DAILY LIFE
The Back to the Future Musical at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle
December 12, 2024Did you love the Back to the Future movie in the 80’s as a kid? And then of course there was the Back to the Future sequel and maybe there were even more but I’m not too sure-everything in that era ended up with at least a Part 2. But we first saw signs for […]
Gift yourself Vancouver with Stay Vancouver Hotels
December 2, 2024If you’ve been following along with my instagram you’ll know that I recently helped promote their Stay Vancouver Hotels holiday contest where everyday from November 25th-December 15th they gave away hotel stays and activities in Vancouver BC, my beautiful hometown. ( the contest is now closed but they have a lot of great promotions to […]
Shopping hoodies for the holidays with adidas
November 25, 2024This post featuring hoodies is sponsored by adidas. All opinions are my own. I kind of love that the holidays feel like they’ve come a bit early this year. Normally I wait until after Thanksgiving to get the decorations up, but this year I really want to savor all the festivities. I’ve also started shopping for presents already […]
2024 Seattle Auto Show at Lumen Field
November 13, 2024It’s been a minute since I’ve visited the Seattle Auto Show and this year it’s in town from November 14-17th at Lumen Field. I’ll be at the media preview before the show opens and I’m excited to see what is new this year especially because the twin teenagers got their licenses this summer so we’ve […]
Wicked the Musical in Seattle
November 10, 2024If you ever needed a reason to go and see a musical surrounded by people in a theatre and feel hopeful, maybe it’s now and Wicked the Musical in Seattle is the one you want to see. Wicked the Musical is in Seattle until December 1st at the Paramount Theatre and it’s here for multiple […]
Staying at the Mimaru Hotels Asakusa Station on a trip to Tokyo with teenagers
September 30, 2024We’ve traveled to Tokyo several times with our kids over the years but Japan travel has changed a ton since pre-2020. We finally made it back this August as part of a trip to see family in Singapore and the south of Japan and it turned out that this kind of trip with teenagers is […]
Visiting the Seattle Aquarium and Space Needle with a Seattle C3 CityPASS
September 25, 2024My niece had been wanting to see the Space Needle forever and we promised her that one day we’d go. This summer we finally made this happen on a beautiful sunny day when my sister and her twins came to Seattle. I looked up various admissions for all the things we wanted to do (and […]
If you go to Japan in August you might need waterproof hiking shoes
September 20, 2024Sometimes there are things you don’t always think about needing on a trip when you go to a place with weather vastly different from where you are coming from. On a recent trip to Japan in August my family found out about the typhoon season and how summer rain there can literally come out of […]
Transformers One: an Interview with Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry
September 16, 2024Childhood me who just-a-million-times-more-than-a-teeny-bit wanted to be a reporter one day would have screamed a little if I told her I interviewed Optimus Prime and Megatron this afternoon. And I even got to chat with the two of them in the same room not trying to kill each other. It feels like so many of […]
An interview with Hannah Shankman who is Fanny Brice in the Funny Girl musical coming to Seattle and then all across America
September 12, 2024*just an update* I went to the opening night in Seattle (September 24th) and Hannah’s Fanny Brice was incredible! She literally becomes Fanny Brice: her vocal range is phenomenal, she is hilarious and endearing, the costumes are sensational and this Funny Girl is the type of musical you want to see if you love musicals […]
Poutine is on the menu at Seattle Kraken hockey games this year
September 6, 2024I was invited to Climate Pledge Arena for the media preview of the food scene for this year’s Seattle Kraken season. It’s year four for the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena and of course my family is very excited about hockey-the first game we ever went to was in December of 2021. Coming from Canada, […]
Why childhood vaccinations are so important for my family (and yours too)
August 30, 2024this is sponsored post about vaccinations on behalf of the Washington State Department of Health. All opinions are my own. I don’t think anybody ever thinks they’re going to get really sick. But about a year and a half ago, I got a diagnosis that ultimately changed my life forever and last year vaccinations became […]
Is staying at the Atlantis Bahamas on Paradise Island really overrated?
August 5, 2024I was told that staying at the Atlantis Bahamas was overrated at least a handful of times when I mentioned to people I was going to Nassau. But I remember dreaming about the Atlantis Bahamas since I first saw it in travel photos. I think the towering pink arched building is one of the most […]
All about the new Museum of Illusions in Seattle
July 18, 2024A few weeks ago I was invited to work with the new Museum of Illusions with my Instagram and I ended up having such a great time I thought I’d share here too. The Museum of Illusions in Seattle is a franchise of a chain of museums that now has around 50 branches around the […]
Have you heard of Del Corazón from Seattle, a meal solution for busy families?
July 2, 2024This is a sponsored post featuring easy meals and sides for Del Corazón. All opinions are my own. I was recently introduced to Del Corazón, a new brand of Latin-inspired frozen entrees and sides from Seattle-based InnovAsian. Because this is a Seattle company, I was instantly intrigued and wanted to try these products with my family. I think they are a […]
A quick and easy breakfast with Yoplait Strawberry Yogurt
June 24, 2024This post is sponsored by The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA). All opinions are my own. For more inspiration during #JuneDairyMonth, be sure to check out delicious ideas from NFRA at EasyHomeMeals.com #JDM2024 Can we talk about all the things us parents need to get done throughout the week? And breakfast is one of those daily tasks […]
All the Strawberry fields near Seattle I was recommended on Threads
June 21, 2024My friend and I took our boys berry picking together maybe 10 years ago and wanted to recreate the day before our giant teens can drive together without us. I thought we would go to Duris Farm, a farm that feels the closest to where we live in Seattle. Unfortunately it wasn’t open the day […]
Staying two nights at the Westin Grand Frankfurt on a Five night trip to Germany
June 10, 2024How do you choose where you go on a trip and where you want to stay? Our five night trip to Germany from Seattle was planned based on a school schedule, a football game and the ability to use airline miles to book the trip as well as Frankfurt having a nonstop flight from Seattle. […]
The top 3 cheapest flight destinations from Seattle this summer (according to Kayak)
May 24, 2024I get so many emails about our city it’s hard not to get overwhelmed or keep up. But one from Kayak really caught my eye this morning and I thought it would be something we all would want to know about Seattle especially because so many of us here love to travel. Any guesses where […]
Books and puzzles for mom for Mother’s Day
May 6, 2024What to buy mom for Mother’s Day? I feel like throughout the year I see a zillion things that would be perfect for my mom, or aunts or special women in my life and then the week gets here and I usually I panic and start searching for something more ‘perfect’. But what really is […]