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Weekly Wrap Up | 5/25/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ 4 days of school left! Me and the kids were feeling it last week, we just didn’t want to get out of bed lol…

+ My daughter is getting an academic award, my son got into advanced math for 7th grade (he really wanted this because he loves his math teacher) and he also got into the e-sports team for Super Smash Bros. he tried out for. There were 2 spots and a bunch of kids who tried out and he got one of the spots. SO proud of him. So so proud of my kids. 🥰

+ This week is about class parties, my son has a field trip to watch the Lilo & Stitch live action with his class, lucky him and then my hubby’s birthday is on Friday. May is always so busy.

+ I’ve been looking at weather apps for Seoul, Korea and it says it’s getting hot. Lucky thing I live somewhere hot huh? So it shouldn’t be a big deal for me. I’m getting excited! Anybody been to Seoul? Any recs? For our tour we are going to the palace, we are making tal masks, we are going to learn to make bulgogi and japchae (yummy!!!), we will visit the DDP (design plaza?) and of course all the shopping areas and markets since it is a shopping tour.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

Bound in Inked Flame by. Ava Larksen

Love Unmasked by. Becky Dean

For the Record by. Emma Lord

The Jasad Crown by. Sara Hashem

Thorn Season by. Kiera Azar

Currently Reading:

Fallen Court: Filthy Rich Fae by. Geneva Lee

Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox

Throne of Secrets by. Kerri Maniscalco

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 5/18/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ We are counting down the school days. Only 9 days left for my kiddos so yes they are excited and are sleeping in later, not wanting to go to school haha. But 9 more days!

+ Didn’t do much this week but the usual. My hubby’s friend’s husband passed suddenly last week so it’s been that kinda vibes – sad, reflective – and we got not so good news about my mom’s bladder cancer. She still is stage 1 but they are worried the cancer cells are moving towards her one ureter/kidney that she has left. She’s 72 years old and it’s not news we want to hear. She’s still in the fight of it though, but aging doesn’t help, she just gets so tired of going to the doctors, and doing chemo or procedures to remove the cells.

+ I’m counting down to my South Korea trip – but I have so many things to do days before my flight that ugh…that I’m just checking things off my list on by one and trying not to stress.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

Maid for Each Other by. Lynn Painter

Give Me a Reason by. Jayci Lee

Well, Actually by. Mazey Eddings

Den of Liars by. Jessica S. Olson

Tenderly, I Am Devoured by. Lyndall Clipstone

Enchantra (Wicked Games, #2) by. Kaylie Smith

Currently Reading:

Bound in Inked Flame by. Ava Larksen

Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox

The Jasad Crown by. Sara Hashem

Love Unmasked by. Becky Dean

Throne of Secrets by. Kerri Maniscalco

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Damiano David – his new album FUNNY little FEARS – why is he so hot? Like he is the vampire of my dreams! And his voice – beautiful.

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 5/11/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all you mama’s out there, whether it be to your own child, furbabies, other pet babies, your nieces/nephews – if you are a mother figure, Happy Mother’s Day. I told my hubby I wanted books as my gift, so he’s giving me money to buy some YAY. I think I’m going to use it to get the Legendborn books (I only have Legendborn in hardcover – or should I wait until the whole series is out? 🤔). Anyway I’m excited to add to my collection. We are going to my mom’s house today to celebrate Mother’s Day and my sister’s birthday early.

+ It was a long week because my son’s “cold” turned into a fever/cough/he basically was fighting some virus. And yet he went to school because he had an advanced placement test he didn’t want to miss, then a National test the next day and then he has been waiting for e-sports try-outs. I was trying to hard to get him better! Made him tea with honey and lemon, picked him up from school on the days he went (usually he walks home). So I was being nurse mom all week and then we also had to go to his orthodontist because he is done with his invisalign (yay!) and will be starting retainers soon! And yes they knew he was getting over a cold but it’s so hard to reschedule these things so my son toughed it out and did well! Didn’t have to cough or sneeze while his session.

