bee Local, and more! I’m already full of DELICIOUS GOODIES! Oh man. Here are the events I’ll be attending — let me know if you are too, and…
Life in Pictures: Iceland
Here’s more of a look into my week in Iceland — photos from my iPhone. I won’t write much, because honestly it’s hard to say anything that does the land justice. These pictures don’t even begin to convey how magical the land is. I’ve never experienced a landscape as powerful and dramatic! Every corner brought…
A Meditation
Over the last year, meditating has become an important — and powerful — part of my life. I won’t try to convince you to start meditation (but this and this and this should convince you!), but thought I’d share my favorite meditation with those of you who are interested. I was introduced to this specific…
Life in Pictures: Scotland
Here’s a peek {via iPhone} into my trip to Scotland! It’s a grand understatement to say Scotland is beautiful — I was blown away by both the cities and the countryside. The architecture! The stone! The green! The hills! The water! I could go on forever! I only had eight days, and went most places…
Hadrian’s Wall Hike
Here’s a peek into my experience hiking Hadrian’s Wall! Hadrian’s Wall was built in 122 AD by the Roman emperor Hadrian — to protect the Roman Empire! Google “Hadrian’s Wall” if you really want to learn more! I walked the length of the wall — advertised as 84 miles, but really quite a bit longer…
Life in Pictures (Nusa Lembongan Edition!)
LIFE IN PICTURES! Here’s a little snapshot of our short stay on Nusa Lembongan — one of the small islands off the Southeastern coast of Bali! If you want more about our stay, check out my post on the Lembongan Beach Club & Resort. We LOVED Nusa Lembongan, and cannot wait to go back!
Life in Pictures {Hawaii Edition!}
Here are some quick iPhone snaps from our week in Hawaii! Enjoy! Leaving rainy Portland after weeks of beautiful sunshine! Pretty morning clouds from above! Love these trees! Favorite place. SO MUCH AHI.
Vietnam: Phong Nha Ke Bang and Hue
Thank you guys for all the love and support on these travel posts! I’ve been nervous about posting them, but you’ve responded enthusiastically and I’m so glad to hear that you’re enjoying following along! With that, here’s another! After spending ten days up North in Sapa and Bac Ha we took the day train back…
Vietnam: Bac Ha and Sapa {Northwest Vietnam}
After spending a week discovering Hanoi and Halong Bay, Derek and I were really excited to head up into the mountains in Northern Vietnam. Everyone insists you head North, and I do too! It’s incredible! This post will talk about the two places we went: Bac Ha and Sapa. Most tourists head to Sapa, then…
Upcoming Changes to TKP: Our Year Abroad!
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about our impending {Current? We are probably somewhere over the Pacific Ocean by now!} travel: Where are you going? WHY are you going? For how long? Will you be blogging? About food or about travel? What did you pack? What are you going to do? How will you…
DIY Weddings Magazine Feature
I’m super excited today because our wedding, which was eight months ago yesterday (!!), was featured in the Spring 2014 issue of DIY Weddings Magazine. Woohoo! If you remember from my post about our wedding, we DIYed almost everything — from the decorations to the backdrops to the desserts, and more! I had no clue…
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