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“You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built in the human plan. We come with it.” – Margaret Atwood

Storytelling has been a part of me since I was teeny tiny with my parents reading me good books before bed. All my life, I wanted to do some sort of storytelling from an author living in Hawaii to a screenwriter living here in the Rose City. But after when that dream perished, I realized there are other ways to tell stories. Here, there are personal stories, travel stories, and even stories I came up with or are fan fiction. It’s not just about Portland, it’s so much more!

How I alternate my 70yo wedding dress in under $50

At the beginning of the year, the love of my life, Brennan, asked me to marry him and I said yes. And the wedding was just this past weekend And because we are doing everything as low budgeted as possible from DIY to using what we have in regards to decor and attire. I was…

September 15, 1945 (epilogue)

Has it been 4 years since my last entry? Lots of changes in regard to our own careers, life path, and roles in life as well as others. For starters, the war has ended! The Japanese has surrendered at the beginning of this month after the atomic bomb a month ago. The German have already…

March 1942

The last 3 months have been…well…alot. The original plan prior to the attacks is to fly home for the holidays to be with mom and dad. But since there are no “civilian” flights coming in or out of Hawaii, we’re stuck. Luckily, the Chlebecks (yes, Johnny is alive) made sure that Christmas wasn’t ruined because…

December 8, 1941 Beach house 1000

The last 24 hours have not been the same. Hours later, the martial law begin to take affect to protect us with rules like blackouts, curfews, and other restrictions. We knew war was going to start before the president even announced it this morning. A date which will live in infamy…what a title. Any disastrous…

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