Making Our Own Light
In the darkest and coldest days of the year, people do something magical: we make our own warmth and light. We gather around fireplaces and snuggle...
Old Traditions, New Season
This December will be different for my family. For the first time ever, my kids won’t be here for most of the holiday season. They’re joining...
Last Thursday, my husband Cameron and I had what felt like the perfect Edmonds evening. We started our night at the opening of Hoadley Gallery West (a must-see for...
The Beauty of Home
This past week, I traveled to Austin, Texas for a work conference — a whirlwind of new ideas about AI integration and communications that left my...
Doing More With Less
I spent part of this past weekend sorting through old sheet music that once belonged to my dad. He played piano beautifully, and when he passed,...
Gratitude and Giving Back This November
As November begins, we kick off National Gratitude Month and an opportunity to reflect on what we are thankful for. But for many in...
A Stormy Start to a Spooky Week
I an writing this after spending several hours in the candle-lit darkness following a weekend windstorm that left many in Edmonds and surrounding...
A License to Explore
My daughter got her driver’s license this week, a milestone that’s thrilling for her and a little nerve-wracking for me. Watching her and her younger brother...
Designing the Life You Want
“If you want to understand any society, don’t listen to what it says about itself. Look at what it creates.”
A colleague shared a YouTube video...
The Priceless Side of Parenting
Between fall sports, Halloween costumes and all the new purchases a school year brings, October can be especially expensive for parents. Thankfully, fall fun doesn’t...
The Cozy Aesthetic (and Why Making Plans is Essential)
“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from...
Clumsy, Messy, Happy: The Case for Doing What Brings You Joy
As a teenager, I remember feeling like something was wrong with me because I didn’t have one standout talent....
The Golden Hours Before the Rain
Summer feels even more magical where we live, in part because the rainy and gray season always seems just around the corner. A few...
Living Life In Full Harmony
This week has been full of both new adventures and sweet echoes of the past. My cousin’s teen daughter is visiting from California, which has...
It’s Not About the Destination or Even the Journey — It's Who You're With Along the Way
This past weekend, I took a road trip to Portland with my husband....
Summer waits for no one!
If you know, you know: Pacific Northwest summers are the secret we locals don’t mind keeping. Sometimes I look around and feel a surge of...