+ I did go to my Korea Shopping Tour luncheon last Sunday and it looks like a fun group. It’s 29 of us – 4 of them men (husbands lol). The 2 bigger groups are families with kids, parents, and a grandparent – so cute! So I’m just counting down to that trip.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

Silver Elite by. Dani Francis

A Forgery of Fate by. Elizabeth Lim

King of Envy by. Ana Huang

Currently Reading:

Shield of Sparrows by. Devney Perry

Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox

His Mortal Demise by. Vanessa Le

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Beyonce , Cowboy Carter concert on Tiktok (thank you to all for your service!!!!🥰)
  • Kendrick Lamar/SZQ – GNX tour on Tiktok – I appreciate all these streamers!

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

April Monthly Wrap-Up Journaling Video

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Weekly Wrap Up | 5/4/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ My kids have 4 weeks of school left! They are so excited. I am too only because I have two trips coming up – one being South Korean in the 2nd week of June with my older sister. Today we are going to our tour luncheon so I can finally find out our travel information!

+ We went to Shabbat service on Friday because it was led by the kids and my son was going to have speaking parts – which he needs and is good practice for his Bar Mitzvah next year (he is NOT looking forward to it 😅). Speaking of Bar Mitzvah – I have a party to plan for next year I guess! My daughter’s class did go up to do the candle blessing and a song so that was nice.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

The Love Haters by. Katherine Center

Wandering Wild by. Lynette Noni

The Twisted Throne by. Danielle L. Jensen

Embrace the Serpent by. Sunya Mara

Nightshade by. Autumn Woods

Currently Reading:

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

King of Envy by. Ana Huang

Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox

His Mortal Demise by. Vanessa Le

A Forgery of Fate by. Elizabeth Lim

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Beyonce , Cowboy Carter concert on Tiktok (thank you to all for your service!!!!🥰)

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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 | 4/27/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ It was a weird week for my kids school schedule – my 12 year old had SBA testing for 2 days and ended school at 11am (lucky him!). Then my daughter had a waiver day on Friday so they both got a little bit of a break I’d say.

+ The Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders went live this week. I had my calendar as it being on Thursday but I had a brain fart and didn’t realize that meant it would go live earlier in Hawaii on Wednesday, at 6pm. I only realized this at 6:45pm when it was trending on Twitter, I was so mad at myself. It was pretty much sold out everywhere but I told my son we had a chance for Gamestop the next day. But while my hubby was on Best Buy’s site and in a queue waiting for 30 minutes, I decided to hop onto Best Buy on my laptop and I waited maybe 5 minutes before I got to order! 🙏🏽. Here I was freaking out and my son said he was never worried. Oh how nice for him! 😅 But I knew how bad he’s been wanting this Switch so I really wanted to get a pre-order for him. He paid for it with money saved up but yeah, my job was just to do the pre-order.

+ I was supposed to be on a book buying ban but I got invited to sign up for the YA box for Fairy Loot. I’ve never had a Fairy Loot subscription and honestly I have been eyeing all their books on bookstagram and had book envy. 😩 I actually wanted the adult book box but who knows how long I have to wait for that. If I get that then I’ll cancel the YA one. But yeah…books are getting me through this year – it’s like book therapy. 😅 So I’m excited, maybe I’ll cancel Kindle Unlimited? Maybe…only because I have so many arcs to read this year. UM nevermind, I came to my senses after seeing the cost of shipping SMH. I can buy 3 books with the price of that subscription box so I cancelled it. LOL😅

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

The Never List by. Jade Presley

The Amalfi Curse by. Sarah Penner

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by. Kylie Lee Baker

All Paths Lead to Paris by. Sabrina Fedel

Currently Reading:

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

The Twisted Throne by. Danielle L. Jensen

Smoke and Scar by. Gretchen Powell Fox

Firebird by. Juliette Cross

His Mortal Demise by. Vanessa Le

Wandering Wild by. Lynette Noni

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Some of the NFL Draft – not really invested but also had nothing else to watch.

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 4/20/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ It was a short week for the kids which is nice. Didn’t do much except the usual stuff.

