My kids are starting to grow up a bit and the need for me to find a kid-friendly restaurant ASAP or a play area that’s not too crowded before nap-time is not dire anymore, but I get asked a lot from friends and family who are traveling with kids what they can do in Seattle. […]
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Isn’t family travel planning a little overwhelming? If you only have 10 days in Italy or any place for that matter, how are you going to experience everything you want to see and how on earth are you going to do that with kids in tow? This is totally how I felt when we ended […]
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I was a little hesitant to try some chocolate hazelnut spread Moms Meet sent me to try and review because I was worried I might get addicted. I read that it had no palm oil in it (I’m trying to avoid palm oil) and it comes from Italy so it sounded too good to be […]
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Let me start by telling you that on this particular trip I had other grown up successes. I hung up all my clothes from my suitcase in my hotel closet and I never do that ever. Who has time for this kind of thing on vacation anyways? And I am always so paranoid about forgetting […]
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It seems almost a hundred years ago now when I was a new twin mom in Seattle and I still had a flip phone that I heard about a seemingly mythical drive through grocery store about an hour north of me. I was so envious of the people who lived nearby it who could just […]
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Remember in the old days when you plan a trip? Or even in the not-so-old days when you get a guidebook and plot out on a map all the interesting places you read about so you can find your way there. I used to have so much trouble reading maps properly I’d navigate us in […]
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With avid Lego fans in the house it is a no-brainer that Legoland would be one of my guys’ favorite places in the world. On a recent trip to Carlsbad I was excited when Legoland gave me tickets for the boys and I to go while the hubby was at a conference. I was a […]
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Better yet, why not go and check your passport expiration now and put a little reminder maybe 6 months before it in your calendar to make sure you review it in time. Even if you’re always responsible and always do these types of things. Even if you never forget. Because we were the people who […]
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If traveling to Kauai with your family is on your radar then you need to start thinking about accommodations soon-especially if your holidays happen during President’s Day or Spring Break. Here are eight tips we have from booking a recent trip we took for seven days in Kauai with kids in tow: Sign up for […]
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If you’re a Seattleite and shop at Metropolitan Market, you might notice the enormous selection of chocolates right by the checkout stand. It’s nearly impossible to miss, especially if you love chocolate like I do and the last time we visited Met Market there was even a sample stand to tempt us with delicious treats! […]
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In the next couple weeks I have a feeling my family and I will be buying all the video alarm monitoring things for our houses in bulk. We live in a quiet Seattle neighborhood with not a lot of happenings, but lately we’ve seen more and more suspicious activity in the area and what happened […]
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This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of OshKosh B’gosh; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. There are two things we look for in clothes for my family-are they comfortable and can we wear them for multiple events? It’s even better if the clothing we buy travels well too because […]
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PS it’s 2024 now and while I love using my smartphone for pretty much everything, lately in Seattle, it’s felt really expensive to get delivery through food delivery apps. I haven’t had anything delivered in months now but just the other day I had a late meeting and my husband was out of town and […]
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**In September 2018 the Marriott Rewards program changed it’s Gold Elite Member Status rewards. We sadly no longer receive lounge privileges or breakfast at Marriott hotels. Hilton Honors Gold that we receive with our American Express Platinum card however includes continental breakfast with its booking so this is something we now take into consideration when […]
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A long time ago when I was a headstrong college student I decided that I would become an English major and that was that. Shakespeare in Love had come out around that time as well as the first of the Harry Potter novels and being able to read and write and get credit for doing almost […]
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Years ago when we would travel with our family to one of the Hawaiian islands, it was just a matter of getting airfare, booking the hotel and off we would go. If we booked a hotel near the beach, we didn’t need to plan much because there was sure to be almost guaranteed sunshine and […]
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This post is written in collaboration with Darigold for its new Salted Caramel Milk and as always the opinions and stories in this piece are written by me. We drink milk on a regular basis but salted caramel milk reminds me of a milestone birthday or special occasion. The salty sweet and creamy taste is […]
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How much do you love the Instagram App? I remember when I first saw the app I was so skeptical-I asked my bestie who gets me into all things social media-people really just want to see pics? Isn’t it just Twitter in picture version? But yes. WE WANT ALL THE PICTURES! And suddenly Instagram is […]
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Of course I’m going to tell my kids to study hard and do your best and try to be a good person wherever you can: they totally need a baseline. But more than telling them to go to college, or plan out now who they are going to be when they grow up, or even […]
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I was really excited to try a few pieces from PrAna’s spring 2018 line-a cute black sweater and capri yoga pants-on our recent trip to Kauai. Have you heard of this clothing brand? I love so much about it-PrAna is stylish, comfortable, great for travel and easy to wear and I’ve partnered with them before […]
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