After many long years one of my dreams has come true, folks. No, I’m not engaged to Johnny Depp, and I haven’t won the World Series of Poker or landed a six-figure contract for my novel.  I’ve begun the laser hair removal process! I know, most people are ashamed to talk about this kind of […]

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Public vs. Private The end of summer vacation is finally here. Yeah, to some of you this is old news. But for my family, school just started on Tuesday. I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but the public vs. private school schedules don’t match up at all anymore. I’ll come out and say upfront […]

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Writing the ship In case you didn’t look at the staff box, my role at Maui Time has changed from Associate Editor to contributor. This means a few things: I’m not hunkered down in my office five to six days a week, I have a hell of a lot of free time and I’m not […]

I was right. I should have skipped motherhood in favor of a litter of kittens. Seriously. At least you can give kittens away in a cardboard box or lock them in the bathroom with a bowl of kitty chow without serious legal consequences. Not so with children. In this day and age people freak out […]

Ouch. Remember how a few weeks back I wrote about going for a run and how I hoped to run 30 miles by the time I was 30? Well, I failed miserably. To be honest, I never hit the track again. I could give a million excuses, but most come back to the fact that […]

I used to roll my eyes whenever I heard someone say “Thirty is the new 20,” but now that I think about it, I ‘m pretty sure they may have been onto something.  Yes, it’s my birthday. Today I am a whopping 30 years old. For some reason, I had this feeling like I’d be […]

Friday, 4 p.m. Head down to the airport from Makawao feeling like I’m forgetting something major. Turns out it’s just the baby. 4:25 The hubby and I are shocked at how empty the airport is. Seriously, it’s dead. Oddly, there are still boatloads of TSA workers. 5:05 Finally on the airplane even though technically, we’re […]

How do you bond with your kids? Some mothers take their daughters to the Macy’s MAC counter. Others have them save up for an Oahu trip to Sephora or a fancy new pair of patent leather, glittery, totally-impractical-for-the-playground pair of slippers. I’ll be honest and say that these types of “Mommy and Me” outings and […]

Same Same This week, I spent a tremendous amount of time with people. To many of you, this probably seems like a strange and rather boring statement, but hear me out. By nature, I’m kind of a hermit. Sure, I like a good party every now and then, but when I have the choice, most […]

Someone buy Officer Taguma a beer. I’m serious! The guy deserves a medal–or at least a raise–let alone a refreshingly cold, tasty malt beverage. But then again, I’m not sure that Taguma consumes people food. I have long speculated that he just plugs himself in at night, or possibly sleeps in a solar powered pod. […]

I had a moment of truth with myself the other day. I was in the dressing room at Old Navy trying on bikinis. Walking in, I figured that I would go with the usual XS, cut small in the butt-area bottoms, because–and I’ll only say this once–I’ve always been able to pull off skimpy Brazilian […]

Some of my worst childhood memories stem from Summer Fun. Don’t get your panties in a bunch; this is not a rant against parents who send their kids off to do organized activities with other children. I’m simply stating a fact: I hated Summer Fun. And so did my little brother.  I’m pretty sure the […]