+Took my daughter to an Easter Egg Hunt yesterday nearby our house. Isn’t it sad when the kids get older? My son is too old for an egg hunt he says but I said, hey they did have a 9+ age group 😅 – he’s 12 and he’s not big on candy anyway but still. There were a lot of kids but it was a quick egg hunt! We used to hold the Easter Egg hunts at our house but now with the lack of street parking in my neighborhood it’s hard for our guests to find parking so we haven’t held an egg hunt since the pandemic I think.

+ Happy Easter to all that celebrate!

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

Silvercloak by. L.K. Steven

Deep End by. Ali Hazelwood

Nightweaver by. R.M. Gray

The Floating World by. Axie Oh

Currently Reading:

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by. Kylie Lee Baker

The Amalfi Curse by. Sarah Penner

Firebird by. Juliette Cross

His Mortal Demise by. Vanessa Le

The Never List by. Jade Presley

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Coachella – Ed Sheeran was there on the Saturday set list and I enjoyed it!

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

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Weekly Wrap Up | 4/13/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Did nothing too special this week – just the usual, cook, clean, blog, take care of the kids and run errands. Took my son to his piano lesson yesterday. I’ll be missing his piano recital in June because that’s when I fly out to South Korea but at least his dad is here now to take him.

+ I’m happy this is a short week, kids have Good Friday off.

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

Sunrise on the Reaping by. Suzanne Collins

Phantasma by. Kaylie Smith

Rose in Chains by. Julie Soto

Currently Reading:

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

The Floating World by. Axie Oh

Silvercloak by. L.K. Steven

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • I’m going to see Lady Gaga in July so I definitely had to watch her Coachella set on youtube! It was AMAZING. 🤯. The theatrics, the stage, the drama, her vocals….I was blown away.
  • I also watched these Coachella sets or some parts of it:
    • Djo (parts of their set) – caught that song I love “End of Beginning”, but I enjoyed some of their other songs I didn’t know.
    • LISA (full set) – she did so good for her Solo show!
    • Benson Boone (parts of his set) – he has an amazing voice
    • Missy Elliot (parts of her set) – her set reminded me of my clubbing days 😅
    • Weezer (parts of their set) – takes me back to my teen years also, mostly college days! 😭
    • Jimmy Eat World (was going back from Weezer and them, but mostly Weezer) – caught my favorite song from them at the end!
    • Charli xcx (full set) – SO GOOD, wish I could have gone to see her on tour to dance my ass off.
    • ENHYPEN (part of their set) – wanted to see who they were, but then realized I know a few songs of theirs because of the kpop radio station! I could hear the girls in the crowd screaming so loud.
    • Green Day (full set) – man did they take me back to my teenage years! 😭 That band raised me. They rocked that stage and still have so much energy!
  • Hoping to watch today on Coachella:
    • JENNIE
    • beabadobee

Videos I Posted to Youtube:

Just a fun little video of my making bookstagram photos (which I hardly post these days 🫠 and mostly because I forget to do 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!

Weekly Wrap Up | 4/6/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Well…what a week right? More stress and anxiety about the USA economy? Sigh…we can’t have a week without chaos. My son was so excited about the Nintendo Switch 2 and now pre-orders will be delayed because of the economic situation happening with the tariffs. He was on an emotional roller coaster – like he was so excited, and then now he’s nervous about how much it will cost. 🫠

+ I did manage to score Lady Gaga tickets for Vegas in July. And let me tell you I was hesitating so bad to buy them because of the uncertainty with our economy. They weren’t face-value tickets, but ticketmaster resale since that was all that was left but it wasn’t horrible because it is Lady Gaga and my hubby and I have wanted to see her forever. I just cannot believe how much tickets go for now and I’ve been going to concerts for 2 decades. I mean I even saw Michael Jackson and I had to call on the phone to ticketmaster to get those tickets LOL…I feel so old. Those tickets were cheaper than these but it was a different time! A very cheaper/affordable time. Fees are so ridiculous now smh…I’m supposed to be ecstatic I’m going but I feel anxious – like what will things be like in July? Will we be struggling with HIGHER inflation – how much more can we be squeezed?

