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Weekly Wrap Up | 9/24/23

Aloha friends!

We are in the last week of September! Wow!

So last week I spent worrying about my mom. Her doctor fit her into his schedule on Friday and he took more samples from her, he can see no tumors so we are hoping for good news. Also my dad’s 70th birthday was on Wednesday but we are going over to their house today to celebrate. I’m bringing ice cream cake – yum! It’s still so hot here in Hawaii, but the days are starting to get shorter which signals fall. My kids will have fall break in 2 weeks which is nice but we aren’t doing much during break since we are planning our family vacation during Thanksgiving instead.

Speaking of our upcoming vacation – I had to buy our Universal Studios Japan tickets and yikes they are expensive. I haven’t brought my kids to any major theme park yet, so this will be their first experience in Japan. Their number one thing is to visit Nintendo World and of course my husband wants to visit Harry Potter world. Me…I’m just there to experience it all since we had to pay so much for it. 😅 I’m trying to plan the rest of the trip – like I definitely want to check out Kyoto and Nara while we are there. I’m also excited it will be fall – I hope we get to see some autumn foliage!

I can’t say I got much reading done. I was mentally exhausted, but I’m finally getting my motivation back!

Anyway, hope you have a good week!

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Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

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  • Chappell Roan‘s new album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – such a fun album

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!

WWW Wednesday | 9/20/23

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Friends I have had no motivation to read lately! Maybe it’s because we’re approaching the last few months of the year? I don’t know! Anyway I’m working on some books pretty slowly.

What are you currently reading?

King of Pride by. Ana Huang

Forget Me Not by. Julie Soto

What have you just finished reading?

Happy Place by. Emily Henry ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Unfortunately Yours by. Tessa Bailey ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

The Blood Years by. Elana K. Arnold ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What are you going to read next?

Artifacts of an Ex by. Jennifer Chen

Love in Winder Wonderland by. Abiola Bello

Didn’t See That Coming by. Jesse Q. Sutanto

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/17/23

Aloha friends!

Can you believe September is almost over? I can’t! Just been busy with the kids and their homework and activities. Heard some news yesterday concerning my mom’s health and it has bummed me out but I’m going to try and stay positive about it and see what happens after her next doctor appointment/procedure. She has had blood in her urine off and on for 3 years now and they kept giving her antibiotics and saying it was a kidney infection but its back and she demanded an answer so they FINALLY took some tissue from her bladder and the doctor said its cancer. I’m devastated BUT I want to be positive, and keep her positive. She has a procedure in 3 weeks and they need to check her uterus also, etc…I’m praying they caught it “early” (except 3 years would have been earlier)and that it’s treatable…etc…I’m kind of mad it’s taken them 3 years to finally listen to her. I find it crazy because for me, one little blip on a mammogram and boom – it’s another mammo, an ultrasound, a biopsy, an MRI – like they got me a TEAM of people and I only have pre-cancer cells! Yet she’s had blood in her urine off and on for 3 years and it was no concern to them. It’s so frustrating and I’m going to pray for the best because I really, really, really can’t fathom….I don’t even want to think about it or else I’ll have anxiety. Anyway…hate that I have not so good news to share, but isn’t that life? I still gotta stay kinda oblivious and happy and steady for my kids while internally dealing with messy feelings. SIGH.

Anyway, hope you have a good week!

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Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • NFL Football – football is back! But I think I only have energy to watch Eagles games this year. We’ll see!

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Music – the Olivia Rodrigo album, GUTS, is STILL on repeat! It’s such a good album.

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!

WWW Wednesday | 9/13/23

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

Okay…I don’t know what happened to me this past week but I only finished one book! Like how did I get so busy? I don’t know why Happy Place has been a struggle for me to read? Usually I can finish an Emily Henry book in one sitting, but this has taken me days – maybe I’m not feeling the second chance romance? I do like all the “happy places” she starts off in each chapter…but I’m not sure what it is but I’m not feeling it.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

Swarm by. Jennifer D. Lyle ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/10/23

Aloha friends!

We got through another week, and it was short but my daughter of course caught a cold over the weekend…so I was trying to get her better quick. She managed to go to school all week – and what is with this hot weather? I felt like compared to right now Hawaii’s summer weather has been really mild. But I feel the heat now, in September which means October is going to be hot yuck…I hate sweating during Halloween lol…it’s not ideal.

My kids started Sunday school today so yeah I was so late in writing and posting this but it is what it is. I did get a much needed massage today though! I used the gift card my hubby gave me back in November. He got me a gift card to the spa I used to work at 20 years ago and man…I don’t know if it’s because of the Olivia Rodrigo album, GUTS, I’ve had on repeat and reminding me of my young self…but I had a major bout of nostalgia. Like…when I worked there 20 years ago I was still going out clubbing with my friends, lots of lunches, dinners, hanging out, my 20’s was FUN. And today I went in, gray in my hair, dropped off my kids to Sunday school, the place looks the same, smells the same (they use AVEDA products which I will ALWAYS love), and I was like longing for that easier, funner, less anxious time. It was bittersweet! Might be the stress just hitting me and I felt finally I had some “me” time at the spa. It was just so much needed, August was tough. 15 more months before hubby comes home…🙏🏼

Well, gotta keep going!! I hope all of you had a good week!

