DAILY LIFE
Going back home for Chinese New Year in Richmond, BC
January 24, 2017This week is Chinese New Year and there are few better places to celebrate in the Pacific Northwest than in Richmond, BC, a city in Canada about an hour from where I grew up and where I often visit to see my sister and her sweet family. I’m often mistaken for being Chinese (I’m actually Japanese, […]
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New stores at Sea-Tac Airport and a great parking deal
January 19, 2017Is anyone else getting itchy feet to travel somewhere-ANYWHERE-and be swept some place far away right now? I’ve noticed some fantastic seat sales over the next few months and drizzly Seattle weather makes jet-setting so enticing. The last time I popped into the Sea-Tac Airport, I was just there for a visit, so I’m so excited that next […]
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Warm socks, an Apple Watch and slowing down in the New Year
January 5, 2017How many days have whizzed by this New Year? I’m trying not to count. This year, I’m making an effort to take each day as it comes. I’ve spent the last couple weeks (yes all of Christmas!) totally under the weather and it made the holiday season a little quieter and slower, but it also made […]
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A festive weekend trip with kids to Vancouver BC
December 13, 2016A weekend or two ago, the husband had a conference in Vancouver BC, so of course we tagged along. I love hanging out in my hometown and we’re always torn between catching up with friends and family and just playing around in one of the coolest cities in the world. Thankfully this was a weekend […]
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Travel-themed wish list for kids
December 7, 2016Kids these days seem to have the world at the fingertips and I have so much fun finding travel-themed gifts for little travelers. When my guys were smaller they loved a lot of the books on this list and I have compiled other travel-themed gifts in this post too! I’ve also written a travel-themed books […]
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Caffe D’Arte opens a new flagship in Pioneer Square!
December 5, 2016Should you happen your way to Pioneer Square Monday, December 5th, make sure you stop by Caffe D’Arte’s new home on the corner across from Magic Mouse Toys and Cow Chip Cookies at 99 Yesler Way. Everyone including the mayor will be there at 11am for a ribbon cutting and there will be free 12oz […]
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Holiday Traditions with Osh Kosh B’gosh and a giveaway
November 29, 2016This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of OshKosh B’gosh; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Can you feel the snow in the air yet? Apparently this year is our best chance in years for lowland snow in the northwest and I do love a white Christmas. It just seems to […]
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Holiday Shopping Gift Guides begin!
November 14, 2016The holiday season is here and usually I’m a little on the bah humbug side, but this year I’m all for bottling up all the joy we can handle! I’m the type of person who likes to get my holiday shopping done early so I don’t stress or worry about having to get last-minute things. […]
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Sometimes oatmeal is something more than oatmeal
November 12, 2016Bleary eyed on a morning that came too soon, I fumbled through the kitchen desperately looking for something I could make in a few minutes so we wouldn’t be late for school. I grabbed some oatmeal cups that I’d just been sent to try from Bob’s Red Mill. Halloween on a Monday tests everyone’s endurance and […]
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A windfarm you can visit in Washington State (Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility, Ellensburg)
November 9, 2016Before you drive out to Ellensburg to visit one of the only windfarm visitor centers in the United States, realize that the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Visitor Center is only open from April 1st-November 15th. If you are visiting during this time, there are usually some pretty awesome free tours and other events going on in […]
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Free and Exciting events at Downtown Seattle Macy’s you should definitely put on your calendar!
November 4, 2016This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Macy’s in Seattle has been such a big part of my holiday season since we moved here over a decade ago. I remember the excitement of shopping with all the beautiful decorations at the store and […]
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So much rain on all the Mondays in October
November 1, 2016Apparently October was the rainiest month ever in Seattle. We have had so much rain that I’ve started to carry an umbrella around in my car! The other day at the grocery store I saw someone put a ziplock bag over their hair because it started to suddenly pour. But thankfully tonight on Halloween night we […]
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When you need a little self-care on a Monday
October 24, 2016The other night I walked home from an event after a friend gave me a ride and I got a text later that evening “Just checking to make sure you’re home okay…” My husband has been away for work for the week and my mom was babysitting my kids (and I) for the evening but it […]
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A fabulous place where you can use your 4×4 vehicle on the Washington Coast (Iron Springs Resort, WA)
October 23, 2016I don’t have my own 4×4 but I totally wish I had one. Specifically, I would like a Toyota 4 Runner and right now I would love it in the color Quicksand. (I had to look up this color because I call this color “Star Wars” but that is not it’s real name and I […]
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Back to Pike Place Market! Lowells Restaurant for the First and Second Time (Seattle, WA)
October 19, 2016Some time last year I started on a 52 weeks of Pike Place Market eating project. I’m sure I’ve been to the market more than 52 times since then, but I’m not one for rules and I do love eating at some of the same places more than once in a year. So this project is […]
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Discount code and win tix for a Seattle-Area Minecraft Event From Super League next week
October 15, 2016I am not always a huge fan of video games. I don’t want my guys holed up in a dark room for hours playing in a fantasy world all alone. But for my 8 year old boys, video games are all they talk about. It’s like they live and breathe video games and if I […]
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When you miss a chocolate factory and find a mill with famous roots instead (Sarhole Mill, England)
October 14, 2016Maybe it was all that Mr. Rogers I watched as a kid, with his soothing voice and his magic picture frame that showed where everything in the world came from. Crayons. Macaroni. Candles. He knew it all. And now I’m more than a little addicted to finding out where and how everything is made and I […]
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Time to get Thankful on a Monday
October 4, 2016How are you this whirlwind Monday? Can you believe it’s October already? For my family, this means it’s time to think about our first Thanksgiving of the year. We celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in the second week of October and then American Thanksgiving in November. Thanksgiving is such a nice holiday to be able to celebrate twice. When things […]
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Eat Voraciously with me for Pike Place Market on October 6 in Seattle
September 28, 2016Who wants to join me at the Voracious awards on October 6? My giveaway has ended and the winner has been randomly chosen for the#Voracious2016 ticket giveaway (Congrats Diana from Eating Richly!) but if you’d still like to enjoy some tasty bites and delicious cocktails, here’s a special offer for my loyal readers & followers: go […]
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Random Acts of Kindness and good on a Monday
September 27, 2016Yes, it’s dreary-o-clock somewhere this Monday morning and judging by my Facebook feed full of horrific random shootings in places I’ve been to and unsettling political rants, it might feel a lot like the world might be coming to an end. But why would I want to contribute to the PR of gloom and doom? […]
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