Edmonds Diary https://edmondsdiary.com/ A Korean mom in Edmonds, Washington, writing about food, beauty, shopping, travel and raising kids in America. Kimchi for beginners, in an American kitchenhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/kimchi-for-beginners/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/kimchi-for-beginners/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA Costco cabbage, one big bowl and my mother's KakaoTalk recipe. My five-step K-beauty routine for damp Seattle wintershttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/k-beauty-winter-routine/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/k-beauty-winter-routine/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhat keeps my skin calm when the rain doesn't stop. Picture books that teach courage, and how we read them at bedtimehttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/picture-books-courage/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/picture-books-courage/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThree library favorites and the questions we ask after. H Mart or Costco? What I buy where, and whyhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/hmart-or-costco/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/hmart-or-costco/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMy shopping list, split by store, with prices. 에드먼즈에서 킹스턴까지, 페리 타고 떠난 토요일https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/ferry-to-kingston/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/ferry-to-kingston/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA slow Saturday across the water, with parking tips. Chuseok far from home: keeping the holiday small and warmhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/chuseok-far-from-home/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/chuseok-far-from-home/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSongpyeon, a video call and a new tradition. 왜 다이어리를 영어와 한국어로 같이 쓰기로 했을까https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/why-two-languages/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/why-two-languages/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhy I write every story twice, and what it means for my kid. Steamed rice cake cups with a rice cookerhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/rice-cake-cups/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/rice-cake-cups/Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTNo steamer needed. Just rice flour and patience. Raising a kid in two languages: what worked in our first yearhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/two-languages-first-year/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/two-languages-first-year/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTSmall habits that kept Korean alive at home. 미국 마트에서 찾은 순한 선크림 세 가지https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/gentle-sunscreens/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/gentle-sunscreens/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThree gentle sunscreens I found at regular US stores. Trader Joe's finds that taste like homehttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/trader-joes-finds/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/trader-joes-finds/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFive things I keep in my cart every week. A rainy weekend on Whidbey Island, with kidshttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/whidbey-rainy-weekend/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/whidbey-rainy-weekend/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhere we ate, walked and waited out the rain. Small talk, American style: phrases I learned the hard wayhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/small-talk-american-style/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/small-talk-american-style/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe everyday English nobody taught me in school. 된장찌개, 미국 마트 재료로 끓이기https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/doenjang-jjigae-us-groceries/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/doenjang-jjigae-us-groceries/Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTOur doenjang stew, made without a Korean market nearby. Edmonds, one year in: what I wish I had knownhttps://edmondsdiary.com/stories/edmonds-one-year-in/https://edmondsdiary.com/stories/edmonds-one-year-in/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTA letter to myself on moving day.