The Fresh Chalk Blog

In Seattle, no Fresh Chalk user has offered more recommendations in the Wellness category than Lindsay Pedersen, a Ravenna mom, kick-ass business owner, and new author.

In Seattle we’ve had an unwelcome visitor the past few summers - smoke from wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest. You might recall lovely photos such as this one from last summer. What will you do when the wildfire smoke returns along with the evil red eye?

You’ve got to love a good before-and-after story. To see a space completely transformed before your eyes is nothing short of magic. In this case, the “before” is a humble carport, a term coined by Frank Lloyd Wright way back in 1936.

Thanks for the many awesome recommendations you’ve added over the past few weeks, and for continuing to help us improve the site. We’ve been putting your feedback to work with a bunch of new features.

Have you ever met one of those people who simply seem to have more energy, more motivation, more strength, and more ambition than us mere mortals? Where does it come from? How can I get some of that? If you’ve ever met Mike Torres of Seattle, you’ve probably asked yourself those questions.

We love meeting pros who are in business to make a difference, not just a profit. That's Ryan Metzger in a nutshell. Ridwell was recommended by Fresh Chalk members, and we were intrigued to learn more.

When you first encounter Sara Eizen, you will likely be bowled over by her sheer energy level. She first caught our attention by garnering several recommendations on Fresh Chalk for a variety of services -- home organization, interior design, and color palette selection. Everyone loves Sara!

It's Spring Cleaning week at Fresh Chalk! Of course we’re well aware that you probably don’t really want to spend a day, much less several days, cleaning your home. You could be eating brunches! Or hiking mountains! Or binge-watching shows on Netflix! So many possibilities.

Although here in Seattle (up until this weekend!) it's seems like spring would never come, the calendar says it’s right around the corner.

Like most couples who experience infertility, Vaneeta and her husband had no idea what lay ahead when they began the process of starting their family. They’d just turned 30 and returned from an epic trip around the world. They’d been married for three years and felt ready to become parents.