Tag: life
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September jt.
Why You Need a Monthly “Me” Check-In… Let’s be real—life moves fast. One minute you’re paying bills and buying snacks for school, the next thing you know, three months have flown by and you can’t even remember the last time you did something just for you. That’s where a monthly “me” check-in comes in. Think…
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Amazing Nonprofits in Portland Supporting Kids
Raising kids isn’t easy — and for some Portland families, it’s downright overwhelming. That’s where our city’s nonprofits step in. From mentors who stay by a child’s side for 12 years, to diaper banks that keep babies healthy, to safe spaces for kids grieving big losses — these organizations are doing the quiet, relentless work…
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Why Dating in Portland Feels Like a Never-Ending Thrift Store Hunt
Dating in Portland isn’t just hard — it’s weird. It’s flannels at breweries, long talks about bike lanes, and more ghosting than a haunted house in October. For single moms (or really, anyone trying to date here), the scene feels less like a rom-com and more like a thrift store hunt: you might find a…
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Podcasts That Feel Like Therapy for Burnt-Out Moms
Burnout isn’t just about being tired — it’s about carrying too much, for too long, with no finish line in sight. For single moms, it’s working a full-time job and then clocking into the second shift at home without ever getting to clock out. It’s survival mode stacked on survival mode. That’s why I put…
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From Beignets to black coffee.
There’s no playbook for starting over. No Pinterest checklist or Target-run essentials for what it means to pack up your life, leave behind a broken marriage, and drive 2,500 miles toward a future that’s still blurry. But that’s exactly what I did. I left New Orleans—my home for the last few years, my comfort zone,…
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the fucking audacity of: this man. He wants to be my man, but wants other women, but doesn’t want me to have another man.
Read that again, twice. Do you have the same migraine I do? There’s something in the Portland air—and I don’t mean the rain or the smell of weed or body odor. I mean the audacity. So here’s the tea: I’ve was lowkey seeing this man. He’s cute. He’s charming. He says all the right things.…
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“d” bag in pdx
Let me tell you about “D.” Ladies of PDX: If this guy sounds familiar or you happen to find someone who looks or sounds like any of this – do yourself a favor, and stay away. But also, tell him I said therapy on Saturdays at 11am isnt working for him – perhaps a lobotomy…
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Money & Mortgage mommy
A financial literacy crash course for the homeowning single mama. I am very proud (and terrified) to say, that I officially occupy a space in the “I am a single, full time mom – who bought their house.” I don’t know why we put such an emphasis on this and why we are all killing…
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$ crash course pt.1
In financial literacy / budgeting for the single mama RENTERS out there… I’m going to need you to budget like you’re the CFO of Chaos : Girl, you know that feeling when payday hits and 48 hours later you’re like “Where’d it all go?” Yeah. Time to treat that paycheck like a shady ex—track it,…
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its me, jt
I’m the woman behind this, whatever this is. A Bay Area girl turned New Orleans transplant, turned Portland mama on a mission. My story is rooted in love, change, heartbreak, growth, and resilience. I started this blog to share my journey—not just as a single mother raising a toddler boy—but as a woman building a…
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Dating in portland? ew.
Let’s talk about the tragic comedy that is dating in Portland, Oregon… while being a full-time single mom in her 30s… who still doesn’t fully understand how to swipe on Hinge without accidentally matching with a guy who looks like he vapes essential oils and wears toe shoes to pick up his organic kale from…
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The Relentless Motherhood 