Category: weekly wrap up

Weekly Wrap Up | 3/3/24

Aloha friends!

We are officially three months into the year and I really wished I had booked that Spring Break trip to Tokyo! I am itching to go somewhere. I go no where for 10 years while my babies were babies and now I want to just go go go! 😅

This week went smoothly which is nice. But my daughter get another cold in the 2nd half of the week, so she stayed home from school. Did I get some reading done? Barely! Am I in a slump? Maybe? lol

Have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

One Last Breath by. Ginny Myers Sain

The Poisons We Drink by. Bethany Baptiste

A Court of Wings and Ruin by. Sarah J. Maas (re-read)

Currently Reading:

The Last Bloodcarver by. Vanessa Le

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Doctor Slump (Netflix) – so cute!

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 2/25/24

Aloha friends!

Here we are in the last weekend of February and wow, are we ready for March?! I’m ready for spring break but I don’t know if I’m ready that after March that means my kids only have 2 more months of school and summer will be here. 😒 My son will be going to middle school in August! I’m shocked, sad, but happy for him too but wow are my kids growing up so fast. 🥲

The good thing about this year going fast is my hubby will be home at the end of this year! Yay!

We had a packed weekend already with doctor appointments, tap and piano and Sunday school so 😅. I’ll be ready for spring break very soon!

Have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

The Summer She Went Missing by. Chelsea Ichaso

Currently Reading:

One Last Breath by. Ginny Myers Sain

The Poisons We Drink by. Bethany Baptiste

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 2/18/24

Aloha friends!

What a week. I got a massage on Super Bowl Sunday which was nice, and then I watched the game at home. It was a long game and the first half was boring, unless you like a defensive game. But it was a nail biting finish! Anyway, next day I took my kids to the beach because my daughter has been itching to go and they got a day off from school which was nice.

We got there at 8am because I wanted to get parking. But 8am means the water is still cold – I mean Hawaii mornings are kind of like 72 degrees and then it warms up to the 80’s right now. My kids went into the water and I was like…nope…it’s too cold! 😅 It was such a nice morning without anyone there and we needed this beach morning for real. 

Then there was Valentine’s Day – my hubby got his gift in time, and he said he found these amazing chocolates for the kids but he couldn’t send it in time for Vday. But it’s coming! And he got my an amazon gift card so I can buy books. YAY! I did get my kids some goodies and they loved it and felt loved and that’s all that matters! 

I’m looking forward to this holiday weekend because my kids get 2 days off which means they get a 4 day weekend. I can’t believe we are almost in March.

Have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Bad Like Us by. Gabriella Lepore

Snowglobe by. Soyoung Park

The Fake Mate by. Lana Ferguson

Currently Reading:

The Summer She Went Missing by. Chelsea Ichaso

All This Twisted Glory by. Tahereh Mafi

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • NFL Super Bowl
  • Doctor Slump (Netflix) – I wish all the episodes were out for this one! I love the couple, they are so cute!
  • Pride & Prejudice (2005 movie) & Persuasion (1995 movie) – I was reorganizing a closet and had this playing in the background. 🥰

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 2/11/24

Aloha friends!

I had to take a break after finishing HoFaS since that was such a big book. The break was nice! Now I’ve reset myself and am ready to tackle the last 2 February arcs I have and the ones I have for March. There are a few new releases I also want to read but I’m trying not to spend money. I’m wondering if I have the patient to wait for it at the library. 😆 We shall see!

Today is the Super Bowl and I’m not really rooting for either team. I’m just there for the entertainment of it all and seeing Usher perform will be fun too.  May the best team win!

Have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

House of Flame and Shadow by. Sarah J. Maas

Compass and Blade by. Rachel Greenlaw

Currently Reading:

Snowglobe by. Soyoung Park

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Doctor Slump (Netflix) – such a cute K-drama! I’m bummed not all the episodes are out though. 

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 2/4/24

Aloha friends!

