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Why you need a Seattle Art Museum Patron Membership if you’re a Seattleite who loves to travel
June 14, 2022The Seattle Art Museum is one of my favorite places in the city. If I know I’m running errands downtown or at Pike Place Market, I love having a membership so I can pop in even just for a few minutes if that’s all the time I have. But there is another fabulous reason to […]
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Tiger Sugar Seattle: a new boba spot downtown in the city just steps away from the Seattle Art Museum
June 13, 2022My kids are big fans of bubble tea and so am I. I grew up in Coquitlam BC, Canada, and this is a treat that’s been up north for a while but it’s taken a bit of time to get down here to Seattle so I get really excited when see a new bubble tea […]
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The best salads in Seattle that you’ll want for lunch
April 5, 2022When the weather starts getting a little sunnier sometimes we crave fresh and more vegetable filled dishes as we get out and about. Here are a few of my favorite places to get the best salads in Seattle. I’ve tried to add the neighborhoods you’ll find these places in too. Evergreens all over Seattle There […]
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A drive through Seattle Cinnamon Roll shop up in Woodinville that’s worth the trip
March 30, 2022If you are searching for a unique cinnamon bun shop near Seattle, you might find Seattle Cinnamon Roll. And it’s not actually in Seattle, it’s about 30-40 minutes north of the city. But before you give up and try looking for another place, make a plan to go to Woodinville to the Seattle Cinnamon Roll […]
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Trying out the Too Good to Go app to help reduce food waste in Seattle
February 3, 2022I recently heard about the Too Good to Go app in Seattle. Too Good to Go is an app that connects consumers with businesses to buy ‘Surprise bags” of food not purchased during business hours that might otherwise go to waste. I love the idea of being able to try a business, try something new, […]
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Cirque du Soleil in Seattle with Alegria at Marymoor Park
January 21, 2022There are so many hopeful things happening in 2022 and one of them is Cirque du Soleil in Seattle again! Alegria just opened in Marymoor Park and my family was invited to this spectacular show on Media Night to go check it out. We are in a bit of a spike (that will hopefully be […]
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What is a Terrace Room at the Fairmont Waterfront Vancouver BC?
January 11, 2022A little while ago I booked a staycation for my family and my sister’s family so all the cousins could hang out at a heated outdoor pool in the wintertime. Because of covid, I specifically wanted to find an outdoor pool so that we wouldn’t have to breathe indoor air. And we love the outdoor […]
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Touba Bakery near Paine Field Airport is a 5 star Google Maps Unicorn that’s real
October 6, 2021This could also be called why your kids’ weekend soccer (hockey, chess, fencing……whatever) games don’t have to completely ruin your life because my kids’ soccer is the reason that we found Touba Bakery in the first place. We usually find out the week of the game where our game is and what time it will […]
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How to create or start an instagram account
August 19, 2021Back in the day when I started instagram, it was because my best friend who has told me to start everything from my blog to twitter and every other thing online told me to try instagram. The same way I hopped onto those things, I just posted a picture and began. But instagram has evolved […]
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Treat and all the other Seattle cookie companies you need to know about ASAP
April 27, 2021If you have seen foodie social media in Seattle lately it’s blown up with Treat cookies. And while Treat isn’t exactly a Seattle cookie company-it’s in Burien in Seattle’s Southside about a 30 minute drive away- it’s in an area that you definitely want to check out if you are the type of person who […]
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Meet Circle Home Plus with a parental control app for online devices at home
April 18, 2021I received the Circle Home Plus Device and Parental control App for free from Moms Meet (momsmeet.com) to use and post my honest opinions about this product. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. I have to admit I let my kids get a bit carried away with video […]
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Dole Whip and other yummy foods at two new food halls near Seattle
February 10, 2021I never set out to find Dole Whip when I stopped by some food halls near Seattle on a recent trip to Tukwila with Seattle Southside. But as I was standing in line for mochi donuts at Dochi (which are delicious by the way), I saw someone in line holding a Dole Whip at the […]
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A Seabrook Schoolcation at the dog-friendly Big Wheel Beach house
October 19, 2020When in history has “how is your wifi” been so important for being able to just get away from it all for a while? While we aren’t flying anywhere for fun and it’s too tough to cross the border to see family, sometimes just changing our scenery while the kids are schooling from home is […]
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A 5 day loop roadtrip from Seattle around the Olympic Peninsula (that you could make shorter or longer depending on how much time you have)
July 30, 2020Suddenly everyone in Seattle has discovered the Olympic Peninsula and we have too. I guess when circumstances force us to explore our own backyard we realize we’ve been neglecting one of the prettiest places on earth for more faraway adventures. We recently drove a 5 day loop through the area, from Seattle to Sequim via […]
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Dungeness Bay Cottages in Sequim, a dog-friendly place to stay on the Olympic Peninsula that is great for families too
July 17, 2020If you aren’t camping it can be tough to find dog-friendly places to stay on the Olympic Peninsula that are good for families with kids too. There are an abundance of traditional motel-style rooms but it is harder to find a place that allows for a little more spread. We had a few days to […]
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Local produce CSA’s and delivery ideas in Seattle that I hope stick around after life goes back to normal
April 23, 2020We have never kept a lot of food in the house-the kids go to school near a grocery store, we travel a lot and I’m used to popping by Pike Place Market at least once a week for local produce. But because we’re eating a home a LOT more now (like everyday on repeat) and […]
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Trying out the SEA visitor pass program at Seatac Airport
January 7, 2020*After a long pause since the ransomware attack this summer, the SEA visitor pass program is back!!* The hubby and I did long-distance back in college between Vancouver BC and California for about three years. I loved that in the USA he could walk me right to the airplane and say goodbye like I saw […]
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Visiting the Seattle Space Needle for the first time since its renovation
December 20, 2019This 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 […]
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I Signed up for the Seattle Flu Study and So Can You
December 18, 2019This 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 […]
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How AmazonSmile helped us Deliver Smiles to Mary’s Place this Holiday Season
December 12, 2019How 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 […]
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