Made in Seattle

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 […]

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 […]

Del Corazón meals and sides from a Seattle based company

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

July 2, 2024

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

Things to do in Seattle in April

April 3, 2023

If April showers bring May flowers what might snow showers in April bring? (And let’s hope it’s only sun showers in Seattle from now on) April is such a great time to be in Seattle with all the flowers showing off, baseball season beginning and a little lull in the city just before the first […]

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 […]

Seattle blogger Terumi (helloterumi) wearing Proto101

Proto101: A new Seattle-based sustainable clothing brand you really need to know about

July 21, 2022

The first time I heard about Proto101 was when I was at the Northwest Flower and Garden show in February. I parked near Pacific Place and stopped in to check out a few stores. I noticed Proto101 on the main floor across from where Tiffany used to be and it immediately caught my eye. And […]

Sitting on the top deck of the Argosy Cruises Locks Cruise that goes through Ballard Locks to Seattle Waterfront

Harbor Cruise or Locks Cruise? How to choose the best Argosy Cruises cruise for your Seattle Visit

June 8, 2022

This post is a sponsored post on behalf of Argosy Cruises and as always the thoughts in this post are always my own. I recently had the chance to try out two fabulous Argosy Cruises with my family, the Harbor cruise and the Locks cruise. If you’re only in Seattle for a short time, how […]

Kitchen and Market in Seattle's Pike Place a new shop for ready made meals and groceries

Kitchen and Market in Pike Place is such a time saver for Seattle families and might bring more fun back into cooking too

November 3, 2021

Last week I was invited to the opening of Kitchen and Market, a brand new specialty grocery store and meal kit service in the heart of our Downtown Seattle, located just steps from the “original” Starbucks in Pike Place Market. In the last year and a half, because we haven’t gone out to any restaurants, […]

trying to make the recipe for Ted Lasso biscuits

How to make powdered sugar at home because of the famous Ted Lasso biscuits

September 30, 2021

If it’s a rainy day in Seattle or if there’s a crisis, of course we bake. So this stormy morning, post flu-shot and feeling the doom and gloom of this never-ending 2020 saga I ordered my groceries online and was inspired to bake. We watched a bit of the Sounders match last night and that […]

Visiting the Seattle Space Needle for the first time since its renovation

December 20, 2019

This 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 […]

seattle families can take part in the Seattle Flu Study to help detect, monitor and control the flu

I Signed up for the Seattle Flu Study and So Can You

December 18, 2019

This 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 […]

How AmazonSmile helped us Deliver Smiles to Mary’s Place this Holiday Season

December 12, 2019

How 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 […]

gift ideas for Seattle families including experience gifts and locally made things

A list of Christmas gift ideas for Seattle locals and experience gift ideas too

December 11, 2019

Just in case you are looking for gifts for friends in Seattle or maybe even in the Portland/Seattle/Vancouver corridor or Christmas gift ideas in general, maybe this list might help you brainstorm. We are a family of Seattle locals and I’ve been thinking about things that we’ve found useful lately and this might help you […]

chocolate factories in Seattle and near Seattle that you can visit as well as chocolate stores that have samples and classes including Seattle Chocolates, Theo Chocolates, and Frans

Five chocolate factories near Seattle that you can actually visit and one place that’s not a chocolate factory that you should visit too

November 11, 2019

I recently visited the factory of one of my favorite chocolate shops in my Canadian 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 […]

World Premiere of Minecraft: the Exhibition at the Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP at Seattle Center

The World Premiere of Minecraft: the Exhibition at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture at Seattle Center

October 18, 2019

First of all, how cool is it that Seattle has a Museum of Pop Culture? In all of our travels, I haven’t yet seen any other place quite like this anywhere in the world. The MoPOP celebrates creativity, connection and culture and it is one of my favorite places to hang out in Seattle with […]

saving money on eating out in Seattle with kids with the Seattle's Child Kids Supper Club App

How Pacific Northwest families can save money with the Kids Supper Club from Seattle’s Child while dining out and hanging out in Seattle

October 11, 2019

This 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. […]

the Howlin' Hurricane at the Waterpark using the Day Pass at Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound

To Day Pass or Spend the Night at Great Wolf Lodge?

September 26, 2019

Early 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 […]

Boba Up self-serve bubble tea in Seattle in the U-district neighborhood

Boba Up: a self-serve bubble tea cafe in Seattle you might want to check out

August 20, 2019

I have to admit I didn’t want to try self-serve bubble tea when I first heard about Boba Up opening up in Seattle’s U-district. I’m a bit of a germaphobe and the image of something like a zillion people descending en masse upon a boba buffet (like we used to at a certain self-serve frozen […]