• Five Little Notes about Hawaiian Aloha

    1. Hawaiians have good manners that go beyond not beeping your car horn in traffic, or letting other cars in, even if it slows down traffic as a whole. (If you do this, expect to get a Shaka, as a thank you.) Good traffic manners matter here. It is not uncommon to see bumper stickers…

  • In Search of Helen Vendler

      Aloha and Happy Mother’s Day Sis! While waiting around outside my daughter’s middle school dance last night (yes, I’m one of those parents who feel a need to be in close proximity, just in case a boy says something hurtful that makes her wanna leave, or someone makes fun of the way she dances),…

  • Anti-Aging Skin Hacks

    Anti-Aging Skin Hacks

    If there is a product that is sold, promising to renew your skin to its once youthful glow, I’m sure I have tried it at least once.  My best friend Maura and I would comb the make up counters in NYC in our twenties, half-listening to the hard sell sales lady raps about the miracle…

  • I moved to Hawaii and you can too. Here’s what you need to know….

    The move to Hawaii can be taken lightly, or with annoying amounts of obsessing.  I chose the latter method.  If you are a youngin‘ just out of high school, or college, go ahead and grab your backpack and one checked bag, and go crazy exploring the island life.  Be prepared to turn vegan involuntarily due…

  • I moved to Hawaii and you can too.

    Aloha from the Sassy Pants Diary, where I share the joys of getting older, “mojo maintenance”, staying Sassy forever & this beautiful Hawaii life I live! The move to Maui can be taken lightly, or with annoying amounts of obsessing.  I chose the latter method.  If you are a youngin‘ just out of high school,…

  • Self-gifting for Mother’s Day

    Mother’s Day is coming and, I don’t know about you, but I’m gonna make certain that I celebrate myself.  Not to say that I don’t appreciate the usual roses, the breakfast in bed and some homemade gift or another.  But, let’s face it, usually we know better than anyone, what mojo-inducing niceties put a little…

  • The Journey Begins

    The Journey Begins

    Welcome to my Blog.  Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton