Last week, I traveled to Oregon with my middle child to visit Willamette University in Salem. She’s still struggling to decide which university she’ll be attending next year. Willamette was the last on our visit list. We’d never been to Oregon before, and really liked what we found. In fact, I told my husband I’d happily move to the Pacific Northwest. I like the rain, the greenness, and the trees. The people were friendly, and life seems to be a bit slower there than here in the Bay Area. We boarded our plane in San Jose and had an uneventful Read More
22 Things to Blog About in May
Can you believe it? We’re quickly coming up on the month of May. Do you know what you’re going to blog about next month? May will be here before we know it. A quarter of 2017 has already come and gone! When I was little and just couldn’t wait for my birthday, Christmas or summer to come, my mother would tell me that the older you get, the faster time flies. I thought she was making it up, but I began to notice the truth of this after I had children of my own. How did I become the 40-something Read More
What’s New Wednesday, April 5, 2017
It’s time for “What’s New Wednesday” again. This week, I get to share a personal victory, a family dilemma, and a decision that needs to be made. I also read a fun book to share with you. This post contains affiliate links. Please see disclosure page for details. A Personal Victory If you know me or have read some of my past posts, you’ll know I sometimes struggle with anxiety. This weekend, I traveled with my 17-year-old daughter to Bellingham, Washington to visit Western Washington University. She has been accepted to 6 universities and is trying to decide Read More
Enjoying the Beauty of Bellingham
My daughter and I took a quick trip to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. She is graduating from high school in May, and we were checking out a college she is considering. While I’m not looking forward to her leaving for college, it was a great excuse for a mother-daughter trip. And Bellingham, Washington was a really nice place to visit. I have only been to this state a few times, and I have never been this far north. Bellingham is less than 30 miles from the Canadian border and about 65 miles from Vancouver, B.C. Western Washington University (WWU) Read More