I was planning to drop everything to read House of Flame and Shadow and that didn’t happen lol. 

There was this whole week of anxiety because my hubby who said no trips to Japan this year so we can recoup what we spent in 2023, told me to book a trip because our daughter is having a hard time again with him being gone again. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So after a few days of trying to find reasonable flights and hotels for either spring break or end of May – and the trip being a trip for the 4 of us turning into a trip for 8 people (parents and nephews wanted to come) – I said forget it. It’s cheaper and easier for HIM to come home at the end of May because it’s the kids last week of school plus our son’s 5th grade graduation and we decided on that. 

After deciding on all of that, I finally started House of Flame and Shadow and I’m halfway through!

Have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

The Bad Ones by. Melissa Albert

Currently Reading:

House of Flame and Shadow by. Sarah J. Maas

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 1/28/24

Aloha friends!

Another chill week for me and I got to read some good books! I can’t believe this is the last weekend of January and on to February we go. Nothing exciting happened which is kind of good thing – it’s like having a nice break when everything is routine lol. 

Who is excited for House of Flame and Shadow?! Tuesday can’t come soon enough! Please let it be good!

Have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Destroy the Day by. Brigid Kemmerer

Heartless Hunter by. Kristen Ciccarelli

Currently Reading:

The Book of Azrael by. Amber Nicole

The Bad Ones by. Melissa Albert

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • NFL Football – who’s winning it today? I cheering for Ravens and Lions! But anything can happen!
  • My Life with the Walter Boys (Netflix) – I binged this one over two days. It’s got lots of high school drama and family life drama. And a dreaded love triangle between 2 brothers!
  • Griselda (Netflix) – WOW Sofia Vergara did so good in this show! 

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 1/21/24

Aloha friends!

So my week was mostly getting my daughter better. I thought she was good and went to school on Tuesday but she had a small accident just as the bell rang for end of the school day (thank goodness). So I kept her home on Wednesday just to make sure her tummy had one more day to recuperate. Other than that it was an unexciting week – which is really nice.

I hope all of you had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

The Endless War by. Danielle L. Jensen

A Tempest of Tea by. Hafsah Faizal

Currently Reading:

Chasm by. Stacey McEwan

The Book of Azrael by. Amber Nicole

Heartless Hunter by. Kristen Ciccarelli

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • NFL Football – it’s the playoffs and my team was eliminated but I’m still watching to see who makes it to the super bowl!

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 1/14/24

Aloha friends!

Are we really in mid-January?! Come on 2024…you are going by so fast already. 😫

This past week was busy! My son had a birthday event to go to so I had a chance to meet up with a friend in town and give her birthday and Xmas gift that I had in my house since April lol. Bad, I know but we could never find a chance to meet up. I also had a breast MRI and yay, it’s clear! No new activity going on in there. My mammo a few weeks ago was clear too so I’m just happy the mammo and MRI are over (for now-I’m sure I get another in 6 months). MRI’s are so exhausting. It was only a 20 minute procedure, but the IV in my arm, then laying face down on this metal between my chest is so uncomfortable (especially if you have a tight back like ME), and you can’t move. Every time they ask me for a music selection I say Taylor Swift. So Taylor Swift has been getting me through my MRI’s! Ten minutes into the MRI my left arm was numb and I so wanted to move to shake it. I survived though and my results are good so I’m glad.

Then my kids had a dental appointment on Friday and after school my daughter seemed way too low energy. She even took a nap before tap dance. That is not usual! She didn’t even want any snacks…should’ve known something was up. After tap dance she felt warm, got her home – took her temp, it was 100.6 and then she had diarrhea. So I’m pretty sure she caught a stomach bug. I knew she would catch something being back in school…but I thought it would be RSV, flu or COVID – not a stomach virus. 😒 It’s always a surprise, isn’t it?! UGH. 

At least it is a 3-day weekend. We need it to recuperate. 

