Author Archives: Lisa

Kid-Friendly Hikes Near Seattle: Whatcom Lake & Whatcom Falls

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Lisa

There is truly nothing I love more in the summer than hiking – and this year is especially fun because the girls are getting older and can do a bit more miles with a little less complaining… sometimes. Last week … Continue reading →

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Books I Read in 2019 (all 88 of them…)

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Lisa

I just realized my last book recommendations post was over a year ago! What the heck?! I swore I wrote a 2019 book recap post but alas, it appears I did not. A friend recently demanded suggested that I write … Continue reading →

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Making changes, because Black Lives Matter

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Lisa

Life is heavy lately. I was already worn out by all things pandemic and now I’m grieving about all of the recent events (and hundreds of years of events) towards our Black community. There was yet another murder this weekend … Continue reading →

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I’m good. We’re good.

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Lisa

Where I live (near Seattle) was among the first areas in the US to start social physically distancing, which means we’ve been doing this for almost two months. I honestly can’t believe it’s been that long! A part of me … Continue reading →

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Two Birthdays + Easter Celebrations

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Lisa

Dusting off the ol’ keyboard to write a blog post! Woohooo! Even though it seems like I should have all of this extra time to sit down and write (ha!) really my time has been completely taken up by work … Continue reading →

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