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Weekly Wrap Up | 5/19/24

Aloha friends!

My a/c is still not fixed because my bro-in-law couldn’t come out and so it was humid as heck – then the rain came. I’m happy for the rain, it keep my house cool when the sun isn’t hot. But I also want my a/c to be fixed before my hubby comes home to visit on Saturday? 😅 Oh well, I’m hoping it will be fixed this week since the rain should be gone. The part of the a/c that needs to be fixed is the outside unit.

On Mother’s Day my kids and I went to hang out with my sister. We went to a cat cafe for a little bit – they are pricey but we have no cats though my kids and hubby want one. Just dunno how our dog would react. It was a nice easy day out with cats and then we went to lunch. We didn’t do anything with my mom (I gave her a massage the day before) but she was still uncomfy with some medical stuff happening to her so hopefully we will do something soon when she is feeling better.

Look at these cuties!

One day we will have a cat. ❤️

I hope all of you have a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Fate of the Sun King by. Nisha J. Tuli
  • The Hemlock Queen by. Hannah Whitten

Currently Reading:

  • The Mirror of Beasts by. Alexandra Bracken
  • Just for the Summer by. Abby Jimenez

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Bridgerton (Season 3) – why why why did we have to have a cliffhanger AND part 2 of the season comes out on June 13? 😅 So not happy with that especially because I felt like this was a slow start to season 3. I was expecting mostly Penny and Colin but we get Francesca’s subplot too? I found Eloise still funny – heartbroken she and Penny are still not friends, but Cressida was interesting twist – I’ll reserve my judgment on it until part 2 comes out! Episode 4 was so good though for Francesca and Penny! I will say the Featheringtons are hilarious, they really brought the humor to these 4 episodes lol.

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 | 5/12/24

Aloha friends!

All over after my daughter’s recital huh? Nope. My a/c broke and is still unfixed because my brother in law who was going to fix it has covid and isn’t feeling well. Then our house alarm was acting up – apparently due to a bulging battery in the monitor. So glad that is fixed at least. And my mom had another medical emergency so that sucks but just trying to take one day at a time. I hope this week is better.

Anyway I hope everyone has a good week!

**UPDATE EDIT:

And HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! I totally forgot to add that in here lol…but Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s of humans, pets, mother figures, etc…!!! Hope you had a good one!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

  • Check & Mate by. Ali Hazelwood
  • Not Another Love Song by. Julie Soto
  • King of Sloth by. Ana Huang
  • Funny Story by. Emily Henry

Currently Reading:

  • The Mirror of Beasts by. Alexandra Bracken
  • Fate of the Sun King by. Nisha J. Tuli

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 | 5/5/24

Aloha friends!

It was recital week for my daughter so we had a full costume rehearsal then her recital was Saturday night. I volunteered for her dressing room and

I’m so glad that it’s all over! Now I can concentrate on the ending of school. Kids got their last field trips this week and next week. My son has a graduation ceremony at the end of May.

Anyway I hope everyone has a good week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

A Fire Endless by. Rebecca Ross

Currently Reading:

  • The Mirror of Beasts by. Alexandra Bracken
  • The Warm Hands of Ghosts by. Katherine Arden

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Idea of You (amazon prime) – I wasn’t interested in watching this though I love Anne Hathaway and then I saw people raving about it on TikTok and so it peaked my curiosity. I’m glad I watched 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!

Monthly Wrap Up | April 2024

April is over?! It’s been quite a month and actually a month I’m happy is done. I felt like April was the worst month of my reading slump and I feel like I’m slowly coming out of it. There was just so much stuff happening at the end of April – every time I tried to read at night, reading a page or two would put me to sleep!

May will actually be super busy for me so we’ll see if my slump is broken or not.

What I Posted: 8 Books

5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️:

    4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

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    3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

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    Yikes I only did 8 book review posts this month! I did read a few arcs who’s publication dates are later so I didn’t add them to the count but wow, I have REALLY slowed down in reading. I hope I can find some books that break me out of my slump this month.

    How was your month?

    Weekly Wrap Up | 4/28/24

    Aloha friends!

