by Michelle Lasley | Jan 3, 2012 | Family, One a Day, Post a Day 2012, The Green Life
You may recall I’ve had a varied commute in all the years I’ve lived here, in Portland. 2012 marks the start of the 9th year I’ve lived here. Nine years. It’s a little surprising that I am working towards being here for an entire decade. While...
by Michelle Lasley | Jan 19, 2011 | Family, One a Day, Post a Day 2011, The Green Life
July 21, 2010 – Contemplating Benefits Growing up, my parents were either in a family business or working retail/food service. The benefits we had were minuscule, as in vacation time, bonuses for work, medical. We never had prescription benefits, for example....
by Michelle Lasley | Jun 8, 2010 | The Green Life
I wrote this in 2005 for the Portland Transport blog for the “My Commute” series. I moved to Portland nearly two years ago. The trip across country took our trusty van as a sacrifice for making the distance in Missoula, so my ex and I arrived without motor...