island girl
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Four Kittens and a Charcuterie Deadline
A Valentine’s Day Story I did not expect to witness a birth on my patio on Valentine’s Day. And yet. Baby Girl — the cat I’ve been feeding every single day since last year — decided February 14th was the moment. If you’ve been around here for a while, you know she’s not technically “my” cat. She’s… Continue reading
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A Love Letter to Rainy Days
On stormy days, gentle moments, and the art of slowing down Hawaii is supposed to face a storm this weekend. Heavy rain and wind expected until Monday, the whole state under a flood watch. Normally, that would mean slick roads, traffic that feels personal, and the low-level anxiety that comes with driving in heavy rain.… Continue reading
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Taking the Scenic Route
I didn’t disappear. I just took the scenic route. Sometimes that looks like a quiet waterfall in the middle of a journey. A pause you didn’t plan for, but needed all the same time. These past few years for me, life happened. Quietly. Loudly. Beautifully. And somewhere between becoming and unbecoming, I needed to live… Continue reading
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Thirty Nine: Celebrating Life and Future Adventures
Hello there, it’s me. I’m back : ) Yesterday I turned 39 years old. Yes, that would make it just one more year until I turn forty. Crazy, right? It was already 9 years ago when I made such a huge deal about turning 30, I wrote a post about aging and how to fight… Continue reading
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Happy National Dessert Day! –Roy’s Melting Hot Chocolate Souffle Recipe!!! ;)
Happy Monday everyone! Today, October 14, is National Dessert Day, which means if you haven’t done so, CELEBRATE the day by treating yourself to all things SWEET!!!!! Cookies, cake, cupcakes, candies, ice cream- anything to your heart’s desire darlings! My absolute favorite dessert, which is by far the BEST in the world, a heavenly creation… Continue reading
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Peacocks & Paper Cranes
These past three weeks of my free time I had spent creating beautiful accessories with special meaning and symbolism. Earrings and pens made from beautiful and vibrant Tibetan peacock feathers symbolizing beauty, grace, enlightenment, protection, renewal and good luck… Inspired by my lucky peacock decor that hangs in my living room, I wanted to share… Continue reading
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AE Project Live Your Life
I am very blessed that in my profession, not only am I able to meet a lot of different people, but I also have the opportunity to see them grow, and make a difference in their lives. Some I work with for a short while, while some end up having a special place in my… Continue reading
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Love & Happiness
Are you happy? Happiness is a choice. Choose it. It’s not hard. Just live life as if everything is magnificent, a miracle. Look beyond the imperfections, the teeny things that don’t matter because there’s bigger more important things that do. Enjoy, seize and love every moment. In reality it’s not really what you have that… Continue reading
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Happy 30th Birthday, Susan Page Modeling!
Hawaii’s leading talent training and development center will be celebrating its 30th Birthday in April! Three decades of scouting, developing and placing well-trained models and talent in local, national, and international projects, Susan Page Modeling is without a doubt THE best modeling school and talent center not only in Hawaii, but in all of the… Continue reading
About Me
A thirty-something-year-old girl living in a beautiful rock in the middle of the Pacific. Welcome to my little island of happiness. Sweet confessions spoken through blahblahs in this crazy, but beautiful world of mines.

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