DAILY LIFE
Best things to do when you have some hours to spend at Seatac Airport
November 7, 2018A couple weeks ago the hubby and I went on our first without-kids airplane trip together in about 10 years. We’ve done a bunch of close to Seattle and Vancouver staycations like a couple nights at Nita Lake Lodge in Whistler or the Salish Lodge near Seattle but this was the first time we left […]
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Yes you can Candytopia alone in San Francisco and still have a party
October 24, 2018Last week I found myself in San Francisco with one free day to do whatever I wanted to do. Now, usually a free day in a place when I’m traveling means I have kids in tow so I usually look for a children’s museum or beach or something to keep them entertained. But me-all alone? […]
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Time to put a little more free play into our days thanks to warm Kamik boots
October 19, 2018This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kamik and as always the thoughts and opinions in this expressed are my own. My 89-year old grandma came to visit us from Canada recently. She bravely made the nearly 4 hour drive from her home to our cabin in the mountains where she […]
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Things you should know about in Seattle if you are one of the 12’s
October 18, 2018The other day, I got a huge surprise in the mail that reminded me I need to get my Seattle Seahawks spirit glowing a little brighter now that we are well into the routine of being back at school. It’s all Seahawks all the time in our house right now (when it’s not all Sounders […]
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When you get eyelash extensions at the Lash Lounge and life will never be the same again
October 16, 2018Maybe it’s because I have kids who love to wake up pre-dawn even after 10 years of being on this earth or maybe it’s because I’m getting older but I am always on the look out for things to make me look more energized, fresh and awake. I love all the skincare things. I’m into […]
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Travel books and other things we’re loving in our house right now
September 27, 2018Every time we fly with my kids I look for travel books that inspire them to learn more about the place we’re visiting. Like when we recently visited Italy, I looked for books for them to learn more about Rome and Florence so they would be more excited when they saw these places in real […]
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Revisiting Tigh Na Mara and Coombs Market in Parksville BC with friends
September 24, 2018Are you the type of traveler who revisits the same place over and over again? Or do you like to forge new paths every time you go on an adventure? For my family, even though we try not to visit the same place too often there are still a few places we’ve revisited over the […]
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We almost missed Rotorua and why you need to put this place on your New Zealand Bucket List with your family
September 19, 2018It almost seems like a dream that last year we spent 6 weeks out of our life traveling and adventuring in Australia and New Zealand with our kids. We have busy lives in Seattle and it was difficult to think about just packing up and leaving but we didn’t want to wait until the kids […]
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Adventure books for kids to dream about exploration now that they’re back in school
September 8, 2018How is summer over? I dropped my kids off at school this week for their first day and I’m not sure any of us were ready for school to start. We have had a great summer of adventures and it’s hard to go back to daily routines and I wonder how hard it’s going to […]
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Upping my quick and easy Seahawks party game plan for #Kickoff2018
September 6, 2018This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Decopac and as always the thoughts and opinions in this expressed are my own. When fall routines start up it’s hard to predict exactly what we’re going to be doing on any given day. We have soccer and biking and all the events that […]
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A vending machine you need to know about at Uvillage Seattle along with a few fun new stores
August 30, 2018I love Uvillage. It’s been my favorite Seattle shopping area since we moved here about 15 years ago and I still can’t help but get swept up in the excitement of all the new stores and fun shopping experiences that keep arriving! New stores and restaurants at Uvillage in Seattle seem geared to shoppers who […]
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A visit to Estates Wine Room and a wine club you might want to know about
August 27, 2018A few weeks ago the hubby and I were invited to a wine club dinner at the Estates Wine Room. A chef from a Seattle restaurant we love called “the Tillikum Place Cafe” was creating a meal to pair with some wines from Double Canyon and the winemaker Kate Michaud would be there as well. […]
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I’m already making my summer plans for next year thanks to Predator Ridge Resort in Vernon
August 16, 2018Summers are for the Pacific Northwest and we do our best to explore this area as much as possible from June until the days get darker and the snow starts falling in the mountains. When there is a good chance of sunshine, there is so much nature here to see! And from Seattle, if we’re not […]
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An awesome way to shop at UVillage while your kids learn to cook at Frog Legs Culinary Academy
August 6, 2018“Auntie Tee, remember what we made with Mrs. Froglegs?” my 3-year-old nephew asked me the day after we took an evening cooking class at FrogLegs Culinary Academy at Uvillage. “Yes, homemade Tortillas. And salsa. Did you have a fun time?” And yes, he did. We all did when we made and ate some yummy food […]
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Let’s Talk a Little on Why you might want to go to Great Wolf Lodge sooner than I did
July 30, 2018My kids have bugged me for years to go to Great Wolf Lodge and for years and years I have ignored them and made other plans. Our family tends to like outdoor things and nature-ish things and Great Wolf Lodge seemed like it would be the kind of chaotic, kid-filled place I would surely need […]
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Ps there really isn’t any WiFi in the wilderness (camping at Golden Ears park)
July 29, 2018I didn’t really believe there would be no internet on our recent camping trip. We live in an era where it seems that you can find anybody hiding almost anywhere in the world. I can shop while I’m at a baseball game. An internet void is almost incomprehensible. But no, if you are looking to […]
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Making our travel memories “PoP” with Pentel #PentelPoP
July 19, 2018Do you love pens as much as I do? When I was in college, I had a job in our school store and I totally fell in love with all things stationery because I would see it everyday: pens, cards, erasers, EVERYTHING! This job was dangerous because all the pens always wanted to come home […]
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Lovely things we will remember forever from our family trip to Italy
July 18, 2018Have you noticed that when you get back from a trip everything that you did kind of blurs in your head so that when people ask you what was the best thing you did on your adventures, it’s impossible to remember? I was looking on Google Maps the other day because someone asked about a […]
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Can we talk about all the windows at Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa in Pacific City Oregon?
July 2, 2018A few weeks ago, my family had an incredible opportunity to stay at the Headlands Coastal Lodge and Spa in Pacific City Oregon. I have to admit when I first read about the hotel, I thought it was in Cannon Beach, another city we love to visit with our kids on the Oregon Coast, because […]
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Pacific Northwest Summer Bucket List for 2018
June 27, 2018If you live in Seattle or anywhere else in the Pacific Northwest for that matter, what do you do in summer when the kids get out of school? Do you plan for big vacations? Do you stick around town? We usually tend to stay in Seattle in the summer and we like to make a […]
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