Hello, um, 2022? I’m ready for you…and the quiet life.

Advertisements Why I’m ready for the Holidays and to say goodbye to 2021. I hate to wish my life away.  But, 2021, bye girl.  Bye. Ten 2022 Goals: 1).  Give up trying to change anyone. 2).  Self-care everyday.  Replace changing other people to changing me.  The first is impossible.  The second, hard, but doable, with…

Easy and Affordable Wellness Begins Here

Advertisements       Getting sick is something I try to avoid at all costs.  Keeping things sanitized is the first step.  Whether I’m on the go, or at home, eliminating germs is super important to keep my family well.  One of my favorite dōTERRA® products is On Guard® Sanitizing Mist. It purifies hands by…

My Makeup Collection: A Story of Unrequited Love

Advertisements   Where The Love Affair Began So, I’m sure I’m not alone ladies, of once upon a time, being a little girl combing through her Mom’s trash for used lipsticks and mascara.  I’d stick a pinky finger down into the bottom of the lipstick chamber to pull out the coral and red dregs to…

Lessons from my Mother: How to Build Resilience in Your Kids This Summer.

Advertisements When I was growing up, in the before times, (before COVID, the internet, cell phones, cable) summertime was merely one long effort to stay cool, get a tan and read one secondhand novel after another on my Grandmother’s back porch, in front of an industrial strength fan in the window, that sounded a bit…

Things I still enjoy about Maui, even though I want to move to California

Advertisements   Cool Desserts at Mama’s Fish House Poke Towers Tsunami Fries at Maalea Harbor Summertime Reads Mi bambino’s…but then they will be California kids someday. Da, the ocean, but Cali has an ocean….so, I think I’ll be just fine.   Spread the love, Mrs. Sassy Pants

Shiseido UV Protective Stick Foundation – Get In My Purse!

Advertisements Shiseido Sun Ginza Tokyo UV Protective Stick Foundation – Get in my Purse! If you are a 50+ something, this is a must have, if you are like me, a busy, running-on-empty Mrs. Sassy Pants. While the youngins need to have this product in their on-the-go purse, backpack or carryon too, this is especially…

Time and Beautiful Things.

Advertisements Years ago, when my days were spent in the difficult and sad caring for Alyce, I developed a love of beautiful things….make-up, a thousand shades of lipstick, flowers–orchids to be exact — whose blossoms always surprise like Lazarus’ return from the Dead. I couldn’t resist scented lotions, or the morning ritual of bird song…