Sacrilege in Seattle: Coffee Alternatives
Coffee's Seattle’s liquid sunshine. But if you're managing certain health conditions, alternatives may be better....
August 4, 2020
How to Sleep Despite Feelings of Worry and Anxiety
As the world shelters in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, feelings of anxiety and worry can impact sleep. Sleep can be disrupted when stressful events like illness and job losses happen. Additionally, we can’t count on the same schedule of getting up and...
August 1, 2020
Go Back to the 1950s Right Here in Washington
COVID-19 and physical distancing has a lot of us wishing we could travel back in time to the 1950s. We might not be going to sock-hops and wearing poodle skirts, but we can go to drive-in movies. While we may not have mastered the art of...
July 11, 2020
15 Ways to Reclaim Your Weekend
I miss the time when I knew what day it was. As in, it’s Thursday, a.k.a., Baby Friday! Almost time to bring on the weekend, woo-hoo! Now, I catch myself replying to those afternoon Friday emails, with “Have a great, err, uhm…weekend?” Is it even Friday,...
July 1, 2020
What It’s Like to Move to The Pacific Northwest
By Anna Patiuk I packed all I could fit in my VW Jetta and hit the road. Seattle, here I come. I’m a Midwest girl through and through. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs, moved to rural Minnesota, then to Madison, Wisconsin for college, and finally...
June 7, 2020
Bird Watching Can Offer Calming Effect
Neighborhood walks and backyard lounging are the new normal as we isolate at home, and many people are finding that watching birds has a soothing effect and is helping them cope during this stressful time. Editor's note: We pause to acknowledge that not all people find...
June 5, 2020