My Personal Life

My parents still have the same sofas they bought when they got married. They paid off their house years ago, and we rarely ate out when I was a kid. My mom (who grew up in Malaysia) wasn't embarrassed to negotiate and haggle prices, and my dad never cared about flashy cars or fancy vacations. They drove a minivan and took us camping, except for the few times we flew […]

Happy 2019, friends!!! New year, new goals, new ideas, and a new project I want to share with you. If you've been following my blog for awhile, you know that I recently moved back to my hometown of Spokane, Washington (I use the word "recently" but it was actually almost two years ago...man, time flies when you have little kids!). Since moving back, it really feels like Spokane is home...not […]

I'm making up for my long blogging break with two posts in a row! We finally finished our breakfast nook, so I wanted to show you guys. It's a tough space to photograph, but trust me, it feels sooo much better in person. If you remember, we moved our old dining table to the living room about a month ago (should I call it the great room now?). We tried a different […]

Thanks to Brightech for partnering with me on this post. All opinions are my own. Fall in Spokane is amazing. The weather is crisp and sunny every single day. And the leaves! Oh, the leaves. It seems like every street is covered with a rainbow canopy (and matching carpet) of red, orange, yellow, green, and purple. It really is insanely beautiful. When I lived in Seattle, summer was the best […]