SHOPPING
Just a little Monday shopping
December 2, 2013Yeah. Just shopping a little today. You know. Cyber-Monday. Take it or leave it, right? I might buy a little. Or maybe I’ve bought a lot. But I have been shopping and I’m trying not to let all these sales excite me too much. I’m a little wary that the fitbit my hubby bought me […]
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Happy Day-AFTER Thanksgiving at Carkeek Park
November 29, 2013I can’t tell you how many years Black Friday has been the big deal for me. A day where you wake up early and SHOP all day??? Now that is my kind of holiday. And of course, I’m still shopping all my favorites (Some awesome deals are happening at Anthropologie, Gingiber’s etsy site, Snapbox -where […]
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A great almost-kid-cafe and an experience gift idea (Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA)
November 26, 2013I am always amazed at how few kids we see at our local art museum, the Seattle Art Museum (SAM)_. Kids under 12 are always free with a grown-up and there is a neat little place to play on the 3rd floor. (I wish they had pictures of the art screened on the tv in […]
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Pre-Black Friday CyberMonday and an elevator preparedness checklist
November 25, 2013Before you go and start panicking that you set your alarm too late, don’t worry yet, because it’s still not Thanksgiving. I keep getting all these pre-Black Friday sales in my inbox and I have to constantly check today’s actual date to make sure we haven’t missed Thanksgiving this year by accident because of all […]
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Christmas ideas on a Monday still faraway from Christmas
November 18, 2013The moment my birthday ends the hubby is allowed to play Christmas music beginning the Christmas madness in my house and I love it. I love all the cheer. And I totally LOVE the shopping. Except this year we’re looking for Christmas ideas that are more experience than gifts. It was inspired by something I did with […]
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New to us Seattle Restaurants with kids
November 13, 2013We’ve been in a family restaurant rut lately. Though we love our usual haunts, the Spaghetti Factory, Red Robin and Boom Noodle have been so over-used in our rotation lately that I can’t imagine going back to them anytime soon. (And we love them). Thank goodness we spent some time this past week venturing out […]
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Boxes of Fun on a Monday
November 11, 2013Happy Monday! Scores of boxes arrived at our house last week so I thought I’d better update on a few of them. If you’ve been reading a while you know I’m already totally addicted to my monthly Birchbox but I got an email that I recently received my 21st box! I think there are few […]
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Birthday Month Monday and some early morning shopping
November 4, 2013It’s my birthday month and I’m loving the love from some of my favorite stores. For being a member on Anthro and Urban Outfitters, they send wishes with great coupons. Tory Burch (I love that she’s a twin boy momma too!) sent me a $50 coupon which is VERY helpful in her stores. And I’m […]
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Five things on a Monday to make the day better
October 21, 2013I’m still pinching myself to make sure Domino magazine is actually back but it is and I have a copy in my hands. I love the instantly shop-able pages and it’s the loveliest read to peruse on a foggy Seattle Monday like this. (One of my sweet purchases even arrived today! Seriously, why aren’t more […]
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Thankful Monday (and you better get your Seattle Restaurant Week Reservations) You’re welcome.
October 14, 2013One of the best things about being a bunch of cultures is combining celebrations and on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend I’m always so thankful for my roots because I get two turkey weekends every year. We had a homemade meal with my family and even though the pie barely survived a 5-year old dumping an entire […]
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When Tuesday feels like Monday and tomorrow will too
October 8, 2013I know yesterday was Monday but today feels like one too and I’m totally scared that tomorrow will and maybe the whole week will fill up with Mondays but I guess some weeks (and months) are like that. The weather here in Seattle has turned into a soupy mess and I’m chilly and craving hot […]
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Singapore Shopping List (planning a family trip to Singapore)
September 21, 2013If you read my previous post, you know we’re headed to Japan very soon. We’re also heading to Singapore and it’s great that Tokyo is an easy stop over on a 17 hour airplane trip from Seattle. We’re really lucky that the hubby has family there and we’re just going there to hang out with them. So […]
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it’s Monday, it’s Monday!
September 9, 2013Okay Monday, let’s do this. It’s like the universe knows I need a little oomph. I came across a journal a sweet friend bought me a little while ago and I’ve actually been writing in it. (Did you hear that S? I totally LOVE this journal.) And even my weekend beverage game me a little […]
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A grown-up party at the Children’s Museum
September 6, 2013This year was my year to throw the hubby’s work party and I was a little worried that it would be tough to hold it at our house if it was rainy and I had my heart set on a food truck party. I decided to host it at the Seattle Children’s Museum because it’s […]
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Boom Boom Clap and Boom Noodle’s kids’ bentos (my kids’ fave Seattle camp)
September 4, 2013The kids have strong opinions about which summer camps they liked and didn’t this year. One of their favorite camps in Seattle was put on by the Seattle sounders and a big reason they loved it was because of the free camp appreciation day. I really think it was well-organized this year, so I appreciated it too. […]
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When you get the first day of school wrong
September 2, 2013Yep. That’s me. Mom of the year. I thought school started tomorrow, but it actually doesn’t start until next week. Thank goodness I didn’t get the kids all ready and show up but now I’m totally scrambling to figure out what to do with them for ANOTHER WEEK OF SUMMER! We scored the last Planes […]
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Three food finds on a Monday in Seattle
August 26, 2013Anyone else suffering a case of the lazy Mondays? This morning I was a little exhausted-we had a big party for the hubby’s work yesterday so I just let the kids add to the weekends’ mess tornado in my living room and now I’m trying to pick myself out of it and I thought I’d […]
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Three airplane books and a cool shirt for a little world traveler
August 24, 2013We have a growing collection of awesome airplane books-we started this one when they were toddlers-and we recently found a few more. All aboard Airplanes is a picture book definitely written for preschoolers or older kids. My guys love it because it explains all different types of planes. (I imagine planes of all sorts are […]
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Glamping up my digs with Lamps Plus
August 21, 2013Remember when I went to San Francisco a few weeks ago? One stop I went to was a lighting event for bloggers at a really sweet Lamps Plus store. While the hubby found the coolest park ever with the boys, I got to chat with some lovely design bloggers and think about lamps for my […]
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Another tour in our hometown: the Emerald City Trolley
August 16, 2013I’m not sure when we first saw this brilliant green thing motoring around the city, but the Bean’s eyes lit up and he couldn’t believe what it was. “WE HAVE A TROLLEY!!!!!” We totally do. There is a trolley in Seattle and the other day we met up with our lovely friends to take a […]
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