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Continue reading →: Empress Niwi is now The Small Kine Hippie!
Happy Thursday everyone! I have some exciting news – Empress Niwi has officially changed to The Small Kine Hippie! Sooo….why the name change? I truly do love my nickname, Empress Niwi – but I needed a name that better reflected who I am, how I live, and what this lovely…
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Continue reading →: Travel Tuesday: Lake Como, Italy
I can’t believe that it’s June already! Where has the whole month of May gone? I can’t believe my far-off, unplanned trip is only a few weeks away. Yeah, a few weeks away! It’s going to be magical. Up until today I didn’t have much of a plan; I was going…
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Continue reading →: Motivation Monday: Stay Motivated While Injured
So…I”m still benched on the running front. So many good things have been happening – I’ve been able to move my calf dynamically, the swelling’s calmed down, and the deep reef cut on the back of my calf is finally beginning to ebb. I even tackeld some minor leg day…
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Continue reading →: We Found a Wedding Venue!
We traveled all the way down to Mission Bay, Oceanside, San Diego. We drove up to the hills of San Pedro and strolled on the Redondo Beach boardwalk. My last trip home to California was more filled with duty than with fun, all on a single mission: find a damn…
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Continue reading →: Aloha Friday: Bodyboarding at Makapuu
Happy Aloha Friday! Since I’ve been couch-ridden for the past few weeks, I had to scrounge up some photos to slap a post together. I’m usually the one behind the camera, so I don’t have too many pictures of myself surfing. However, on a small, gloomy day when my fiance…
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Continue reading →: R.I.P. Maya Angelou
I’m so heartbroken that the wonderful, gracious Maya Angelou passed away today. She’s always been my literary idol, hero, and anchor. I read through the I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in a mere few days – hour spent so wrapped up in her story that I cried, laughed, and…
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Continue reading →: More Leibster Love!
Happy hump day! I’m stoked that I’ve been nominated for a Liebster award from two lovely bloggers, Niki from Overwhelmed Heart and Sara from Sara’s Running. Thanks, ladies! The Liebster is an award given from one blogger to another, usually with under 200 followers! It helps blogs discover each other, connect, and…
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Continue reading →: Indonesia: Bali Monkey Forest
I hate, hate, hate monkeys. I loved them when I was little, but once I came face-to-face with a gang of snarling, wild ones in Cambodia, I changed my mind. Now, I hate them. Those cute little buggahs are mean. My fiance, however, adores monkeys. So much that he refused to listen to…
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Continue reading →: Motivation Monday & Sweatpink Giveaway!
Happy Monday! I usually am not a big fan of Mondays, but this ones a holday! A beach, BBQ, family & friends kind of holiday at that. I also ask that we all take a moment to thank all the brave souls that have served our country. Today, we drink…
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Continue reading →: Aloha Friday – Yea, we do that here
Aloha Friday is here! And, for the umpteenth time, it is a real thing here. It’s a blissful, weight-off-your-shoulders, toes-in-the-sand, Heineken-drinking, reggae-pumping, beach-barbecuing type of feeling. It’s a beautiful thing, and I’ve never felt or seen anything quite like it. Life in Hawaii is so much different – particularly when it comes…
Aloha,
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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