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Lanikai Juice

Summer has been in full swing the past few weeks here in Southern California and that means hot windless nights and daytime temps in the 90s (This week we’ve even…

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July 26, 2019
Travel & Adventure

Mermaid Caves

If you google Oahu Mermaid Caves you will be treated to hundreds if not thousands of photos and tourists (and even some locals) talking about these gorgeous and mysterious caves…

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April 3, 2019
Travel & Adventure

H3 Summit Saddle – Preparing for the Stairs

Stairway to Heaven is probably one of the most popular, illegal, hikes on Oahu and from the minute I arrived on Oahu, my husband started harassing me to do this…

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May 3, 2019
Travel & Adventure

Old LA Zoo

I did a fair amount of hiking in California before moving to Oahu, but it wasn't until I was living on the islands that I first heard of the Old…

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May 25, 2019
Food

7-Eleven in Hawaii

It may sound crazy to anyone that has never been to Hawaii, but on the islands, 7 Eleven is one of the absolute best places to get a quick, cheap…

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May 15, 2019
  • Travel & Adventure

    I Finally Went Camping at Joshua Tree

    May 22, 2022 / 1 Comment

    It finally happened! While it took me nearly thirty years to make it out to Joshua Tree for the first time, two years after my initial visit I fulfilled my dream of camping under those big goofy whimsical trees. And it was as magical as I had imagined.

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    Moss Slides

    May 13, 2019

    5 places you need to visit when you come to Oahu, and 2 you should skip

    April 13, 2020

    My Love Hate Relationship with Koko Head

    October 27, 2018
  • Life

    I Quit My Job!

    May 14, 2022 / 4 Comments

    April ended up being an overly hectic month, kicked off with a car accident along with some other things, so I do have to sadly report that I haven't been able to grow any further than I was in March. But the year isn't even halfway over yet and I've already accomplished more than I expected to do this entire year. If you would have asked me back in January where I see myself in six months I would have never guessed I'd be happily working from home, making my own hours. I still need to hustle, I still have a lot of plans, and I still have a long…

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    You Won’t Always Have More Time

    May 31, 2020
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    My Weight and 30 Day Challenges Round 2: Learning to Love Myself

    May 25, 2020

    New York Pizza

    October 30, 2019
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    Life,  The Other Stuff

    I’m scared. I’m angry. And I’m overwhelmed.

    May 5, 2022 / 4 Comments

    Like a lot of women in this country, I have been walking around in a weird, shocked, angry cloud, filled with hours of news watching, Twitter scrolling, and Reddit reading. Although I actually had a lot planned for my blog this week, I've realized that I can't get anything done until I get all of this *waves hands around head* out. So, I am going to try to put into words what I've been going through and what's been on my mind for the past few days. This is probably going to be rambly and possibly not make much sense, but I've got to put this all somewhere. And when…

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    Why Tickle? The Story Behind the Name

    July 6, 2022

    Turning 33…Happy Birthday to Me!

    January 27, 2024

    My First Month Back in California

    February 21, 2019
  • Food

    Do You Like Pie? Satisfy Your Cravings At I Like Pie Bake Shop

    February 7, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Even if you don't think you are a pie person, I Like Pie in Claremont, California is here to satisfy all your mini pie desires you never knew you had. Yes, you read that right, I said mini pies. Cupcake size pies to be more exact.

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    Colima Burgers

    December 10, 2019

    Seven Brothers – The Best Burger on Oahu

    October 29, 2018

    Breakfast on Oahu’s Windward Side

    January 18, 2019
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    30 “Things” That Made My 30th Year

    January 27, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Tomorrow I turn 31 and well the first chapter of my 30s was not all that I had imagined. I didn't accomplish as much as I hoped. Most of the positive, healthy habits I set out to establish eventually fell through. And I ultimately spent a lot of the year lost, frustrated, and sad. But this is a new year, the start of another trip around the sun and an opportunity to try to do things better, again.

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    Hocus Pocus 2 Made Me Feel Like a Bad Millennial

    October 10, 2022

    9 Instagram Accounts That Make Me Happy

    January 24, 2023

    I binge-watched Tiny Beautiful Things and I have no regrets

    April 22, 2023
  • Life

    2022 – New Year Means New Years Resolutions

    January 20, 2022 / 1 Comment

    I spent a lot of 2021 upset about where I was (am) in life and was too scared to actually make any changes. I spent all of 2021 thinking about the life I wanted and the changes I could make to get that life, while ultimately doing very little about it. I was so afraid of making a move or taking a risk that could fail, that I did nothing for most of the year. I don't want that to happen this year.

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    Family & Community – What I Miss About Military Life

    February 24, 2020

    New York Pizza

    October 30, 2019

    I have cancer.

    November 21, 2022
  • My Corona Journal,  The Other Stuff

    My Own Original Thoughts on a Completly Un-Original Interpretation on the Last Two Years

    December 30, 2021 / 0 Comments

    As I've listened to these conversations and discussions about this past year I've heard many different metaphors or examples to explain the past two years, but the one that makes the most sense to me or that has resonated with me the most is a car accident. (I'm not sure if this is all my own idea or if someone else made the reference and it stuck with me, but the car accident metaphor is the one I've latched on to and will run with.) For the past two years, we have been living through a horrible car accident and the physical rehab that follows.

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    Quarantine Day 30-36: Keep me out of HomeDepot

    April 22, 2020

    My Corona Journal: Quarantine Day 1 & 2

    March 19, 2020

    Quarantine Day 51-59: 2020 is still going to be my Year

    May 15, 2020
  • Food

    Krispy Kreme Gobbles of Gratitude Ranked Worst to Best

    November 18, 2021 / 0 Comments

    In case you weren't aware, like me up until this morning, Krispy Kreme has launched some Thanksgiving-themed doughnuts and I tried each and every one of them this morning! Now that I've had some time to sit on and contemplate my Thanksgiving Dozen, I'm ready to share with you my ranking of all four limited-edition Krispy Kreme Thanksgiving-themed doughnuts.

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    Hodad’s – 8 Years Later And Nothing Has Changed

    October 19, 2022

    Eating My Way Through the LA County Fair

    October 5, 2019

    Where to get the Best Poke on Oahu?

    June 19, 2019
  • Travel & Adventure

    Get in the Spooky Mood with Norco’s Pumpkin Rock Hike

    October 26, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Halloween may be less than a week away, but if you live in Southern California and are looking for a unique way to celebrate this spooky season, the Pumpkin Rock Hike in Norco may be perfect for you! I’ve done this hike twice now since moving back to California, right around my first Halloween back, and once this past weekend. The hike is short, just around a mile round trip, and despite the incline (depending on the route you chose) and some loose rock/gravel, the hike is pretty doable by most people in relative shape. And this hike is for the most part family-friendly, as long as no one has…

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    Murphy Ranch – Old Nazi Compound in the Santa Monica Mountains

    June 5, 2022

    H3 Summit Saddle – Preparing for the Stairs

    May 3, 2019

    Etiwanda Falls

    August 6, 2019
  • The Other Stuff

    Women’s March: Rally For Abortion Justice 2021

    October 6, 2021 / 3 Comments

    This past Saturday, October 2, 2021, hundreds of thousands of women rallied together and marched for women's reproductive rights. There were over 600 marches held across the country and I attended Downtown LA's event. The exact numbers haven't been reported, but it was estimated that approximately 20,000 women were going to participate in the Downtown LA event.

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    I Rang in the New Year with COVID

    January 10, 2021
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    It’s Been One Month

    April 17, 2021

    30 Days of Meditation

    May 4, 2021
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