I am one week into my Armoire clothing rental subscription and I’m starting to wonder why I never got into clothing rental before. When I think about all the worn-one-time gowns hanging in my closet at this very moment taking up prime closet space, it seems crazy that I used to go out and buy […]
Read MoreThis is sponsored post on behalf of Waterfront Seattle to help with the new Seattle waterfront playground design on Pier 58 and as always the thoughts and ideas in this post are my own. Have you been to Seattle’s Waterfront lately? It feels like ever since the infamous viaduct came down the whole area has […]
Read MoreLast night my family and I went to the Starlight Lane light show in Seattle so we could drive through a parking lot decorated with lights. Tickets were priced around $40 and with Ticketmaster fees and taxes, I think the final cost was about $50. Going into the event I saw some horrific reviews on […]
Read MoreAdd researching how to cut your own Christmas tree to the list of local firsts we’ve tried in Seattle in 2020. We usually go to the same tree farm in North Bend where we’ve gone almost exclusively for the past 10 or 11 years. But this year we were worried about distancing and not sure […]
Read More*The SEA visitor pass program is paused since the ransomware attack on the airport in the summer. I checked last in mid October 2024 and I’ll try to post if I learn anything new* The hubby and I did long-distance back in college between Vancouver BC and California for about three years. I loved that […]
Read MoreSometimes we forget the value of a good staycation and I love when we get a chance to stay in a hotel in our own city. We needed to stay downtown for my husband’s holiday party and the Hyatt Regency Seattle seemed like a festive and fun place to stay with kids in December. This […]
Read MoreLearning about what Swedish is doing in the community to help our neighbors. This is a sponsored post on behalf of Swedish. My favorite part of December this year is how much I’ve learned about how the Seattle community helps each other out. It is a festive time of year in Seattle and many of […]
Read MoreLast month, my family and I were invited to visit the Seattle Auto Show. My husband absolutely loves cars and I went alone a few years ago, and I heard about it FOREVER. So this time it was me and the three guys and I was really excited to check out the new electric cars […]
Read MoreThis is a sponsored post on behalf of Travel Mindset and the Seattle Space Needle; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. The Space Needle has always played a big role in our lives in this city. In the days before Google Maps, I used it as a navigational beacon to find my way […]
Read MoreThis is Sponsored post on behalf of the Seattle Flu Study and all thoughts are my own.I spent the first winter of my kids’ lives in a giant bubble of hand sanitizer. With two preemie babies who had spent way too long in the hospital, there was no way I was going back. I could […]
Read MoreHow we’re helping some of our favorite Seattle charitable organizations with AmazonSmile this holiday season while we create traditions with our family This post is sponsored by Amazon, however all thoughts and opinions are my own. I love December! No other month feels quite so magical-there are sparkly lights, yummy festive foods, fuzzy sweaters and, because we’re […]
Read MoreI recently visited the factory of one of my favorite chocolate shops in my hometown. The chocolate factory was pinned on my google maps forever so when I finally arrived and smelled the chocolatey aroma outside its glorious doors I almost had to pinch myself. And I really should have pinched myself because the minute […]
Read MoreThis is a sponsored post on behalf of Murano Senior Living and as always all thoughts and opinions are always my own. I didn’t really know what to expect when I pulled up to park next to Murano Senior Living. This is an area of downtown Seattle I’m quite familiar with near the Frye Museum, […]
Read MoreMore and more I’m finding that we have to pre-book and pre-plan things for travel. Are you finding this too? Everything is just a whole lot busier than it used to be. We like to be “go-where-the-wind-blows-us” travelers and we usually plan our days by the weather or what we feel like doing that day […]
Read MoreThis is a sponsored post for Seattle’s Child Kids Supper Club; however all thoughts and opinions in this post are my own. If your family is anything like my family in Seattle we end up eating out a lot! Our lives are busy with lessons, sports and travel and we are always on the go. […]
Read MoreEarly this summer, Great Wolf Lodge debuted the idea of a “Day Pass” and I was invited to check it out. Since my guys have been bugging me about revisiting Great Wolf Lodge since we went last year, it was a fun opportunity to do a road trip with my cousin and her son for […]
Read MoreI had no idea what a “Funko Pop” was when I heard that Funko Headquarters opened up to the public in Everett about a year and a half ago. I still don’t totally understand them but they seem to be vinyl collectibles of pop culture icons like Jurassic Park and Marvel characters, movies stars and […]
Read MoreIn the Instagram world there is so much talk about how to produce a “good” Instagram feed. Do you hire photographers? Do you choose a specific filter? And how do you create and curate your own style? I recently went to Alt Summit in Palm Springs where over 1500 creatives gathered to talk about trends […]
Read MoreI know it’s supposed to be the groundhog that tells us that it’s spring but for me it’s totally the cherry blossoms. When we seem the fluffy pink blooms pop up like party confetti balls in Seattle I know it’s time to celebrate that the worst of our winter weather is over and we’ll likely […]
Read MoreAs a Seattle family who lives close enough to bike to the heart of the city, we haven’t stayed at a ton of Seattle hotels and I keep getting asked by visitors who are heading here about where they should stay. I was totally excited to be invited to the Loews hotel 1000 with my kids […]
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