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Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • Love Again (Netflix) – this one was a little boring but I liked the whole grief and moving on theme because I can relate. But I needed more chemistry or something in the movie.

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Music – the Olivia Rodrigo album, GUTS, is on repeat! It speaks to my teenage self, I love all the alt rock sounds in the upbeat songs, it makes my body move and dance! And then man does her ballads cut to my heart. LOVE it!

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!

WWW Wednesday | 9/6/23

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

My a/c is fixed yay! My daughter caught a cold – boo! And then I pulled a muscle kind of in my lower back but right at the top of my hip – major BOO, and yes I pulled it while bending over to look in the freezer for something. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Like, how does that happen?! 😫 It’s such an inconvenience but hey at least I have a/c. So now that my house is nice and cool again, I am in the mood to read!

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

King of Wrath by. Ana Huang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Never a Hero by. Vanessa Len ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Warrior Girl Unearthed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Brothers Hawthorne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Blackwoods by. Brandy Colbert ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 9/3/23

Aloha friends!

It was an easier week, yay! Except for my hot flashes and no a/c. But it finally got fixed 2 days ago. You don’t know how happy I am!

It’s Labor Day weekend here in the USA, so tomorrow is a holiday. We are going to The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate my son’s belated 11th birthday with family, so that should be fun and filling.

I cannot believe it’s September! My kids start up Sunday school next weekend, so we’ll be back to a busy weekend schedule. I’m looking forward to cooler weather, football and the holidays but it also means the year is almost over. And we are taking another trip to Japan, but this time to Osaka. My hubby will meet us there – us, being our kids and my parents who wanted to tag along again! We will be going for Thanksgiving, so I have lots to plan for that!

I hope all of you had a good week!

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Shows/Movies I Watched:

  • Voltron (Netflix) – my son is very into movies and shows lately (it only took him 11 years! lol) but we watched all of Sailor Moon, he watched Nimona and he was trying to find something and I said well when I was a kid, I watched this show called Voltron. So we’ve been watching the new version of it and he likes it!

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!

WWW Wednesday | 8/30/23

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

My family and I are all recovered! The part for the a/c came in yesterday so YAY to having my a/c fixed soon. You know I grew up without a/c but I grew up in the valley where we always had breeze or rain. Now I live in the dry and hot part of Oahu and I can’t live without a/c. Add to that my breast cancer prevention medication gives me the worst hot-flashes (especially near my period) well…it’s not fun and I’m irritable. 😅 Which is no fun for my kids at all – so yes…I need my a/c back. My hubby did get smart and decided to buy 2 of the motor parts that broke since like all parts for machinery they stop making them anymore. So we’ll be safe for a few more years I think before we have to replace the whole thing, which will cost a lot.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Flip the Script by. Lyla Lee ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Foxglove by. Adalyn Grace ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

When You Wish Upon a Lantern ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Bitter Medicine by. Mia Tsai ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

What are you reading right now?

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/27/23

Aloha friends!

Well, I had my son home all week because he caught Covid from his sister and I. But honestly he had the most mild case, out of all of us. I’m still dealing with some stomach issues. Add to that our a/c broke but my brother-in-law took a look at it, found the broken part and it’s all about waiting for the part to come in right now. It’s been quite an annoying week, but all I wanted to do was my son and I to get better.

Today is my son’s 11th birthday! And we were gonna go to Cheesecake Factory with the family but, we’re postponing it to Labor Day weekend just to make sure he’s not contagious anymore. So it was a fairly chill week, we had to cancel some events because of being ill, but better safe than getting others sick.

I hope this week is better! Have a great week everyone!

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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!

WWW Wednesday | 8/23/23

WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam over on Taking on a World of Words.

The idea is pretty simple, every week you dedicate a post to the three W’s:

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

I am TIRED. So I got Covid, obviously, because my daughter had it but it knocked me out for a good 2 days over the weekend. I just needed sleep and Tylenol since I had a fever. I had no energy…but 2 kids to take care of since my hubby isn’t here. 😩 Oh and can’t forget we have a dog too who wanted his afternoon play time with me in the backyard – and who wanted to add his hot body to my own lol…he’s a sweetie but it was uncomfy at some points. My son did such a good job helping me out as I tried to quarantine from him and my parents came over one morning to help feed them breakfast and lunch. I’m so grateful (but hope they don’t get sick!). Of course it didn’t help to stay away from my son because now HE is home with Covid – and he will be out of school for the whole week. I ‘m still working on getting rid of the congestion (I can sort of finally smell things now! Yay!) and I am less dizzy and nauseous-hooray!. But it never ends…our air conditioner broke. So yes we are now running the fans and trying to keep cool – thank god the weather forecast said it will be windy all week. 🙏🏼 My bro-in-law will come over to take a look at it tomorrow and hopefully can fix it.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

A Fate Inked in blood by. Danielle L. Jensen ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Betting on You by. Lynn Painter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

With or Without You by. Eric Smith ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What the River Knows by. Isabel Ibañez ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

What are you going to read next?

My copy comes today! So excited!

What are you reading right now?