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  • Our Sky Suite aboard Celebrity Apex featuring a king-size bed with white bedding and navy accents, a sitting area, desk, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors opening to a private balcony with outdoor loungers and a city view.
    Travel

    How to Pack for a Cruise: Easy Tips From 7 Family Cruises

    April 9, 2026 - By Ginger Graham

    Cruise packing tips from a nurse and mom: how to pack for a small cabin, what to wear, a simple health kit, port-day essentials, and what to leave home.

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  • Barnaby, a happy Goldendoodle, freshly groomed at SpawtlessLA in Bel-Air
    Family Life

    How We Found Great Goldendoodle Grooming in West LA

    March 31, 2026 - By Ginger Graham

    After two other groomers, SpawtlessLA's quiet, one-dog-at-a-time grooming in Bel-Air is what finally worked for our Goldendoodle, Barnaby.

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  • The entrance to a restaurant and lounge inside Frank Gehry's Edgemar complex in Santa Monica, with the address number 2435 marking the doorway.
    Dining

    The Gehry-est Place on Earth: A Survival Guide to Edgemar

    March 2, 2026 - By Ginger Graham

    Think Frank Gehry sneezed on a hardware store and a 1920s dairy—welcome to Edgemar, where architectural chaos reads like genius.

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  • An overhead photograph of golden roasted potatoes in a dark rustic ceramic serving bowl with a handle, garnished with fresh green microgreens, sea salt flakes, and coarse black pepper. A large lemon wedge rests on the rim. The bowl sits on a weathered wooden patio table with hammered metal serving spoon and fork.
    Dining

    inKind App Review: How We Save at LA’s Best inKind Restaurants

    February 20, 2026 - By Ginger Graham

    How our family eats well in Los Angeles without overspending: exactly how the inKind app works, where we use it and where we skip it, plus the other habits that trim our dining bill.

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  • Friends passing bowls of food family-style across a colorful dinner table
    Family Life

    Why Supper Bowl Hosting Is the Best Way to Entertain Now

    December 17, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Ditch the white-linen tyranny and reclaim dinner as a messy, communal party — the Supper Bowl is the hospitality revolution your living room craves.

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  • The World’s Tallest Thermometer next to a 76 gas station in Baker, California
    Travel

    Getting to and Around Las Vegas With Kids: The Drive From LA, Taxis, and Uber

    December 16, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Forget Pinterest-perfect road trips — this is a comedic, high-stakes endurance event and I’m spilling the battle-tested tricks that kept my sanity (mostly) intact.

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  • A white Waymo self-driving Jaguar with its roof sensor, parked on a residential street
    Dining - Family Life

    LA Family Rideshare Face-Off: Waymo vs. Uber — What You Need to Know

    September 8, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    We put Waymo vs Uber to the test across Los Angeles as a family of four, comparing cost, coverage, and what it's actually like with kids in the back seat.

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  • High-angle view of Terranea coastal resort with white buildings and red-tile roofs overlooking the ocean under a cloudy sky.
    Travel

    Terranea Resort Spa: Why I Go Every Year Before Mother’s Day

    August 29, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Why I book a solo spa day at Terranea Resort Spa every year before Mother's Day: what the massage costs, what's worth adding, and how far ahead to plan.

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  • The private screening room at the Bay Theater set up before the kids arrived, with popcorn and stuffed-animal blankets on every seat.
    Family Life

    Our Kids’ Birthday Parties: 6 We Have Thrown and What Worked

    August 21, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Ten kid-tested birthday party formats I've actually run myself: what worked, what I'd skip, and the one venue type I avoid entirely.

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  • Madeline playing hide-and-seek by a tree in the courtyard at The Terrace at The Maybourne while we waited for dinner
    Dining

    Luxury dinner for less? The Terrace at The Maybourne

    August 19, 2025 - By Ginger Graham

    Our honest review of Golden Hour dinner at The Terrace at The Maybourne: a gorgeous setting, underwhelming food, and the one dish worth ordering.

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