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Continue reading →: Aloha Friday: Kapoho Tide Pools
I barely ever make it out to the west side. Small as this island is, we all keep to our own sections 99% of the time; have our own hikes, places to eat, and secret spots. The day after thanksgiving, though, my friends decided to take a spontaneous road…
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Continue reading →: Wednesday Wisdom: Gratitude
I had a tough lesson in gratitude this holiday season, as I faced another new year as a full-grown, college-educated adult with a 9-5 and the responsibilities and stress that come with it. Lately, I’ve been freaking out about getting older; about not making as much as I envisioned…
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Continue reading →: Travel Tuesday: British Butterfly Garden
Shakespeare’s birthplace offers many charms, from sleepy riverboats cruising down cobblestone-flanked rivers to fairy-tale cottages and windmills dotting the town’s outskirts. My favorite part about the picturesque Stratford-Upon-Avon wasn’t high tea. It was the breathtaking butterfly garden that I could’ve wandered around in for hours. The butterfly…
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Continue reading →: Motivation Monday: Be Real
Let’s just be honest, let’s just be real…. The social media fitness world is full of unrealistic expectations and flat-out fakes. It’s tough to post proud pictures of your own progress when rock-hard perfection is always a single scroll away, or to follow someone that advocates a certain diet or…
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Continue reading →: Aloha Friday: Tantalus Hike
In theory, Tantalus is nothing more than a cylindrical cone point in the southern Koʻolau Mountain range on Oahu’s South Side. In reality, though, it’s a magical change of atmosphere a few miles up and away from he bustling city of Honolulu. It boasts spectacular 360-degree of the island’s staggeringly…
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Continue reading →: Wednesday Wisdom: Reflection
The New Year seems to spark an onslaught of misguided change; as if a fresh start is what we all need to become better, smarter, and skinnier versions of ourselves. Social media and the press are overwhelmingly touting weight loss challenges and clean eating cleanses to ‘kick start’ a healthy…
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Continue reading →: Spartan Races: On Sale for the New Year
In case you’re new to the blog, I’m a huge fan of races – marathons, half marathons, 10ks and the like. But my absolute favorite are outdoor obstacle races like the Spartan Race. My childhood dreams of climbing under barbed wire, jumping over flames and shimmying up and down ropes are…
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Continue reading →: Travel Tuesday: Windsor Castle
England is a magical place – equally modern and ancient, the old and new co-existing with castles aplenty. Although I’ve seen my fair share of castles, there’s something special about a castle that is still used as a private, royal residence. In fact, part of Berkshire, England’s majestic Windsor Castle…
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Continue reading →: Motivation Monday: Marathon Love
Falling in love with marathons is something I never expected to take over my life. My first affair with them was painful and abusive, and I was positive that our next run would end in similar tragedy. Yet, I gave the marathon one more chance to win my heart –…
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Continue reading →: 2016: Back to Blogging!
The New Year is all about fresh starts and clean slates, so I figured it was the perfect time to get back into this little blog of mine. These past few months have been a busy, crazy, chaotic flurry of changes – a new job, new people in my life,…
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I’m Nicole
Navigating motherhood, nourishing cooking, backyard gardening and running a small business with my little ohana on Oahu, Hawaii. Follow me as we build a suburban homestead, (try to) bake bread and steadily work towards a grown-at-home hale – all while intentionally raising kiddos and keeping our business growing.
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