Author: Terumi
California Travel : All the places we’ve visited over the years and absolutely loved
July 11, 2022When the hubby first moved to California years ago before we were even married, I never imagined that I would one day live in the United States. But now over 20 years later, we’ve been here now nearly half my life and California is still one of the places we visit often and it’s a […]
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Why we should all keep testing for COVID-19 if we want our lives back
July 5, 2022Are you tired of COVID-19? A million times me too. And even after all the precautions we’ve had, the testing at school and the testing at home, COVID-19 still hit our house. And if we didn’t test, we would never have known we had it. So how did we get COVID-19? Our kids went on […]
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Why Marcel the Shell with Shoes On needs to be on your watch list this summer
June 24, 2022If you go to see Marcel the Shell with Shoes on like we do every Blockbuster expecting to be entertained with fast-paced action and mesmerizing energy, you’ll be disappointed. It’s not that kind of film. But maybe just buzz into the movie almost late from the busyness of everyday life, flop into the familiar comfort […]
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Why we’re big fans of COVID-19 testing in schools with the Washington State Department of Health
June 22, 2022This is a sponsored post in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health and as always the ideas in this post and on my blog are my own. A couple months ago, our family cheered along with nearly 70000 fans as we watched our Seattle Sounders in their historical win in the Concacaf tournament. We […]
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If you are looking for lupines here is where to find lupines in Seattle so you don’t have to drive too far
June 16, 2022Remember this next year when you see all the lupine pictures from Van Lierop Park or Mount Rainier. There are lupines in Seattle and if you don’t have time to drive out of the city you don’t have to miss out. They seem to bloom between mid-may and early June. This year they are just […]
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Why you need a Seattle Art Museum Patron Membership if you’re a Seattleite who loves to travel
June 14, 2022The Seattle Art Museum is one of my favorite places in the city. If I know I’m running errands downtown or at Pike Place Market, I love having a membership so I can pop in even just for a few minutes if that’s all the time I have. But there is another fabulous reason to […]
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Tiger Sugar Seattle: a new boba spot downtown in the city just steps away from the Seattle Art Museum
June 13, 2022My kids are big fans of bubble tea and so am I. I grew up in Coquitlam BC, Canada, and this is a treat that’s been up north for a while but it’s taken a bit of time to get down here to Seattle so I get really excited when see a new bubble tea […]
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Harbor Cruise or Locks Cruise? How to choose the best Argosy Cruises cruise for your Seattle Visit
June 8, 2022This post is a sponsored post on behalf of Argosy Cruises and as always the thoughts in this post are always my own. I recently had the chance to try out two fabulous Argosy Cruises with my family, the Harbor cruise and the Locks cruise. If you’re only in Seattle for a short time, how […]
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A visit to Hedges winery in Tri-cities Washington
June 7, 2022Hedges is one of the Washington wines I see often (and buy often) at our Costco, so I was eager to visit the Hedges winery at the Hedges Family Estate in the Red Mountain area of Tri-Cities Washington as part of a FAM trip for the TBEX conference. This was my first time at a […]
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Passlife Workspace : all about a coworking and events space in the mountains an hour from Seattle and right across from the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass
May 31, 2022Why work in the city and wait for the weekend to play in the mountains when you can have an office in the mountains and do both? I had the opportunity to visit the Passlife Workspace near the Summit at Snoqualmie Pass recently with a group of women I’ve met through instagram and this is […]
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Best places to stay in Washington State-Seattle influencer HelloTerumi reviews hotels and other accommodations on her blog An Emerald City Life
May 24, 2022After living in Seattle for nearly 20 years, we’re getting to be experts in this area. Like most people, we tended to travel far away more often than in our own state, until 2020 when we ONLY traveled locally and we’re only just starting to travel farther away again. I often get asked where the […]
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A stay at the Lodge at Columbia Point in Richland, WA
May 23, 2022I booked the Lodge at Columbia Point for the TBEX conference in the Tri-Cities in Washington in April 2022. I hadn’t traveled alone for awhile and wanted a comfortable hotel with a balcony. I used Expedia to book a corner Grand Cru Riverfront Premium room and it was spacious, and clean and I knew I […]
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Things to do in Downtown Los Angeles if you ever go there for a conference too
May 18, 2022It’s been a little over a week or maybe two now since I got home from California and I miss the warm weather already. It’s been unseasonably cold in Seattle so it’s really comforting to know that Los Angeles is only a two hour flight away. I was at the Mom2.0 2022 conference and it […]
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Three Nights at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort and Club in Dana Point California
May 12, 2022This hotel, the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort is one of the reasons I love having an Amex Platinum card. We always check Amex hotel bookings online when we are planning our trips. If you book places labeled “Fine Hotels” with this card, they usually come with perks like late check-out, breakfast, and some kind […]
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Why the 31st floor is the best floor for the elevator if you stay at the Intercontinental Los Angeles hotel
May 10, 2022In the year 2022 after everything shut down in 2020, conferences are finally back on again and Mom2.0 ( a conference I went to in 2018 and had a ticket for the 2020 conference that was postponed) this year took place at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Hotel right in the heart of downtown. This hotel […]
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Find and Share Seattle Family Activities and other travel ideas using the Trove Collective App
May 3, 2022I was recently introduced to Trove Collective,(use sign-up code TRVE30) a new social app and I loved it so much that I signed on to be a brand ambassador. Among other reasons I found this app quite useful is that it makes it really easy and quick to find and share Seattle family activities among […]
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Last Minute gift ideas for Mother’s Day in Seattle 2022
May 1, 2022I almost forgot it was Mother’s Day on May 8th this year-usually it seems like it’s later in the month. If you are looking for some last minute gift ideas for Mother’s Day in Seattle this year, I have a few that you might want to try. Kitchen and Market Kitchen and Market has a […]
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1 day in Seattle if you’re staying downtown in the city
April 28, 2022What do you do if you only have 1 day in Seattle? I get asked this all the time from people coming for day trips from Vancouver BC, or from the Clipper in Victoria and quite often from people who are going on a cruise to Alaska from Seattle too. I’ve included some of my […]
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How about visiting Joshua Tree from Seattle for an easy family trip with teens
April 27, 2022So maybe you also tried to visit Palm Springs from Seattle lately and have realized that the flights are incredibly expensive and the hotels are totally full. Joshua Tree is about a 45 minute drive from Palm Springs and while I used to think of it as a camping destination, there are many options for […]
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Pythian Market, a New Orleans Food Hall for Everyone where you can get Willa Mae’s with maybe no line up and vegetarian options too
April 12, 2022I tagged along on my husband’s recent work trip to New Orleans and it was our first airplane trip in over two years. New Orleans had just done away with its vaccination requirement for restaurants and I am still wary of eating indoors so my food list for New Orleans centered on places that had […]
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