DAILY LIFE
Cabin shopping on a Monday when I should be buying for back to school
September 1, 2014I guess it’s the 11th hour and I haven’t bought the perfect lunchbag or my guys’ first day of school outfit, but my inbox is full of a couple winter sales and I can’t help but look forward to this winter because I’m so excited about our cabin project. (And I’m trying to avoid thinking […]
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Northwest Summer Love
August 31, 2014Why have I ever wasted a drop of summer traveling away from the northwest? It is so gorgeous here and we found this out with this year’s summer staycation. From Oregon beaches, To local Seattle sights, Vancouver sunrises and sunsets, and bakeries sprinkled gloriously in between. Dare I say we start school next week? How […]
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I run because I want my 80-year-old self to know I gave it my all
August 28, 2014One day I’ll be thankful for the hours I’ve put in running, but I’m going to give my legs a little break for a couple of weeks. I just survived my 2nd half marathon in Vancouver at the Lululemon Seawheeze and it is such a gorgeous run. I just got too sweaty that I couldn’t […]
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Green and Blue shopping on a Monday
August 26, 2014One night at a Sounders game I overheard a Sounders newbie saying “did Xbox give out free shirts tonight? Everyone in the stadium is wearing one!” Sure enough, we are a city that breathes blue and green and I’m slowly starting to embrace it. The family finally convinced me I needed a Sounders shirt, but […]
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Octonauts and the Cold and Rainy Pool Birthday Adventure
August 20, 2014I’ve always been stressed out about having park parties for my kids because we live in Seattle and there is always a slight chance of rain no matter how sunny a stretch of weather we get. I don’t know why I didn’t apply this train of thought to having an outdoor POOL party but suddenly […]
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Just in case you’re looking ahead for your Seattle weekend with kids on a Monday
August 18, 2014Waking up to sun in my eyes this Monday was definitely not the worst thing in the world, but Monday is Monday and after a weekend of hiking, good food, indulging and friends, it was still a little hard to wake up. Luckily for us in Seattle, there are many fabulous things to look forward […]
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A secret river spot and three of my faves
August 15, 2014Somewhere in Coquitlam, a river runs through it, and I wouldn’t have known about a sweet spot to hang out in it if it weren’t for these two who are celebrating a handful and a bit of years today. It seems like it was just yesterday. But then this seems like yesterday too. We’re so […]
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Supermoon inspired shopping and easing into back to school on a Monday
August 11, 2014Seeing as we haven’t had clouds in the sky forever, we had great views of the supermoon last night at the Seattle Sounders game and even though I couldn’t help but sneak a few last minute purchases during the horrible first half from the Gap friends and family sale (Did anyone score anything amazing? I […]
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We’re still good for Remlinger Farms (Carnation, WA)
August 9, 2014We missed our annual Remlinger Farms visit in last year and I thought this year might be our last because a lot of the rides seem like they are meant for younger kids. Remlinger Farms is a lovely little amusement park and farm market in Carnation Washington, about an hour away from Seattle. It’s such […]
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Scenes from a Northwest Summer
August 3, 2014How. Hot. Can. It. Get?? Is this really Seattle? Is this really what a Northwest Summer looks like? Have you been loving this crazy weather as much as we have? I swear the few people in Seattle who actually OWN umbrellas are using them to shield them from the sun. This is a conundrum. Do […]
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Seafair in Seattle
July 31, 2014In a few hours the Blue Angels will start their practice laps and this is probably the first year I won’t curse them because they always fly during nap time and in the early days with twins, there is nothing worse than hours of house-shaking noise RIGHT during naps. Over the years we’ve loved Seafair for […]
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You might want to check out the Sounders if you’re in Seattle when there’s a game (visiting Seattle with kids)
July 30, 2014Even after four years of going to Seattle Sounders games, I have no problem admitting I don’t really understand soccer. From what I can see, it’s not just about getting to the goal and scoring with your team-there seems to be a little bit of soap opera stuff mixed in with guys falling down pretending […]
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Loads of home and cabin goods shopping on a Monday
July 28, 2014Yay Monday! It looks like there will be a lot more home stuff in my Shopping Monday posts in the next little while. The past few weeks we’ve spent a lot of time up in Snoqualmie Pass about an hour from Seattle, Washington, where we’re starting to build our dream cabin and it looks like […]
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Friday Postcards from a Seattle Summer
July 25, 2014For the past month I haven’t had any will to travel anywhere, the weather has been perfect and Seattle is just brilliant in the summer sunshine. So I have something like 14000 photos from the last 30 days stuck in my phone. About a hundred were of this little armadillo at the Point Defiance Zoo. […]
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Why a Seattle Children’s Theatre Subscription might be a good idea for your family
July 24, 2014Okay here’s some math you might want to try if you’re in the Seattle area and you are thinking about some children’s theater this fall. Last year we didn’t subscribe to any tickets so I totally spaced on ALL the plays at the Seattle Children’s Theatre. (even Art Dog which I heard was AMAZING!!) So […]
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Shopping things I’ve been asked about lately barely making it on a Monday
July 22, 2014Whew. Now that was definitely a weekend. I’ve barely started to put away the decorations from my guys’ birthday but it’s shopping Monday and since shopping is the one thing that gets me through most Mondays the decorations can wait. I’ve been asked a lot about my shopping purchases lately so I totally thought I’d […]
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Cloud City Coffee and Pianos in the Parks (Seattle, WA)
July 19, 2014Some things on a Friday are to wonderful not to share. We wanted to hang out at the park with friends before some errands at Costco (and you know how how I feel about Costco) and we spent the morning at a great park in Maple Leaf. (It even has a zip-line!) And then playing spilled […]
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Design a little bit of good (FashionABLE and Alt)
July 17, 2014Here’s my little plea for some good on a Thursday afternoon when there is oh so much sad on the news. The lovely Alt team has teamed up with FashionABLE for a contest and though I’m clueless at design, I love both of these groups oh so much and I hope someone I know out […]
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A Day-trip to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma (part of our summer staycation in Seattle)
July 16, 2014I can barely count how many trips I’ve put into my trip-finder in Expedia for this summer and then not booked my cart. Cabo San Lucas, Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize, San Diego and the Bahamas have all been super tempting, but the weather here in Seattle is just so beautiful, I can’t imagine leaving and […]
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Who cares if your soccer team loses if you get to meet Bill Nye and learn how to save lives.
July 9, 2014It is a really cool thing when a place like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation opens up its doors for a Social Media tweetup, and I was really honored to be invited to their third such event, even though it coincided with the USA and Belgium game especially since Bill Nye was going to […]
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