Tag: Outside of Books

Weekly Wrap Up | 8/31/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My son turned 13 on Wednesday! He had presents and cake, but today we are going over to his grandparent house to have more food, cake and presents with them and they rest of the family.

+ It’s a 3 day weekend, it’s always nice to have one more day to sleep in!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Witch of the Wolves by. Kayless Archer

Fevered Star by. Rebecca Roanhorse (audiobook)

Hekate by. Nikita Gil

The Austen Affair by. Madeline Bell

Immortal Consequences by. I.V. Marie

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – what an episode – Conrad was not having huh? lol
  • Chief of War (Apple +) – episodes 5 and 6, war is coming!
  • The Life of the Walter Boys (Netflix) – season 2

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!

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Weekly Wrap Up | 8/24/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My son is going to have his Bar Mitzvah next year so we have to attend “bootcamp” today to get all the information about the process, what he will need to do, what we need to do as parents, etc…

+ My daughter is almost done with swim classes but I’m signing her up for another six weeks, starting in mid-September. I love seeing her go from being scared in the first two classes to really building up her confidence each week!

+ We’re also going to the theater to watch K-Pop Demon Hunters today. Me and the kids have watched it about 5 times on Netflix, my daughter’s school plays the music during recess and lunch recess, and my son has been trying to make his hair like Jinu’s. My husband has walked in on us watching it twice but he always caught the ending – so he bought tickets claiming now he has a chance to see the full thing on screen.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Blood Moon by. Britney S. Lewis (audiobook)

The Dead of Summer by. Ryan La Sala

Endless Anger by. Sav R. Miller

Witch of the Wolves by. Kayless Archer

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – what an episode, what a mess! But I’m there for the drama.
  • Love Next Door (Netflix) – my son and I watched 3 episodes.

Listened to:

  • Conan Gray – Wishbone
  • Soulidified – One and Only
  • Doja Cat – Jealous Type

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!

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Weekly Wrap Up | 8/17/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Short week for the kiddos so I got to read a little more, which was nice.

+A friend invited me to a concert at the Waikiki Shell. It was Alex Warren who sings that very popular song, The Ordinary. It’s so funny because I knew that song on booktok edits – they would always use his song on romantasy book reviews or edits! And now he’s on tour ๐Ÿ˜…. Anyway, it was a little adventure to get to the Waikiki Shell at rush hour on a Thursday! Good thing is my kids had a holiday the next day. I didn’t wanna drive though, so I took the rail for the first time since it started operating I think…last year? I took the rail to near where my friend lived which totally worked out. I avoided traffic and she could pick me up at the rail station and then we both hit rush hour traffic trying to get to Waikiki but she was driving not me. And I forgot how hard it was to find parking around the venue – so we had to circle a few times. Anyway here’s a little video of my adventure:

I didn’t realize Alex Warren’s wife was from Hawaii! I thought his show was very good, he was funny and his voice sounded great live. I only really knew that one song though and it was short since he only has so many songs to sing. He even brought out his mother-in-law to dance a hula which was really cool! It was a nice girl’s night out!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola

Heir of Storms by. Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Blood Moon by. Britney S. Lewis

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – how was that scene where Belly is cleaning up Conrad’s wound. She needs to call that wedding off NOW.
  • Chief of War (Apple+) – Episode 4 – still watching with my son and enjoying it!
  • Wednesday (Netflix) – Season 2 – Episodes 1-3 – I’m trying to draw this out because I hate how Netflix breaks up a season in 2 parts. RIDICULOUS. ๐Ÿ™„ But enjoying it so far – how can I not? I love Wednesday’s whole personality lol.
  • Love Next Door (Netflix) – wanted to watch a K-drama rom-com and so far loved episode 1.

Listened to Conan Gray‘s new album: Wishbone – LOVE IT!!!

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Weekly Wrap Up | 8/10/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Kids are back in school so I’m back in the drop off and pick-up routine! And it’s been HOT this week – every time I go out to pick up my kids, I come home dripping in sweat. Yuck!

