I am

• Going after my dreams - literally
• Not procrastinating
• Not daydreaming
• Pushing my boundaries

All I can think is: why didn`t I do this sooner?

new days

The great thing about approaching every day as a new day is -

Every day you can start over.

Today, I am starting over again. 

breakfast, lunch & dinner

Obviously not from the same day as that would be A LOT of carbs.  Coconut & maple syrup pancakes with raspberries, salad, buttered toast & fresh cut peaches and home-made spaghetti with monster cheese.  Just a sample of what my everyday food is like.  I tend to cook everything (or cook everything with my husband) as my cooking tends to be better than a good portion of the restaurants here.

Everything is pretty self-explanatory (olive oil + red wine vinegar for the salad dressing), coconut syrup mixed with maple syrup for the pancakes & for the spaghetti sauce all you need is: tomatoes, salt, pepper, olive oil, garlic, onions, mushrooms (& red wine if you want).

Boil tomatoes until soft and the skin is peeling off.  Take off the skin and mash.  Add olive oil to a sauce pan and saute onions and mushrooms until brown.  Chop garlic and add.  Add tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste.  Add wine and let it cook a little to evaporate so the taste isn`t too strong.  Taste it, make sure you like it then add to cooked noodles. 

Making your own sauce takes about the same time as using a store bought one (make it while you are waiting for the noodles to cook) and it takes a lot better than store bought sauce.  No joke.  I make almost all my own sauces now.  Experimenting with salad dressings at the moment.

frenchie

You know how some people say red & pink can`t go together?  Yeah, totally don`t care.  Used french tips & EMODA nailpolish.

sun bleached

Bathing suit by H&M.  Found this camera at the bottom of the ocean but it still works.  Now, we can take pictures underwater.  Also, today I discovered a place to get my Japanese fashion fix...Murua can be found in Hawaii...

life is like

"She had debated, in the frivolity of the beginning, whether to build a hole or a tower;" -Keri Hulme, The Bone People

But the only thing you need to do is build the damn thing; the shape doesn`t matter in the end.  Now, I am building.

thank god for public libraries

One of the first things I did when I got to Hawaii was join the library.  I love my public library card.  I go every week (free books!  what is better than that?!).

Recently finished Holly Black`s WHITE CAT & Poison Eaters, Robert T. Kiyosaki`s Rich Dad Poor Dad (an interesting read from a controversial author but I can tell why it was a bestseller - simplified writing style about a subject many find difficult littered with old cliches said in a new way though I can also see why it was criticized so heavily - some of the facts about taxes are incorrect, obvious embellishment and a condescending tone towards traditional education).

Now reading: Donald Trump`s Never Give Up (a bit surprised at how easy a read it is but all the information presented is not very exciting for me because my dad pretty much personified his attitude towards life and business so not really learning anything new but I can see why it is popular), Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill (really enjoying this one so far, love the historical context surrounding it!), Sarah Rees Brennan`s The Demon Lexicon (heard a lot of good things about this book but the beginning so far is wishy-washy and I am not very impressed with the writing but hoping it will get better - sometimes it takes a while to fall in love with the characters...hoping this is the case!). 

Got any recommendations or books you love?  I could always read more!