Comfort in Food & Turning Toward What We Can Control
Sometimes the desire to stay informed can be at odds with the desire to find peace and contentment. With today’s...
Finding Joy in January
January can be a hard month.
The Christmas lights are put back into storage, the holidays are over, and the calendar suddenly stretches out in front of...
When Money is Tight, Joy Doesn't Have to Be
A friend once shared a Spanish proverb, roughly translated as:
"Hunger is the best seasoning, and thirst is the best elixir."
It's true....
A New Year’s Challenge: Making Room for Families in Our Community
Much of everyday life is designed for adults, but not families.
School ends hours before the workday does. Childcare rarely...
New Year’s Resolutions Rooted in Real Life
New Year’s Day has always carried extra weight for me. Jan. 1 isn’t just a fresh calendar page — it’s also my birthday....
The Holiday Magic Hidden in the Chaos
Christmas brings big expectations. It also brings a lot of pressure to make things magical, especially for parents. The house should be cozy,...
Finding Light in the Storm
This week has been a reminder of the terrifying power of nature. This past week's atmospheric river — a concentrated flow of moisture from the...
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...
An Edmonds Kind of Day
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...
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...
The Year of Yes: How Curiosity Connects Us
My older brother, Tyler, has always been someone who chases novelty and is open to trying new things. He is constantly going...
