• Decluttering My Makeup: A Journey to Organization

    Decluttering My Makeup: A Journey to Organization

    . My Make-up Chaos! When I started collecting make-up (meaning, ah….not just throwing a small make-up bag in my purse, but seriously collecting large amounts of make-up) my problem didn’t happen over night.   I started by watching YouTube MUA tutorials.  I read about new trends in magazines.  This lead me down the rabbit hole of…

  • Coolsculpting: Results, Pain, and Truth Revealed

      Have you been considering getting Coolsculpting? It’s a bit embarrassing talking about your fat and areas of your body that you don’t like.  Despite that, I thought I would share my own experience with this procedure.  It’s hard to write this, but here goes! The Truth is: In my sixties, I’m pretty okay with…

  • Lahaina’s Legacy: Cherishing Memories After the Fires

      On August 8, 2023, as most people know, the great cataclysm of the Maui fires happened. The wildfires were attributed to dry conditions and ferocious winds created by a high-pressure area north of Hawaii and Hurricane Dora to the south. It was, as they say, the “perfect storm”, only sadly, there was no merciful…

  • Begin Anywhere – How I ditched the self doubt and learned to reclaim my life in my 60’s.

    Begin Anywhere – How I ditched the self doubt and learned to reclaim my life in my 60’s.

      What was…. My Love, my Frankie, is gone.  Here he is, walking the beach on Maui.  A senior dog, a little too chubby, but always wagging that tail, letting me know that “all was right with the world”.  Sure, it wasn’t a perfect existence, but looking back on those dog walks with Frank, well….it…

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

    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 a…

  • My Return From The Abyss: A Work In Progress.

    My Return From The Abyss: A Work In Progress.

    Those who know me well, know that I am a born caregiver.  I’m a nurse, a wife to a disabled veteran, a Mom of a lovely Chinese baby girl (now 16!)  and an animal rescuer of too many fur babies to count.  (I may need a support group….) Where did my caretaker journey begin? I…

  • My Makeup Collection: A Story of Unrequited Love

      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 smear…

  • Peanut Butter Cookie Perfection

    Summertime means baking time in our house. Take time, create a memory with your kids and enjoy the goodness of peanut butter cookie perfection!

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

    https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js   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