    What a week and I didn’t realize mercury was in retrograde until I checked and yup total makes sense! I had ants in the house this week but I found where they were coming in from and plugged the hole up. Then my neighbor had something to show me – apparently the dryer vent cover on the outside of my house was damaged, knocked off? Not sure it happened or when – over time? But my neighbor said he saw a bird come out of my dryer vent! Sure enough I saw it happen with my own eyes – I had to remove all the twigs and leaves they stuffed in there but they kept coming back so I tried to put some chicken fence wire over the hole flap until I could get the right covering at the hardware store. But these mynah birds weren’t hindered and I kept finding twigs hanging out of the hole and having to climb a ladder to remove them. Definitely wish my husband was here to take care of it BUT he’s not 🤷🏻‍♀️…anyway I got so tired of cleaning the hole, I put a piece of duct tape on the flap and they haven’t been able to remove it – HA! They kept me busy for 2 days until I put that tape – dunno why I didn’t just do that in the first place.

    Then I called a vent cleaning service to clean my dryer vent. God knows what those birds shoved into my vent! I even saw a bird on the fence with a small plastic bag in it’s mouth before I shooed it away. It was time to get a vent cleaning anyway, we’ve been at this house for 10 years. And sure enough there was a lot of lint in the vent and strings and other random things the birds have stuffed it with to make a nest. So glad I got it cleaned out!

    So after figuring out the ant hole, and tape was the answer for the vent and booking the vent cleaning service, feeling like I accomplished a lot this week fighting animals lol…Wednesday night my son is brushing his teeth in his bathroom at 9pm and then starts yelling “there’s a centipede in the sink!!”. I hate roaches and centipedes but Hawaii has lots of them because of our tropical weather…I’ve done good blocking up cracks at the bottom doors so they don’t come in over the years. And I usually have my hubby deal with the bugs – of course with him not there I had to get brave LOL. UGHHHHH I hate centipedes. The ones in Hawaii sting too – and they are ugly UGH. Usually I find them in my backyard after heavy rains. Guess this one was looking for water or something, I have no clue but it was climbing out of his sink drain. I sprayed blindly at it with a can of Raid and that took care of it. But let me tell you I had a hard time going to sleep after that. Last time one got into the house was 10 years ago 😅. I guess this was our 10 year anniversary centipede. 😫 Let’s just say my son doesn’t want to use his sink and we’ve now kept the sinks plugged up when not in use. Then the next day I had him take our recyclables to our recycle bin outside and he came back with all the items still in his hand and he said “mom there is a centipede by the bin”. And it was a BIG one ughhhhhh – sprayed it and watched it wiggle as I jumped out of it’s way. I said maybe he will have good luck this week LOL. 😅 And he kinda did – he got to 100 subs on his youtube channel this week!

    Mercury retrograde and Passover? I was visited by plagues this week – so on brand. 🤦🏻‍♀️ So not cool! 😅 But it can only get good from now on right?! Right!

    Anyway I hope everyone has a good week!

    Blog Posts:

    Books I Read:

    King of Greed by. Ana Huang

    Some Mistakes Were Made by. Kristin Dwyer

    Currently Reading:

    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 | 4/21/24

    Aloha friends!

    I got over my illness – YAY! And right as my coughing was coming to an end, my daughter’s allergies/coughing started again and she got pink eye. 😅 Spring has not been kind to us!

    My best friend since kindergarten so yes…that is 40 years of friendship 🥲🥰, had neck fusion surgery this past Tuesday. So my thoughts have been on her too – she was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis when we were in the second grade, I still remember our teacher explaining why she was going to miss so much class time. Anyway, it’s been a battle these past 40 years for her, with a knee replacement and hip replacement all before the age of 21, daily pain, joints fusing but she’s been a fighter. Her brother is giving me updates as he gets them – but the surgery went well, she’s just dealing with the pain now. 😔 So I have been worried about her but I am SO glad the surgery went well.

    My daughter’s dance recital is coming up so we are busy with that. I didn’t get much reading done at all. Still in my slump I think and maybe it’s needed?

    Anyway I hope everyone has a good week!

    Blog Posts:

    Seems like I didn’t post much this week…

    Books I Read:

    Verity by. Colleen Hoover

    Six of Sorrow by. Amanda Linsmeier

    Currently Reading:

    Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

    • The Tortured Poets Department (Taylor Swift) – The Tortured Poets Department: Anthology – My Thoughts – first initial reaction I thought the whole thing was too slow but after a few listens, I think it’s perfect to listen to for when I’m doing certain tasks like blogging ☺️

    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 | 4/14/24

    Aloha friends!

