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49th Parallel

This past weekend we decided to get out of town (and America in general) and explore Vancouver B.C.! We did a lot of fun things, and we’re putting together a pretty fun little video, but I wanted to talk about a great brunch place!

This coffee shop/donut shop was right around the corner from our hotel and it was just adorable!

Lucas ordered the Cascadia sandwich, which was bacon, eggs, and cheese with relish and honey mustard! I got the Doug (+ avocado) and a drip coffee (which apparently they call “filter” coffee in Canada. Who knew?) The Doug had eggs with cheese, chives, onions, bacon, and garlic aoli!

The sandwiches came in these cute little bags, which was very fun. They were delicious and the perfect amount of food. The coffee was DELICIOUS and not too acidic at all. Lucas, who hasn’t been liking coffee much lately had a few sips, and it passed the Lucas test.

One last thing I loved: they make their own almond milk and hazelnut milk! I didn’t get a chance to try any, because I was just taking it black, but I’ve never seen a cafe do that! I’ll have to go back and get a latte and see if it’s better.

Tags Canada, coffee, food, pnw, tourist, travel

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20 for 2020

I am a devout follower of The Onward Project. It’s a network of Podcasts started by Gretchen Rubin.

On Happier, a podcast, the hosts make a list every year if things they want to accomplish within that year. This year, 2020, the list is 20 items long.

Being a textbook Obliger (another Gretchen Rubin term), I benefit strongly from outer accountability…so just by posting this list, makes in more likely that I’ll follow through….so here’s the list!

Get married
Buy less fast fashion and more vintage fashion
More yoga
Get a new apartment
Invest more in freelance
Go on a date with Lucas every week
Make over $50k
Save $100/wk or more
Take more pictures
Go on 2 trips out of Washington
Eat out less frequently – cook more healthy meals at home
See family more than once a year
Have friend dates at least once every month
Get a smartwatch that doesn’t hurt me
Stop letting laundry pile up
Do more nice things for Lucas
Read more
Get my license!
Get a car?
Make a new friend

Tell me your 20 for 2020!

Locations

Makeworth Market

One of my ’20 for 2020′ goals (I’ll post the whole list in another post) is to go on a date with Lucas every week. So far, just about every week we’ve gone to our coffee shop. We live very close to Fairhaven, so it’s easy to go to our same favorites over and over again…so we’ve decided to go to every coffee shop in Bellingham this year (and boy…it’s a lot)

Makeworth Market entryway

This weekend we went to Makeworth! I have seen a few Instagram posts of people in this beautiful place and I was excited to check it out myself.

Lucas is taking a break from coffee for a while, because the acidity hurts his stomach…and I don’t drink dairy, so I’ll admit our drink choices tend to be heavily amended. My favorite milk substitute is Almond milk, for flavor and calorie count… however! A lot of shops in Bellingham have stopped offering almond milk (for a lot of very good reasons that I definitely support) but I was super happy to see that Makeworth is still on the almond milk bandwagon.

I got a Merry Mint Mocha (with almond milk) from their seasonal menu, and Lucas got a Chai latte. DELICIOUS. The mocha was creamy and thick and had tiny candy cane pieces on top. Lucas loved his chai latte as well. It smelled heavenly and had gorgeous latte art, which is always fun. We also got some of their chocolate almond biscotti which was also delicious!

Makeworth also has a very curated little store area. They sell some mugs, made by a local artist, and a lot of little curios. It seems like a great place for local makers to showcase their work.

All in all, we have nothing bad or neutral to say about Makeworth. Delicious drinks, beautiful atmosphere. It’s a nice, big, open location with huge windows, letting in tons of light. The baristas are friendly and talented.

Highly recommend!

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Backgrounds for fun Self-Timer Portraits

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Post date January 25, 2020
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One way to up your selfie game is to integrate a fun backdrop. Luckily our world is filled with amazing murals, beautiful locations, and fun environmental design. Unluckily….winter happens. I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest where for a solid 4 months it is dark, and grey and wet outside. Terrible for pictures. I also don’t have a gorgeous, well lit home that lends itself to great content.

Not to be discouraged by the weather, I decided to bring the weather indoors! I looked on Amazon and found that there are TONS of fun tapestries for around $20 each (give or take a few)