Author: Terumi
The best salads in Seattle that you’ll want for lunch
April 5, 2022When the weather starts getting a little sunnier sometimes we crave fresh and more vegetable filled dishes as we get out and about. Here are a few of my favorite places to get the best salads in Seattle. I’ve tried to add the neighborhoods you’ll find these places in too. Evergreens all over Seattle There […]
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A drive through Seattle Cinnamon Roll shop up in Woodinville that’s worth the trip
March 30, 2022If you are searching for a unique cinnamon bun shop near Seattle, you might find Seattle Cinnamon Roll. And it’s not actually in Seattle, it’s about 30-40 minutes north of the city. But before you give up and try looking for another place, make a plan to go to Woodinville to the Seattle Cinnamon Roll […]
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Laconia Market: a boutique grocery, food and coffee shop in Snoqualmie Pass
March 15, 2022To say I was excited about Laconia Market opening in Snoqualmie Pass near the Summit at Snoqualmie is an understatement. We drove past the old firehouse that it’s housed in nearly every weekend as it was renovated to watch it become the beautiful space it is now. We’ve been part-time in the mountains for nearly […]
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Finding a fantastic way to multigenerational holiday in Tofino in a 3 bedroom suite at the Pacific Sands Beach Resort
March 14, 2022If you love all things Pacific Northwest than Tofino is the type of place you probably dream about visiting too. We went ages ago for a family wedding and have been meaning to revisit ever since. So when I kept seeing Pacific Sands Beach Resort featured in contests on Instagram, I got it in my […]
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Making Tutta Bella at Home in Seattle from QFC
February 10, 2022This is a sponsored post on behalf of Tutta Bella and their new at home meal ingredients at QFC and as always the opinions and thoughts in this blog post are my own. If you’ve been following along with this blog for a while you already know Tutta Bella is one of our family’s favorite […]
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Trying out the Too Good to Go app to help reduce food waste in Seattle
February 3, 2022I recently heard about the Too Good to Go app in Seattle. Too Good to Go is an app that connects consumers with businesses to buy ‘Surprise bags” of food not purchased during business hours that might otherwise go to waste. I love the idea of being able to try a business, try something new, […]
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Souffle Pancakes at the Gram Cafe and other delicious places to eat at the Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby BC
January 30, 2022The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby BC is quickly becoming on of my go-to places to eat and shop when we head north from Seattle to see family in Canada. I’ve been eagerly anticipating the opening of the Gram Cafe there-this is a well- known souffle pancake chain in Japan and there are a few other […]
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A review: Goodles Mac and Cheese
January 25, 2022This post is a sponsored post in partnership with Moms Meet to try Goodles Mac and Cheese and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. And as always the ideas in this blog are my own. I have really vivid memories of making and eating […]
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Cirque du Soleil in Seattle with Alegria at Marymoor Park
January 21, 2022There are so many hopeful things happening in 2022 and one of them is Cirque du Soleil in Seattle again! Alegria just opened in Marymoor Park and my family was invited to this spectacular show on Media Night to go check it out. We are in a bit of a spike (that will hopefully be […]
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Roadtrips from Seattle: Seabrook in the winter might even be better than a visit in summertime
January 18, 2022I need to be careful or this blog is just going to become a Seabrook fan account. Thankfully there are hundreds of houses there to rent and we still seem to have all the time in the world to travel near rather than far. We’ve had such lovely prior visits to Seabrook so a trip […]
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What is a Terrace Room at the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver BC?
January 11, 2022A little while ago I booked a staycation for my family and my sister’s family so all the cousins could hang out at a heated outdoor pool in the wintertime. Because of covid, I specifically wanted to find an outdoor pool so that we wouldn’t have to breathe indoor air. And we love the outdoor […]
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COVID-19 testing in Schools in Washington with Learn to Return
December 28, 2021This is a sponsored post with the Washington Department of Health and Learn to Return and the opinions in this blogpost are my own. I can’t even begin to explain how thankful my barely 13 year olds were when they were finally able to get back to school in the fall after missing in person […]
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A Suncadia trip in the winter thanks to the Nix the List Sweepstakes with Grand Ridge Plaza
December 15, 2021This was a sponsored post on behalf of Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and Regency Centers for the Nix the List Sweepstakes and as always the thoughts and ideas in the post are my own- the winners were drawn but I’ve kept the post up just in case you’re headed to Suncadia and are […]
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Nix the Holiday List at Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and win at shopping this year
December 8, 2021This is a sponsored post for the Nix the Holiday List Sweepstakes at Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and the ideas in this blog post are my own. How great is a one stop shopping place where you can get all the gifts for the people on your holiday list and maybe win something […]
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Connecting rooms at Hilton Seattle make a great space for families to stay with a pup
December 6, 2021My family and I recently stayed at the Hilton Seattle downtown with Visit Seattle and before we stayed there I actually had no idea we even had a Hilton in Seattle-we do have a lot of hotels in the city. But on a rainy, wet and blustery Seattle weekend we were hosted in a connecting […]
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Seattle coffee shops you need to know about as we get out and about again
November 8, 2021We all remember when the world stopped but when did it start back up again? For many of us it still feels a lot different than the life we knew before but now kids have school again, there are sports again, and we are starting to try to gather safely again. And suddenly my photo […]
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Kitchen and Market in Pike Place is such a time saver for Seattle families and might bring more fun back into cooking too
November 3, 2021Last week I was invited to the opening of Kitchen and Market, a brand new specialty grocery store and meal kit service in the heart of our Downtown Seattle, located just steps from the “original” Starbucks in Pike Place Market. In the last year and a half, because we haven’t gone out to any restaurants, […]
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If you have always wanted to visit cranberry farms near Seattle
October 10, 2021My mom told me that a year or two ago she saw a cranberry bog being flooded near Vancouver BC while she and my dad were driving so they pulled over to the side of the road to watch. Cranberry farms are so fascinating because they have a unique harvesting processed called “wet harvesting” where […]
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Touba Bakery near Paine Field Airport is a 5 star Google Maps Unicorn that’s real
October 6, 2021This could also be called why your kids’ weekend soccer (hockey, chess, fencing……whatever) games don’t have to completely ruin your life because my kids’ soccer is the reason that we found Touba Bakery in the first place. We usually find out the week of the game where our game is and what time it will […]
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A new bakery, a dreamy bookstore and bike trails at Seabrook Washington on a roadtrip
October 4, 2021Because we’ve stayed locally and pretty much only traveled within mostly three hour roadtrips from Seattle for the past year and a half, we’ve been to Seabrook Washington nearly a handful of times and it’s one place that we don’t mind going back to over and over again. It is perfect for active families, there […]
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