+ I am seeing Halloween candy and decor at the stores. ๐Ÿ˜ฉ. It kind of freaks me out because I know that means the next 5 months are gonna go by FAST. School and the holidays always go by so fast.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon Prime Video) – Season 3 – so glad Conrad and Belly are finally spending time again. Honestly cannot stand Jeremiah right now.
  • Chief of War – Apple+ – Episode 3 – so good! My son and I are learning so much of Hawaiian history and culture.

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 8/3/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ We had a very scary tsunami scare earlier in the week. So glad nothing actually happened!

+ Our house painting is done – yay! One big ticket home item crossed off our list.

+ Went to meet my daughter’s 3rd grade teacher and see her new classroom. We brought all her supplies to class.

+ Kids go back to school this week – I can’t believe it!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West

Broken Souls and Bones by. L.J. Andrews

Girl, Goddess, Queen by. Bea Fitzgerald

Sweet Heat by. Bolu Babalola

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty – Season 3 – this week’s episode was boring – I’m over Belly and Jeremiah. ๐Ÿซ 
  • K-Pop Demon Hunters – Netflix – Had it one while I cleaned the family room.
  • Lollapalooza 2025 – Hulu – streamed some of it: Tyler the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, TWICE – gonna try to catch Katseye and Sabrina Carpenter today.
  • Chief of War – Apple+ – Jason Momoa did really good with this one! The visuals are breathtaking and being born here (I’m not Hawaiian by blood though), I loved the stories we got in Hawaiiana class about the chiefs, the royals, the people, the mythology – so seeing this on screen made me emotional for Hawaiians! I also love that the whole cast and show is using the Hawaiian language. It’s a language everyone should hear. It’s pretty intense but glad that Hawaiian culture and history is getting a spotlight! My son actually watched the first episode with me and he likes it a lot so I think he’ll be watching the whole series with me. I love that my kids get Hawaiiana class every year in elementary school (we only had it in 4th grade and it was my favorite time of day in school!), I don’t remember having any Hawaiiana in middle school, and high school (not sure if they have it now). So I’m glad this show will be reaching a huge audience! ๐Ÿฅฐ.

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Weekly Wrap Up | 7/27/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Saw Lady Gaga in concert last weekend – survived Vegas and got back Monday.

+ Went to pick up my son’s school schedule! He goes back to school in less than a week and a half. My daughter goes back the day after he does, so summer is almost over for my kiddos.

+ From Wednesday to Friday, we were basically trapped inside the house! We had to get our house painted according to our home association ๐Ÿ™„ – I mean, they weren’t wrong the paint outside of our house needs a refresher! Since they had ladders all around and I didn’t want to be in the way, me and the kids stayed home. On Friday, they painted two doors that they had to leave open while it dried so UGH…I got a headache from the paint smell. They will finish up this week, two more days I believe.

+ Going to lunch with my friends today!

+ Ever since coming back from Vegas, I haven’t really been in the mood to read! I still read, but I haven’t found anything that is keeping my attention. Not sure if it’s because I was just recovering from my trip or what…a book slump? Maybe. Maybe I’m ready for fall? ๐Ÿ˜…

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • A Land So Wide by. Erin A. Craig

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

Neverthorn by. Shannon Mayer

Reckoning by. Gillian Eliza West

The Executioners Three by. Susan Dennard

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • The Summer I Turned Pretty – Season 3 – why is it weekly episodes now?! I think Steven is my favorite character this season – he’s so funny!
  • Building the Band – Netflix – I saw one of the bands on TikTok and got curious!
  • Pop Star Academy: Katseye – Netflix – not sure why I watched this – just curious!

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Weekly Wrap Up | 7/20/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ I’m in Las Vegas right now and will be home tomorrow!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

  • Metal Slinger by. Rachel Schneider
  • The Night Prince by. Lauren Palphreyman
  • Direbound by. Savle Sorensen
  • Once a Villain by. Vanessa Len

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Lady Gaga – Mayhem Ball Tour in Las Vegas

