I love this picture of me! I wish my hair wasn't eating my nose, but I don't have a time machine (or any photoshop skillz whatsoever) so this is the best I can do.

Aloha everyone!

Today's a hard today for me. I think its 'cause I want what I don't have.

Wanting what you have is the key to happiness, no? But also, having what you want, too. Right?

Abraham says, "The one who fears something the most is the one who has it most activated in their vibration. And so, it is logical that they would experience it."

So, all of my little pesky fears are bubbling up and I have to relax and remember that giving them attention will just make them grow. Like gremlins.

And not having what I want? That's just a fear-based construct that says that my timing is the most ideal and that since I don't have it NOW, I won't ever get it (fear fear fear).

But that's not true. (I feel silly as I type this).

Do you ever get stuck in wanting? How do you negotiate yourself around that corner to the other side of the pond?


ALSO PS: Is the picture above ok for my biz website?

The joys of office furniture

Hi!

So, I've been trying to be more productive.

Productivity, I tell you, is the key to success. Actually, I think its consistency, but I digress. (Was that an unintentional rhyme?! I think SO!)

Anyway, I've been pining for a new office chair for years now. My desk is *amazing*, but its a mid-century executive desk and its hard to find swivel chairs that are high enough.  And you know, I'm tall like Fiona from Shrek, so it needs to have some height to it.

I want one where my thighs only have an inch or so before the top. Right now, there's at least 6 inches between the top of my thighs and the bottom of my desk-- bad for the shoulders and neck, they say. Getting a properly sized chair should help with the cramping in my shoulders and hands (trust me, i've done the ergo-research).

This is one such chair that I adore:


What do you think? It also comes in tan, and I honestly couldn't care any less about the color. I just want the comfort!


Do you sit at your desk for hours at a time? If so, do you have a trick for office-desk-comfortability? I'd love to hear your tricks and tips if you have them in the comments below!

Last weekend, Adam and I were scheduled to go to a BBQ at Kalama park to say goodbye to some friends who are moving off island.

Since we are pretty much home-bodies most of the time, Adam thought he'd look into the Oahu Revealed book to find something to do on the way to the BBQ so we could say we actually did something last weekend.

On the way there, we drove up Tantalus, a 16 mile loop above Waikiki into the mountains and jungle. It was more than spectacular; it was breathtaking. 

Here is one more picture from that day.

 The day before, however, we went on a little adventure to a place called Haleiwa Joe's in Kaneohe, HI. We'd been to the one on the North Shore a bunch of times, but never this one.

The W is pronounced like a V. Ha-Lay-EE-Vah's, phonetically.

posing like goons.

more gooney.

this is an unrelated rainbow. but WHY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO UNRELATED RAINBOWS!?

Have a great day, everyone!!

Day 24, Friday: Your top 3 worst traits

On top of Haleakala on Maui

 Since we're being serious about today's prompt, here goes:

1. I'm the worst friend ever. I have friends that have been around since junior high, and thankfully their lives are busy and they don't seem to care that I suck at being a friend, since we get together maybe once a year. But other friends? Friends I've just met or have known for, say, less than 10 years?
I SUCK.

I'm bad at returning phone calls, I am bad at sending birthday cards (tho I am actively working on it), and I'm just generally bad at being regular about cultivating relationships. I think its been this way for at least since I met Adam over 9 years ago. I just sort of... stopped trying as hard. And I feel bad about that.

2. I have a tendency to be pessimistic. In my reality, I see it as being 'realistic', but since the Law of Attraction is an actual thing (call it reciprocity, karma, whatever), I find that I get more crap when I think more crappily. Bad habit. Want to change. (I said that in a robot voice).

3. I get discouraged easily. Maybe this goes with number two, or the fact that I've been insecure lately, but truth be told, this is my biggest obstacle towards expanding my career. I am afraid of failing and if I hit a snag, I kind of freeze. Again, bad habit. Not sure where it came from (or if it matters, really?) but something I'd actively like to change.

So there you have it! I don't know what the other blog topics are right now (and I'm trying to keep it a surprise and only know what it is when I sit down to write), but I sure hope I get to start tooting my own horn a little more! *BEEPBEEP* Coming through!

Do you have any tricks to combat these three negative traits above? If so, mind sharing? :)

May Challenge: Day 23

Day 23, Thursday: Things you've learned that school won't teach you.

I have no idea which sky this is.

 Hi!
Today's blog post asks me to talk about things I've learned that school won't teach me.
That list is really long, but there are two things I'd like to address today. The first one is the most important one.

School is not where you learn most of life's lessons.

This one hardly needs any explanation. When I look back on my life and the perspective I had when I was in school (even all the way through grad school), I see that there was a pattern of thought there, like, "if you stay here long enough, you'll get the tools to learn how to navigate the muddy waters out there." And even though I have had some amazing teachers in my life, none has been better than Experience, herself.

So, that brings me to the second thing I'd like to boast about today.

I am an expert air-traveler.

Now, many of you probably think you have the traveling thing down pat, and maybe you do! But it took me thousands of miles in the sky to figure out how to do it right (for me). I know which time to buy my ticket, which time of the week to fly, time of day, season, how to pack, what to (and not to) pack, and how to pack. I get over jet-lag easily, and I generally feel like when I'm traveling, I take really good care of myself.

When I'm tired, I slow down. When I'm hungry, I eat. And when I'm confused, I ask. All without panicking. I think that's pretty cool.

Lots of people struggle with air travel, and that's understandable. I think I've easily flown 100,000 miles in my life, so its no wonder that I'm a pro at it by now. And especially since i live in Hawai'i, anytime I want to go somewhere, I have to fly! 

I actually kinda like flying. It makes me feel all grownup. 

What about you? Do you have a lesson you didn't learn in school that you'd want to share?

May Challenge: Day 22

Day 22, Wednesday: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)


I don't even know why this is an issue, really.
Not allowing a person to marry whoever they really want to marry is a human rights issue, and nothing else. If you want to go around managing other people's lives, have a brood of children like the Duggars. That keeps them VERY busy. What business is it of yours what two consenting adults do? And for that matter, why not crack down on all sorts of 'legal' debauchery?! Smoking, premarital sex, drunkenness, theft... ALL of it is a "sin", right? So why isolate people who love each other and want to support each other in a marriage?

To carry any commentary about biblical implications is to also claim adherence to all its principles, not just the ones you pick and choose.

Do you wear clothes that are of mixed materials? 
Do you sleep in the same bed with your spouse (if she is a female) when she is on her period? 
Do you touch people of the opposite sex?
(by the way, this list is MILES long. Don't get me started)


The antiquated nature of this argument is as faulty as saying people of color (ANY AND ALL COLOR) are less-than, or should be enslaved. Come on people. Get on the right side of history. You'll want to say you supported equality before you were labeled a bigot into perpetuity.

*jumps off soapbox*

May Challenge: Day 21

Today's post doesn't inspire me very much...

Mostly because I only have a few blog posts to link back to :)
 

Sunset from last weekend up at Shark's Cove

Day 21, Tuesday: A list of links to your favorite posts in your archives.

Here are three links of blogs I visit every day (I know this was a prompt a few days ago, but alas, I missed it and feel like doing it now).

http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/ <-- Cup of Jo

http://www.cakewrecks.com/ <-- Cake Wrecks. For a good laugh.

http://www.aspiringkennedy.com/ <-- because even though I live in Hawaii (and its awesome), I still fantasize about living in the UK.

That's all for today!