I hope all of you had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

The Invocations by. Krystal Sutherland

A Place for Vanishing by. Ann Fraistat

These Deadly Prophecies by. Andrew Tang

ASAP by. Axie Oh

Currently Reading:

The Endless War by. Danielle L. Jensen

Chasm by. Stacey McEwan

The Book of Azrael by. Amber Nicole

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • NFL Football

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 1/7/24

Aloha friends!

Wow, is the first week of January 2024 really over?!

What a week! New Year’s Eve was loud and colorful as usual but my kids slept through it, but our dog did not. Poor thing. He survived, but it’s always so traumatizing for him. We celebrated my daughter’s 7th birthday and my nephew’s 16th birthday also. It was nice to see family so much over the holidays and I felt like each week I saw my mom she got stronger and stronger. It’s been a month since her operation and today she seemed almost back to normal! I’m happy about that!

My hubby left yesterday and me and the kids will miss him. He’ll be back in 11 months for good. How time flies! Anyway, it’s back to school this Tuesday – we are back on the grind again. Is it bad that I already feel exhausted? lol…

I hope all of you had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

If I Promise You Wings by. A.K. Small

Ruthless Vows by. Rebecca Ross

Dance of Stars and Ashes by. Nisha J. Tuli

Currently Reading:

The Endless War by. Danielle L. Jensen

A Place for Vanishing by. Ann Fraistat

The Invocations by. Krystal Sutherland

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • NFL Football – sometimes I just have it on as background noise while I do something else lol…but I was interested to see who made the playoffs
  • Kiki’s Delivery Service – cute movie!

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!

Weekly Wrap Up | 12/31/23

Aloha friends!

Happy New Year’s Eve! A few days ago was the one year anniversary of my father-in-law’s passing and at least this time, my hubby is home for it. I still cant’ believe he had to deal with his dad’s death alone because it happened right when he moved to Okinawa last year. We went to the synagogue for a service to honor his anniversary.

So NYE in Hawaii, especially on the island of Oahu, where I live, it is BONKERS. I mean I’ve been hearing fireworks since before Thanksgiving. It’s loud, it’s smoky but there’s is such an energy feeling the whole island rumble with fireworks being lit at midnight. I can just look out my window and see all the fireworks around me, we don’t actually need an official NYE show. But there is an event near our house at a new complex in the neighborhood – it’s a wave place (machine generated wave), there are restaurants, a water area and a lawn area (where we go for the Farmer’s market and food trucks some Thursdays). Anyway they just posted they will be having a fireworks show, music, food, etc. If only my kids were into New Year’s and waking up before midnight, then we’d definitely bring them. But I also I can’t leave our dog alone at home – he’s terrified of the loud booms already.

Anyway I hope ALL of you have a safe NYE and a very Happy New Year! I’m hoping 2024 is a good year!

I hope all of you had a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

Gild by. Raven Kennedy

The Getaway List by. Emma Lord

Currently Reading:

The Endless War by. Danielle L. Jensen

A Place for Vanishing by. Ann Fraistat

Ruthless Vows by. Rebecca Ross

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Barbie – I thought this movie was so funny but with good themes about gender equality, etc… – my son and I got a kick out of Ken’s song. I can see why there was so much hype for this movie! 😍
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse: my son asked if we wanted to watch this with him and I said okay. We had watched the first one together and I didn’t even know this sequel came out. We enjoyed it so much! Even my daughter who said she didn’t want to watch it, she enjoyed it a lot! 😍 Can’t wait for the next movie. I think I really love the artistic design of the movie – it’s like visual eye-candy. And I’m not someone who is into Marvel movies (only because I’m old and I was there for all the first ones 😆 and I got tired of them…). But the way they did this Spider-Man animation is so good. 
  • NFL Football – so much football

How was your week? Did you get a lot done? Watch anything good? Read any amazing books or books you didn’t finish? What are you reading?…Leave me a comment below!