Tips, Trends & Living

Tips, Trends & Living

Protect Your Investment: 5 Fall Maintenance To-Do’s

Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” While he was talking about fire safety, I think it applies equally well to home maintenance. One weekend of prevention this fall can save you many headaches (and a lot of money) down the road. Here are a few ideas to […]
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Outdoor Living Trends for Summer 2018

The sun is back and summer is so close you can almost taste the s’mores being toasted around the fire pit…is this the year to spruce up your outdoor spaces? Fun new trends in alfresco design revolve around individuality of lifestyle and a desire to bring the inside out with rooms, furniture and lighting […]
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Cooking With All Things Trader Joe’s For The Win!

A lovely, delicious meal, and engaging conversation, is my idea of the perfect evening. However, there’s a bunch of work that must be done prior to actually cooking and eating, like grocery shopping. And some weeks this chore is difficult to complete. I’m sure I’m not the only person who struggles with fitting grocery shopping into my […]
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There’s No Place Like Home…

When I daydream about my favorite places, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle filter to the top. I’ve lived in the three regions these cities are in and I adore each city for its unique culture and urban landscape. Where I have lived has helped shape me into the person I am, and build the family […]

Tips, Trends & Living Protect Your Investment: 5 Fall Maintenance To-Do’s Benjamin Franklin once wrote, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” While he was talking about fire safety, I think it applies equally well to home maintenance. One weekend of prevention this fall can save you many headaches (and a lot of money) down the road. Here are a few ideas to […]

Tips, Trends & Living Outdoor Living Trends for Summer 2018 The sun is back and summer is so close you can almost taste the s’mores being toasted around the fire pit…is this the year to spruce up your outdoor spaces? Fun new trends in alfresco design revolve around individuality of lifestyle and a desire to bring the inside out with rooms, furniture and lighting […]

Tips, Trends & Living Cooking With All Things Trader Joe’s For The Win! A lovely, delicious meal, and engaging conversation, is my idea of the perfect evening. However, there’s a bunch of work that must be done prior to actually cooking and eating, like grocery shopping. And some weeks this chore is difficult to complete. I’m sure I’m not the only person who struggles with fitting grocery shopping into my […]

Tips, Trends & Living There’s No Place Like Home… When I daydream about my favorite places, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle filter to the top. I’ve lived in the three regions these cities are in and I adore each city for its unique culture and urban landscape. Where I have lived has helped shape me into the person I am, and build the family […]

Holiday Season We Had So Much Fun Decorating Cookies With You!! Julia, Grace and I want to offer an appreciative thank you to everyone who participated in our cookie decorating event in December. We had the best time decorating cookies with you – and we are in awe at all you did to benefit the foster kids served by Treehouse. 10 lbs. of powdered sugar later […]

Community Make “Spring Cleaning” A Holiday Tradition Spring cleaning – a centuries’ long tradition welcoming warmer weather and longer spans of daylight – has morphed into slang for a major cleaning or organizing project applicable at any time of year. So whether you are tackling a deep clean in the living room, or organizing the heck out of your child’s Lego collection, […]

Tips, Trends & Living Upping Your BBQ Game With 4th of July quickly approaching, my brother and I recently chatted about what we’ll be barbecuing for the holiday. My brother is Mike Keller, the mastermind behind California Rancher which creates and sells an incredible line of all-natural, California-made gourmet seasonings and sauces for barbecue enthusiasts. The best barbecue dishes are simple, grilled dishes […]