+ Speaking of Vegas – before that I’m going to South Korea in June! That’s only 2 months away and I don’t feel like I’m excited for that one either because of everything happening. 😦 I’ll probably get more excited when we go to our tour luncheon next month to meet all the other people in the group and when we finally get our plane tickets etc…

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

The Frozen River by. Ariel Lawhon

Their Monstrous Hearts by. Yiğit Turhan

Murder Between Friends by. Liz Lawson

Currently Reading:

Sunrise on the Reaping by. Suzanne Collins

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

The Floating World by. Axie Oh

Phantasma by. Kaylie Smith

Love Spells Trouble by. Nia Davenport

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Kids wanted to watch A Minecraft Movie – so we went to watch it! I found it hilarious – definitely a movie that is silly but honestly it was nice to watch something and not think too hard.

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 | 3/30/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Kids are back in school but we had a state holiday on Wednesday to honor Prince Kuhio who was Hawaiian royalty here in Hawaii. So that was nice, we had a chill day and it’s been a chill week.

+ This week is BIG for my kids…the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is on Wednesday (4/2) and it airs at 4am Hawaii time, kids have school that day but my son insists he is waking up early to watch it! Then some game he loves, Katamari, is coming out as an ipad app this week and the Minecraft movie comes out (4/4) but we probably won’t watch that until they have a free day on the weekend. Big week for the gaming kids huh?

+ The volcano has been erupting again, so we’ve had a few gray cast, voggy days. I try to take my claritin when I know it’s going to be bad and it helps but my nose still drips, I get a sinus headache and my eyes itch.

+ Also I have broken my book buying ban…I was buying my most anticipated ebook of each month but I have to REALLY want it like I did for Rebel Witch and Oathbound. But the pretty sprayed edges that are on so many books now are making me break my willpower – and only if I have a gift card to use and there is a sale, but STILL…I am weak for these sprayed edges and now they are everywhere it seems. 😩 And I want them all!😅

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Finished:

Love Dark and Deep by. Elisa A. Bonnin

Four Ruined Realms by. Mai Corland (audiobook)

Beg, Borrow, or Steal by. Sarah Adams

Booked For Summer by. Kathryn Freeman

Currently Reading:

Their Monstrous Hearts by. Yiğit Turhan

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

The Frozen River by. Ariel Lawhon

Murder Between Friends by. Liz Lawson

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Adolescence (Netflix) – what a show (hits me as a parent)
  • eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead | Ariana Grande – so good!!! 💜

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Weekly Wrap Up | 3/23/25

Aloha friends!

Another week is over and here’s what happened:

+ Daughter had math camp – which was only 90 minutes a day for 3 days. Kids had an eye dr. apt, and my daughter needs glasses. Just for a little far-sightedness.

+ Hubby went on his work trip to D.C. – I definitely feel for him, he had to fly across the Pacific Ocean and the USA just for a 2 day conference. The jet lag sucks but not as bad as when he was flying back and forth from Japan.

+ It’s been a chill spring break which is fine, we saved money. We did go to the pool last Sunday, it’s been in the high 70’s-low 80’s here and the day was beautiful – no volcanic vog in the air, it was gorgeous. I love when the sky is so blue blue. 💙

+ My parents wanted to try out this new Japanese restaurant near our house so we went and we enjoyed the food. A little pricey but what isn’t pricey these days?😒

I hope you all have a great week!

Blog Posts:

Books I Read:

These Summer Storms by. Sarah MacLean

Currently Reading:

Love Dark and Deep by. Elisa A. Bonnin

Their Monstrous Hearts by. Yiğit Turhan

The Rivaled Crown by. Holly Renee

Four Ruined Realms by. Mai Corland (audiobook)

Shows/Movies/Music I Watched/Listened To:

  • Mayhem – Lady Gaga – such a good album!
  • I Said I Love You First -Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – I actually love how mellow this one is.

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!