South Korea!

Koseli Cummings September 20, 2020

Keeping in tune with this wild year of 2020, our family of six is moving to South Korea. My husband had a fantastic job opportunity pop up and we’re going for it. We’ll miss living close to family and friends in Salt Lake City but we’re excited for the grand adventure of expat life. I’ll miss working at TruHearing, too!

I’ll be writing about my experience navigating life in S. Korea in my new weekly email newsletter, Little Things. You can subscribe at koseli.substack.com. You can also follow my podcast by the same name, Little Things. You can listen to it anywhere you already listen to podcasts or right now on Anchor here.

Thanks for following along. Now that I’m no longer working full-time, I’m open to freelance and contract. Let me know if you’d like to work together.

Impromptu Family Pictures at West Coast Craft

Koseli Cummings June 28, 2017

We had so much fun at West Coast Craft a couple weekends ago. We went early, hit up Tartine Manufactury (no line + most delicious pastries ever) and wandered around Fort Mason to see West Coast Craft.

I was a little nervous about tackling a weekend craft fair with three little kids, but it was actually okay! I think going early was key. The booths were beautiful and we had so much fun meeting several of the business owners there. Then we headed upstairs to the Mother Lounge when the boys got restless. They drew, put on too many Tattlys, and played in the teepee. We even happened to get a few shots in front of Alcatraz taken by @modernkids. We felt so lucky. Definitely going again next year.

The most beautiful work of art I've ever seen

Koseli Cummings October 7, 2016

(Unknown (let me know if you know)); Glyptoteket in Copenhagen Photos by Keenan Cummings

We're here

Koseli Cummings June 16, 2016

After hours of flying, a quick stop in Paris, perfect travel behavior from our kids (ha), and a friendly taxi ride, we are in Copenhagen! Just saying that makes me happy. Unreal. We're exhausted but good. It feels so good to be someplace totally different, with a wealth of new to explore. I'm feeling so grateful we get to do this as a family. I can't believe Silas is old enough to remember this! I hope Sondre does too.

Going to get some more sleep. Xo

Hello, Copenhagen

Koseli Cummings June 7, 2016

We've daydreamed about doing it, and now we finally are—we're moving to Denmark for six weeks*! We're doing a house exchange through Behomm with a Danish family that lives in Copenhagen. It's straight outta The Holiday without Jack Black, snowy cabins, etc.

It's our first international flight as a family and Sigge's first ever. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous—I know we'll be fine but long flights with kids are tough. And the longest we've ever flown with just two kids is five hours. So. Pray we get that bassinet we requested and we're sitting in bulkhead seats so Keen has a little more legroom and that our kids sleep the night and the people around us are nice (and super patient).

We leave in just a week so I'm packing, deep cleaning, and ? I don't know what else I should be doing. We're not planning our trip until we get there. We'll spend most of our time in Denmark, but make trips to Germany, Sweden, Norway, and ?. I'd love to hear tips on what to see and do and eat. We'd like to rent a cargo bike to get around easily, too.

Can't wait for all that family time in one of my favorite regions in the world. Imagining the boys running wild at a Danish playground, or riding the ferris wheel at Tivoli at night, is making me so, so excited. I'll be sharing our experience here on the blog so you can follow along if you'd like!

*made possible by paternity leave. Thank you, Airbnb! One day I will write about those precious few weeks before and after Siggers was born—it was the best.

Pictures by Keenan at Book/Shop. Pictures have nothing to do with Denmark except Sondre kind of looks like he's from a magical storybook land, aka Denmark.

Baker Beach

Koseli Cummings May 9, 2016

There's really no place like it. The Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridge tied for first in my book. Do you have a favorite?

Muir Woods

Koseli Cummings April 14, 2015

We've had several visitors over the last few weeks and it has been so wonderful. Seeing our kids with their grandparents, their uncles and aunts and cousins. Oh man. It wasn't the whole family but just having a couple sibs around makes me really happy. (I have six.)

We recently went to Muir Woods and Muir Beach with visiting family. It was gorgeous. It had rained the night before and it was early enough that there were very few people. We also snagged a front row parking spot so my grumpy driving heart was very happy. We did 3/4 of the loop, soaking in the quiet and the smell of pine and wet earth. Mountains and forest are my jam. I'm considering trekking there with the boys alone to wander and hike.

I like you, family. (Year of My People is turning out to be pretty awesome.)

Flashback to Sondre and I chillin' on the beach. Not a care in the world except no more diapers. Oops.

Red Tricycle Contributor

Koseli Cummings March 3, 2015

I'm excited to share that I'm now a contributing writer for Red Tricycle San Francisco! Yeah! I'll be sharing articles here and there featuring the best things to do in the Bay Area. Red Tricycle is like a digital city guide for parents: where ever you live or visit or vacation, you can pull up the best tips and ideas of what to do with your family. I used Red Tricycle New York all the time when we lived in Brooklyn. The events and destinations they shared seemed much more up my alley and the design of the site makes it super easy to find what you're looking for, or just browse for something on a specific date. I'm really excited to be working (figuratively) alongside their small, amazing team based in SF. They're a start-up and I love their company culture.

I'll occasionally link to my articles here and on my Facebook and Twitter for any readers who are local. Thanks for following along, friends. I'm excited for deadlines!

Northern California Adventures

Koseli Cummings January 24, 2015

We've been rocked by the flu and a string of colds for four weeks and it's really making me itchy for a trip. (House arrest! Hermit alert! Wary of the measles outbreak!) We have so much California exploring to do. Last summer we spent three days with friends in Napomo and spent time in San Luis Obispo, Montaña De Oro, and Pismo Beach. It was WOW. Though both of my parents are from Northern California, I've never spent more than a few days in Yosemite Valley and the surrounding area until now. It's incredible how much there is to do and see. Any tips of where to go or what to do? My friend Ashley has amazing tips for where to go and what to do in California.