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 7/13/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Hubby and I are going to Las Vegas on this weekend, to catch Lady Gaga on Saturday. I think this is the first time we are leaving the kids behind together (usually one of us stays back or the kids come with us). So yes, I’m a little anxious over that and probably won’t stop worrying until I make it back home lol. But I’m excited to go to a concert – last concerts I went to in Hawaii was Backstreet Boys (they were amazing) and New Kids on the Block (and TLC was the opener!). Lady Gaga is on my concert bucket list. Beyonce is too and I had tickets but it’s for the following week and I told myself it was crazy to flight out 2 weekends for concerts. ๐Ÿ˜… I regret I sold the tickets sigh…BUT that means I’m definitely going to her next concert for Act III – hoping it’s in 2027 so I can start saving NOW.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

Once a Villain by. Vanessa Len

The Night Prince by. Laura Palphreyman

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • K-pop Demon Hunters – Soundtrack – music is sooooo good!
  • We Were Liars (Amazon Prime) – finally finished it and I was like OH YEAH that was the twist!! The twist is good but man was it a sad/dark show.
  • The Buccaneers (Apple TV+) – still going since I only get an episode a week.
  • Kesha (new album) – so good!

Why does this song make me think of all the red-flag MMC’s we all fall for in the books! LOL…

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 7/6/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ I’m in my Labubu buying stage. I didn’t really want one but I wanted to get one for my daughter, since I didn’t know what else to buy her in South Korea as a souvenir. But I was out of luck when I went to Pop Mart there and then we tried looking at Pop Mart vending machines there and at Haneda airport and no luck. So when I came home, I felt like these bubus were haunting me because I couldn’t find one (and no I did not want to pay $75 for one – I wanted it retail price!) I was like, I’ll buy one on the Pop Mart app and went on tiktok to learn all the tricks of Labubu hunting ๐Ÿ˜…. The app was tedious and hard. It took me awhile to score one. But I scored them easier on the tiktok live US shop – it’s actually so much easier to buy it there. Anyway…my daughter has like 4 Labubus with more coming – Big Into Energy ones. ๐Ÿ˜‚

She has Sisi, Ququ, Coca Cola, and Hehe. Her Coca Cola Labubu couldn’t put the red shirt on so my daughter gave it to Ququ and put a triangle on the shirt and I was like “press play?”. She said no, it’s YOUTUBE! ๐Ÿ˜…. Anyway, my best friend thinks they look scary and demonic (but her niece is obsessed so she’s buying an unopened one from me for her). I think they are cute! They remind me of Where the Wild Things Are – a book I loved reading to my son when he was young (apparently it scared him and he didn’t tell me until he was older ๐Ÿซ ).

+ My hubby and I have a trip to Las Vegas in 2 weeks! We’re going to see Lady Gaga in concert. I’m trying to figure out what things we can do in Vegas besides EAT and gamble? Any ideas? Last time I went with my friend was for a concert and again all we did was eat and gamble ๐Ÿ˜ฌ. We aren’t really down for the nightlife – we are so boring, we sleep early at our age! One good thing is the hotels are so huge you have to walk a lot anyway so that’s good with all the eating.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Wrath of the Dragons by. Olivia Rose Darling

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

Game On by. Ki Stephens

A Steeping of Blood by. Hafsah Faizal

A Theory for Dreaming by. Ava Reid

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • K-pop Demon Hunters (Netflix) – watched this 2 more times! I love the music.
  • We Were Liars (Amazon Prime) – kind of slow moving, but I’m still watching
  • The Buccaneers (Apple TV+) – still going since I only get an episode a week

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Weekly Wrap Up | 6/29/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+. Went to lunch with the whole family to celebrate my nephew turning 20!

+ Started to do some back to school shopping for my kids since they go back in August – summer is going by so fast for them.

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished

Currently Reading:

Wrath of the Dragons by. Olivia Rose Darling

Soul of Shadow by. Emma Noyes

Roots of Darkness by. Demi Winters

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • K-pop Demon Hunters (Netflix) – why was the ending tragic?! Ugh. Loved the music!
  • We Were Liars (Amazon Prime) – trying to see if I remember anything of the story, since I have an arc of the sequel to read this year.
  • The Buccaneers (Apple TV+) – of course they only show one episode a week when I’m so used to binging shows. But I do love that I have something to look forward to and I enjoy this show!

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

My May monthly reading wrap up video which is SUPER late I know. There was just too much happening in May and June to put together a video, but I did it before June came to an end. ๐Ÿ˜…

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