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Children’s Cooking Classes

Hey Everybody! I’m teaching children’s cooking classes on Outschool, and they’re offering the first month of membership free. Makes a great “experience” Christmas gift! Check them out in my link.

My four-year-old is up in the middle of the night for the fifth night. She climbs into our bed, arranges herself into a comfortable position, shoves me into a spot that suits her, kicks my kidneys, and finally settles in to pick the mole on my neck. I can’t sleep. Dimming the screen, I scrollContinue reading “I Never Wanted To Do Yoga”

The Palm Trees ARE greener on the other side…

This will be a quick-ish one. I’ve been slacking. To recap—after Costa Rica, our quick Christmas visit home to Gig Harbor became a three-month restructure of our business, then extended into a year. On January 12th, 2023, business solid, my husband, myself, and our two girls packed our too many belongings and arrived in Bali,Continue reading “The Palm Trees ARE greener on the other side…”

Are Writing Conferences Worth it?

Short answer, yes. But only if, and it’s a big IF, you take the time to plan on how to get the most out of the panels, classes, connections, meet and greets, ask the agents, pitch opportunities, and if you can honestly afford it. I am a newbie to the writing conference scene but knewContinue reading “Are Writing Conferences Worth it?”

Blackberry Bacon Chicken

As an homage to my childhood and the time I climbed atop a bike leaned against a vicious blackberry bush to reach the “biggest berries ever,” falling in where my butt-length hair tangled in the spider-infested prickers and trapped me for two hours, I give you my favorite late summer recipe. I adapted this dishContinue reading “Blackberry Bacon Chicken”

Fun Activities To Do with Kids in Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor is a gorgeous seaside town less than an hour outside Seattle. It’s safe, clean, filled with fantastic restaurants and breweries, and sparkles in the sunshine with Mount Rainier as a backdrop, but it can be tricky keeping the littles entertained. After seven years of calling Gig Harbor home, below is our go toContinue reading “Fun Activities To Do with Kids in Gig Harbor”

Best Restaurants Playa del Coco

For the last three months, I ate my way through most of the eateries in Playa del Coco to write you a legit list of its best restaurants. It was tough, but I persevered. Food tastes are always subjective, so we tried to eat at each place a couple times to account for “off” daysContinue reading “Best Restaurants Playa del Coco”

Mosquitos Ate My Baby

Adventures continue in our family’s health department. Last week, we rented a car and spent a wonderful day visiting Conchal beach, famous for its pink crushed shells and vendors selling pineapples filled with pina Coladas, and Tamarindo, a lovely and upscale surf village. On day two, we made a quick stop at a coffee farmContinue reading “Mosquitos Ate My Baby”

Emergency! Kind Of. Not Really.

Sophia hurt herself. Again. Many of you know we ended up in the hospital one week before our big Costa Rica trip with Sophia’s forehead split open. It was an awful experience. Eight hours in an overcrowded waiting room with her bleeding, crying, not able to see from the congealed blood in her eyes, andContinue reading “Emergency! Kind Of. Not Really.”

Diamanté Adventure Park

Worldschooling works best when you slow travel, stay in one place long enough to live like a local, or at least a local expat, and get a feel for the country you’re in, the culture, and its rhythms. Plus, it’s cheaper. When you only have a week to see a place, you’re more likely toContinue reading “Diamanté Adventure Park”