With my feet on the ground and head in the clouds…
One day you were just minding your own business… It was a sunny morning in March and the guy you were seeing at the time made a comment about how he would probably always want to be with a thinner girl. The worst part is he had the nerve to make that comment while you […]
Read More Some of that December Magic (storytime)Hello My Dear Darling Friends! Did you miss me? This is one of those “now or never moments.” As in, I better write this weekly post now and catch us up on the last two weeks of adventures or else it will never happen. This was another 2 of those blurry weeks, but not a dazed […]
Read More Be-YOU-tifully YOU Project 2.0 Week #48 & 49Good Morning World! I was up 2 hours ago and it occurred to me that this is the earliest I have risen since we moved to Hawaii in June. I don’t think that I slept very much last night and when my cat Carl posted himself above my head and would not stop running his […]
Read More Good Morning WorldMost of November was purely refreshing and full of surprises. Of course, I had my moments of feeling sad and down (especially these past few days), but they were more rare than usual. Just now, I reached for my tea mug expecting to make a cup of peppermint tea, but I decided to switch it […]
Read More Thank you November Hello DecemberHello My Dear Darling Friends! I really am thankful for this blog and all of the connections I have been able to make through the years. Being able to share my stories and read the stories of others has made life far more exciting and interesting. I love how positive everyone is and how we […]
Read More Sunshine Blogger Award!Hello My Dear Darling Friends! This was a busy week for me work wise. I feel like I went through the entire circle of emotions. I have been so happy and pleasantly surprised by the visits I have had from my sister and my friend Tsuneko. Then I started feeling bad probably from working so […]
Read More Be-YOU-tifully You Project 2.0 Week #47It was one of those weeks where reality made me sad, but my sadness didn’t make me weak. I spent a lot of time thinking about my family, the role I played in my family for years, and the fact that life is so precious, but also fragile. I felt inspired to be more creative, […]
Read More My ego died and I decided to get my butt kicked to pull myself out of the muddle“You cannot want it for anyone else but yourself.” This is a very recent revelation that has brought me peace these past few days. Now I can better understand why my friends and family used to tell me not to settle even back when my self esteem was so low and I felt unworthy. I […]
Read More You Cannot Want It For Anyone Else but Yourself“Let’s power clean!” This was a phrase that was coined by my new roommates Angela and Chris back in 2013. Back then I was not the tidiest person. My space and my life seemed to be completely jumbled as I struggled to cling to memories of the past. It was the same big move that […]
Read More Time For a Sunday Power Clean (“I am not your queen I’m a dictator”)Hello My Dear Darling Friends! I felt strong throughout today’s workout and it was a wonderful feeling. This was the last workout of the 3rd week of my 8 week program and I am so glad that I decided to closely follow a program. I had reached a point where I was craving more structure […]
Read More Workout and Word of the Day #118 FB Day #19