SHOPPING

shopping adidas fleece for holiday gifting

Comfy adidas fleece for holiday gifting this year

November 21, 2025

This post featuring fleece clothing is sponsored by adidas and as always all opinions in this piece are my own. I’ve been such a fan of our adidas purchases lately. We found an adidas outlet near our condo in Dallas on a trip this summer and had a fun time shopping there with my mom. (We bought so many things!)  And my favorite adidas purchase […]

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Holiday gift ideas in Seattle 2025

Holiday Gift Ideas in Seattle 2025

October 29, 2025

Maybe you’re looking just over a month and a half ahead or maybe you’re buying last minute. Here are some holiday gift ideas if you’re in the Seattle area to help you with the stress of shopping. I tried to start this early this year (can you believe it’s almost the end of 2025?! I […]

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view at the Seattle Mariners T Mobile Park

Have you tried the ice cream nachos at a Seattle Mariners game yet?

May 19, 2025

I recently went to my first Seattle Mariners game of the year with friends and the day had started out so cloudy and rainy we were more than excited when the sky cleared up and we had an open roof for the game. I’m not the biggest baseball fan but I do love going to […]

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women's workout shoes and adidas X Liberty London collab

Finding women’s workout shoes with adidas

April 5, 2025

This post featuring women’s workout shoes is sponsored by adidas and as always all opinions in this piece are my own. I’ve been doing my best to work out this past little while with online workouts and walks through the city and I’m really proud of how it’s going. Cherry blossoms and other flowers blooming […]

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robot nails in Seattle at Clockwork nails at Fairview Market in South Lake Union

Clockwork Nails at Fairview Market Hall: Robot Nails in Seattle in South Lake Union

January 2, 2025

If you’ve been following along with my blog for a while, you know I love robot made things in Seattle. Robot Cotton Candy. Robot Coffee. Even Robot Pizza (I will post this soon, I can’t believe I forgot to post this!). So I’m very excited we now have Robot Nails in Seattle with Clockwork Nails […]

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last minute gifts in Seattle

Last minute gifts in Seattle just in case you need some ideas

December 18, 2024

Kenmore Air Flight training in Seattle I saw “introductory flight lessons” pop up in my instagram feed and it felt like something my guys might like as a gift and the more I thought about it the more I thought it might be something I would like too. Who wouldn’t want to fly a plane […]

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Japan in August rainy weather in Fukuyama

If you go to Japan in August you might need waterproof hiking shoes

September 20, 2024

Sometimes there are things you don’t always think about needing on a trip when you go to a place with weather vastly different from where you are coming from. On a recent trip to Japan in August my family found out about the typhoon season and how summer rain there can literally come out of […]

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Adidas men's shoes

Shopping adidas men’s sneakers for my teenagers for summer trips

July 2, 2024

This post featuring men’s sneakers is sponsored by adidas. All opinions are my own. Blink and suddenly my babies are teenagers and their feet are way bigger than mine. We have been buying men’s shoes for them for a while now and I don’t remember when this happened but maybe sometime in middle school. (I loved […]

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Del Corazón meals and sides from a Seattle based company

Have you heard of Del Corazón from Seattle, a meal solution for busy families? 

This is a sponsored post featuring easy meals and sides for Del Corazón.  All opinions are my own.  I was recently introduced to Del Corazón, a new brand of Latin-inspired frozen entrees and sides from Seattle-based InnovAsian.  Because this is a Seattle company, I was instantly intrigued and wanted to try these products with my family. I think they are a […]

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puzzles for mom for Mother's Day

Books and puzzles for mom for Mother’s Day

May 6, 2024

What to buy mom for Mother’s Day? I feel like throughout the year I see a zillion things that would be perfect for my mom, or aunts or special women in my life and then the week gets here and I usually I panic and start searching for something more ‘perfect’. But what really is […]

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shop kidpik clothing for 2T-16

Have you ever shopped Kidpik? They have a big sale this week

February 11, 2024

I received products to try from Kidpik and as always the opinions in this blog post are my own. I don’t think Kidpik was around when my kids were little but I’ve seen it pop up in my instagram feed lately so I know the name and maybe you do too. I thought they were […]

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How Seattle locals shop in Pike Place Market

Where do Seattle locals shop in Pike Place Market?

February 7, 2024

I recently posted stories on my instagram during a morning adventure at Pike Place Market with a friend and had a lot of messages about where we went so I thought I’d write them up here. I know a lot of tourists wonder if we Seattleites really go to Pike Place Market. Many of us […]

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shopping the holiday handmade craft market at Pike Place Market

Shopping the Handmade Craft Market at Pike Place Market

December 13, 2023

We haven’t yet been to the Christmas Market at Seattle Center and I’m not sure if we’ll get there this year-I’m mostly intrigued because of the Ukrainian Borsch at the European Foods stall. There are also pop-up markets all over the city and they’re exciting but also we only have so much time to see […]

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Sezane Seattle at University Village

Sezane: a pop-up from Paris in Uvillage we want to keep in Seattle for as long as possible

September 18, 2023

*an update: Sezane is no longer at Uvillage when I went by in April, but hopefully it will show up somewhere in our city again soon. We have since revisited Paris, and also I’m in love with the men’s Octobre site now too. I love the book exchange idea that Sezane had recently in NYC […]

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Do you love bread? Essential Bakery in Seattle has beautiful bread?

Essential Baking Company, perhaps the most historical bread starter in Seattle?

May 10, 2023

A few months ago I posted a couple of my frequent Costco purchases in my Instagram Stories.  For the cabin I always purchase this Essential Baking Company bread because it lasts FOREVER in your cupboard and when you want fresh bread immediately you bake it in the oven for about 15 minutes and it turns […]

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Seattle mariners stadium in the stadium district one of our cool Seattle neighborhoods

Things to do in Seattle in April

April 3, 2023

Happy April in Seattle! Here are a few things on my radar for this month and little by little I’ll start to add more: First Thursday in Pioneer Square April 3 We went to a First Thursday in Pioneer Square last year and it was delightful. You can find out more about this month’s first […]

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dirt from lomi composter in climate pledge arena popcorn tin

What life is like after 3 months of using Lomi composter in our house

March 27, 2023

*This post may contain affiliate links and as always the ideas in the post are my own.* In Seattle where we live, we have food waste pickup so we currently use our Lomi composter at our cabin in the mountains where we do not have garbage pickup. If you’ve been following along our Lomi Journey […]

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zebras at woodland park zoo in Seattle

Why a Woodland Park Zoo membership in Seattle is a very good idea

March 15, 2023

When is the last time you went to Woodland Park Zoo? I grew up in Vancouver BC, and even though Seattle is a three hour drive away, my parents would always get a membership for the zoo so it was a big part of my childhood and now it’s a big part of my kids’ […]

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noir lux candle company seattle

My most favorite Seattle thing from 2022: Noir Lux Candle Company

December 12, 2022

Maybe we can people again. It has been so hard not to people in the past couple years. And thankfully this year it finally feels like we’re starting to be able to make plans to meet friends and family and there is so much hope. We’ve been able to have so many first-time-in-way-too-long reunions and […]

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GATSBY chocolates Almond Dark chocolate with a latte

When the maker of Halo Top Ice Cream creates GATSBY Chocolate a low calorie chocolate

August 28, 2022

I received this product for free from Moms Meet to use and post my honest opinions. This post may contain affiliate links It’s usually a good sign when someone already making a successful food product goes on to try their hand at something in the same realm. We’ve tried Halo Top Ice Cream in the […]

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