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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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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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My mother’s daughter….
I am my mother’s daughter… I am her legacy. I am my mother’s mirror. I hope that in heaven, she feels the love reflecting from me…my sisters, and my brother. Because we are our mother’s children. We are her legacy. Happy Birthday, Mama. We all love you very much. Born on August 1st, our mother… Continue reading
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Dear Diary…..
Needing inspiration to last me for the next few days and needing to keep this peace of mind going even though it is absolute madness around me, I go through my old writings to move me and I found this in an old online diary…. *** We all encounter life differently. The world is cruel… Continue reading
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Good morning my darlings! As most of us know, Mother’s Day is less than two weeks away (Sunday, May 13). An annual celebration to recognize beautiful mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and mother-figures, Mother’s Day is one of the most special days of the year. It’s a time to give Mom a break, take her out… Continue reading
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eternal sunshine
I was browsing through my online album and I came across one of my favorite photos. Taken five years ago by a talented aspiring photographer at the time, Keoni Kitagawa, this photo captured a candid, yet blissful moment. It was nearing a day’s end in beautiful Hawaii nei, with the sun setting behind me. The… Continue reading
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Don’t Worry, Be Pretty ;)
Hel-loha! I hope you are feeling pretty today, because you are 😉 Don’t let all of the stresses of life get you down. You’ll look ugly. Really, I am not kidding. Studies show that a negative mood is reflected in your physical appearance. It’s really not all in your head: Science proves that if you’re… Continue reading
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New Year’s Traditions All Around the World
Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. – Oprah Winfrey People around the world, pessimists and optimists alike usher in the new year in distinctive ways. Whether its to bring in great luck, or to simply just forget memories of the ending year, the New Year signifies a… Continue reading
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Twenty Five- A Parisian Affair
The mission of a quarter-century-old fashionista living on a rock in the middle of the pacific begins here. When I was little I always told myself that by the time I was 25 years old, I would be exactly where I wanted to be in life. This means knowing WHAT i wanted in my life,… 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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