West Elm Spring Collection 2012

Last night I was invited to preview the West Elm spring collection. As usual, I wanted to take most of the store home with me. I even considered not bringing my wallet, but I knew that I was at least going to buy a long overdue wedding gift. Before the tour, hosted by... Read More

Playing in Seattle

Have I mentioned that Nathaniel loves playgrounds? Seattle has a lot of them. A couple of weeks ago after brunch, we walked over to the Spring Street Playground and let him burn off some cinnamon roll energy. Here are some of my favorite photos from our outing. Next... Read More

Brunch at Skillet Diner in Seattle

Last weekend, Drew and I bundled up Nathaniel and cruised over to the Central District (or Capitol Hill…not exactly sure where that line falls) to try the brunch offerings at Skillet Diner, the brick-and-mortar offshoot of the popular Skillet Street Food.... Read More

TEDxRainier: The Effects of Media on Children

I don’t talk much about my day job here, but I thought some of you parents might be interested in this TEDxRainier talk by the researcher that I work for, Dimitri Christakis. Dimitri studies the effects that media has on children, and is the co-author of The... Read More