    I got sick the day of the solar eclipse – we only got a 20% eclipse here in Hawaii, but yeah was feeling yucky at the end of the day and then the next few days I was struggling to get through my days with congestion, joint aching, chills, coughing, vertigo – it sucked and I FINALLY feel someone better though I’m still coughing. So I had no motivation to blog at all. I was sleeping, a LOT this week – but it’s just me so I had to at least get my kids to school and fed this week.😅 My sweet dog was my cuddle buddy the whole time I was napping two times a day. He knew I was feeling poorly. I just really hate all the coughing that happens at night, ugh it hurts my whole upper body, so I feel like I need a massage after this week.

    I did manage to read two books because I would wake up in the middle of the night coughing and couldn’t go back to sleep. So at least I accomplished that!

    I hope you all have a good week!

    Blog Posts:

    Books I Read:

    Castle of the Cursed by. Romina Garber

    The Summer Swap by. Sarah Morgan

    Currently Reading:

    I haven’t picked up anything to read and I won’t until maybe tomorrow because I just needed to get through this weekend. 😫

    Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

    • Bring it On (movie) – I needed a feel good movie and this was perfect.
    • Coachella (youtube) – Chappell Roan, Lana Del Rey

    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 | 4/7/24

    Aloha friends!

    The first week of April is crossed off – can you believe it? We are marching towards mid-year huh? My April schedule is – busy. My daughter has her dance recital for the first weekend of May so that means a lot of dance stuff to do this month (pictures, classes, rehearsals). I still feel like I’m in a reading slump and I don’t know if that just means I need a break from reading? Not sure…but we’ll see how April goes!

    I hope you all have a good week!

    Blog Posts:

    Books I Read:

    The Calculation of You and Me by. Serena Kaylor

    Bride by. Ali Hazelwood

    Bridesmaid for Hire by. Meghan Quinn

    Currently Reading:

    The Dangerous Ones by. Lauren Blackwood

    Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

    • Grease 2 (movie) – I was really craving and oldie but goodie and saw that this was on Pluto TV, an app I have NEVER used but it’s on my amazon fire stick so I downloaded it and it’s free because it has ads. It was the perfect movie to watch! I remember being obsessed with Michelle Pfiffer as a young girl, I wanted to be a Pink Lady so bad and have a gorgeous Michael Carrington trying to be a “cool rider” for me. 😂 How do I still know all the lyrics to the songs in this movie?! That’s how many times I watched it in my younger years.
    • I am being FED with music this year! Listening to Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Ariana Grande, Beyonce…what a year for music, and Taylor’s album coming out soon? I can’t wait for what else comes out this year! Now if only I can get myself to a concert 😆 – in this economy?! 💁🏻‍♀️

    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!

    Monthly Wrap Up | March 2024

    March was filled with kids with colds and allergies, and just really trying to make it to spring break – which we did and still was dealing with allergies. But I’m just happy we got to have a break from school and extra-curricular activities for a little bit. Now comes the last 2 months of school, dance recital and 5th grade graduation.

    I did get to read some good books this month, but a lot of just okay reads also. I do believe I was in a slump in the beginning of the month. I’m not sure if the slump is over yet or I’m just picking the wrong books.

    Anyway, hope all of you had a good month!

    What I Posted: 15 Books

    5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️:

    4.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

      4 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

      3.5 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫:

      3 Star Reads – ⭐️⭐️⭐️:

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      How was your month?

      Weekly Wrap Up | 3/31/24

      Aloha friends!

      Happy Easter to those who celebrate! This week was kinda chill which was nice and we even went to the pool. Today, I’m taking the kiddos to this indoor playground place where they have the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt, then my sister and mom are coming over for lunch. We will dye eggs, have a mini egg hunt at home, and open easter baskets. ☺️

      I hope you all have a good week!

      Blog Posts:

      Books I Read:

      So Let Them Burn by. Kamilah Cole

      Spindleheart: Trail of Shadow and Spool by. T.I. Avens

      Beautiful Villain by. Rebecca Kenney

      Currently Reading:

      Bride by. Ali Hazelwood

      Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

      • Cowboy Carter by Beyonce – pretty amazing album with different sounds of country, 60’s and 70’s rock, even a little bit of opera, rap…I can’t quite explain and I’m still re-listening to figure out my favorite songs. So far I love Bodyguard a lot!

      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!