DAILY LIFE
Apparently there are a million fixtures out there (A cabin-building update)
October 22, 2014I think that I’ve reached the point in the cabin project where I wish it was more like buying a dress because we’re starting to ACTUALLY pick out fixtures (like sinks, faucets and shower parts) and that’s where what I dream about and what I really can afford or need becomes a reality. In dress […]
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The best thing I acquired while shopping before a Monday
October 20, 2014Oh, I am shopping today, don’t you worry. I do need some dresses for all the winter festivities coming up and I’m totally in love with this Tadashi Shoji one at Nordstrom and I found some cute ones at Ann Taylor too (I tried a code ebates50 for ebates shoppers and it worked for 50% […]
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When one door closes, another one opens with chocolate on top (on visiting Hotcakes in Seattle)
October 17, 2014I’ve been dreaming about eating at the Fat Hen for a while now. It is really close to a shop where we often go for macarons and other treats (Honore Bakery if you’re curious. It has amazing desserts and some of Seattle’s tastiest macarons and it’s one reason why I used to schedule my kids’ […]
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Sorry to be corny but there’s something a-maze-ing at The Farm at Swan’s Trail (near Seattle, Wa)
October 16, 2014Last year we went to the Farm at Swan’s trail because I saw it in my instagram feed and it looked like the most idyllic place ever to pick apples. And then this year a friend and her family wanted us to go because she knew they had the most amazing corn maze. Now things […]
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The only time I don’t care about seeing Christmas in October: makeup advent calendars. *swoon*
October 14, 2014So it’s taking me all my willpower not to buy this advent calendar today, but I haven’t cleaned out my makeup drawer that I promised I would clean out before I bought any more makeup and I know my hubby would die if this giant box of new makeup shows up before I’m done. So […]
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A heart too full to shop on a monday even though the house is empty
October 13, 2014Well it’s not entirely empty. Some mornings start well into the night when a little one gets a fever and all of a sudden you get reduced back to the new-parent cycle of comfort/worry/wait/stayupallnight/willtheyeverbeokayagain and instead of sending two kids off to school you only send one. (He is doing much better now by the […]
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A cabin-building update as we race to beat the snow
October 9, 2014If you’ve been following our cabin-building project it’s been quite a fun project and our whole family has been enjoying the process so far. It’s neat learning about how a home is made, choosing how we’re going to utilize our space and imagining how we’re going to live in this place in years to come. […]
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Because a yellow crayon went through the dryer and I have to buy new clothes on a Monday
October 6, 2014Oh Monday. You roll around so quickly after a weekend full of spectacular sun and lovely adventures. When have we ever worn shorts in OCTOBER in Seattle? My bestie came for a visit and we had fun exploring Seattle and eating yummy food these past few days. We sipped coffee and matcha lattes at the […]
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A super dark tunnel and a cabin building update
October 1, 2014Living with boys is not as horrible as I might have imagined if you told me as a high schooler this is how my life would turn out. It’s actually mostly lovely and I’m getting used to being outdoors more and embracing all that is frogs, dirt and bugs. But sometimes I do feel like […]
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My five favorite coffee shops if I were sipping coffee not shopping on a Monday
September 29, 2014Happy National Coffee Day. I still may sneak out and try a new coffee shop in honor of the day, and there are lots I need to explore thanks to Seattle Weekly who recently put out a list of the top 15 inventive indie coffee shops in Seattle. We’ve been to many of them because […]
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Getting away from it all with our family on the Olympic Peninsula (Kalaloch Lodge, Washington)
September 26, 2014Every September, the whirlwind of real life catches us up to us after dreamy, long summer days playing at the beach. We get trapped in a spiral of school and sports, lessons and work and I start to feel spectacularly stuck. And this year with the cabin-building project and the kids starting kindergarten, we have […]
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Sometimes we celebrate
September 25, 2014Making cake is just an excuse for us to eat sugar soccer balls for breakfast. Because the best thing after birthdays is leftover cake and birthdays are meant to be celebrated for a while. And even more than cake or making cake or having birthdays, knowing that we get a chance to say thank you […]
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Sweater shopping for a sweeter Monday
September 22, 2014Apparently it’s sweet week in Seattle which isn’t the worst news in the world. Oh dear. Do we HAVE to eat more sweets this week? I love so many of the participating vendors and for 5 bucks a treat, it’s a great excuse to indulge. And it’s crazy how every week it seems like we’re […]
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The Britannia mine museum and a bakery that is worth a long drive
September 17, 2014I can’t deny that most trips we go on as a family are triggered by a bakery, store or a coffee shop; it’s always some delightful little place I’ve seen and have to visit because time as I know it has threatened to stop until I figure out how to get myself there as soon […]
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Eyes to the sun shopping for snow on a Monday
September 16, 2014Was there sun in your eyes this Monday? It seriously still feels like summer here in Seattle and after a weekend of play it is so hard to get up. The kids and I lounged a little too long and we barely had time to brush our teeth, change and run out the door in […]
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Island living and our best summer memories (Valdes Island, British Columbia)
September 12, 2014Do you ever wonder how your life would be completely different if you didn’t meet certain people? I know without my brother-in-law we would definitely have had a void-he’s always teaching us new things about the outdoors and exploring. And he’s always trying to get me to push my nature boundaries to help me be […]
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Today’s almost late Wednesday is brought to you by this pie.
September 10, 2014We are 5 days in and we’re getting used to the school routine, but sometimes I forget we don’t have a lot of time to get out in the morning and today, this cheesecake pie took a little too long. So you can find the recipe here (I half it to put it in a […]
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Solo coffee Monday shopping sans enfants and dreaming of Vancouver
September 8, 2014Oh wow, it happened again. I got to drop the kids off at school and then they just waved, went inside and that is our morning until I pick them up this afternoon. How weird and wonderful and somewhat lonely-making is school? So today I have the task of cleaning out my ‘attic’ according to […]
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First day of….
September 4, 2014the gateway to the rest of their life and beyond and the culmination of babyhood FOREVER!!!! At least that’s how the first day of kindergarten feels with all the pre-kindergarten activities we’ve had. Popsicle playdates. Meetings. Go-see-the-classrooms. Jumpstarts. All before the real first day ever seemed like it was on the horizon. And then too […]
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Oh you can’t go to the Oregon Coast without stopping at the Tillamook Cheese Factory
September 3, 2014You just can’t. Years ago I remember telling my husband we needed to stop at the Tillamook Cheese Factory when we went to the Oregon Coast for our honeymoon, because they have delicious cheese samples and we had a really fun visit sampling cheese, watching the factory go about its business and eating ice cream. […]
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