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Gifts with Meaning
Last year, I sat in a pile of torn wrapping paper and unopened gifts. I felt overwhelmed. Now that Christmas was over, it seemed like I had more things to do. There were returns, Christmas thank you cards, and donating more toys to replaced the ones my kids had just received. I wanted something different…
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When You Feel Stuck: 11 Inspiring Things You Can Do Right Now
You feel stuck and trapped in the situation you’re in. It could be a dead-end job or a unhealthy relationship. For me, it was working at a place I didn’t belong. I like you wanted out, but in the meantime I didn’t want to suffer in misery. It can be demoralizing to feel like a…
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When Gratitude Isn’t a Good Thing
This week is Thanksgiving. While we’re inundated with everything food related, there’s something else that’s celebrated as much as a traditional turkey dinner and all its dressings. Gratitude. While being grateful has its place, there are times when gratitude is not only unwelcome, but can be a source of pain. Gratitude journals, saying, “Thank you,”…
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Container Fun: Indoor Activities for Toddlers
It’s cold out. Maybe it’s snowing where you are. But even in Hawaii where we live, it’s cold and rainy so we’re spending more time indoors. It’s hard sometimes to keep them busy. Here are a few ideas that have kept my boys entertained, at least for a little while. Rainy Day Band What’s there…
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What it’s Really Like at Wanderlust…
A few years ago, I decided to drive myself up to Turtle Bay so I could experience what many people traveled here for. I was a new parent and exhausted so the idea of silence seemed like pure bliss. I wrote an essay about what it was like and thought it might help those of…
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Tricks to Stop Your Kids (and you) from Overindulging in Treats This Halloween
MINDFUL EATING TRICKS TO MINDFULLY TREAT! guest post by: Susan Albers, Psy.D. Use the word, “treat” not candy and put it an opaque jar so you don’t see it. A recent study in the 2015 journal of appetite found that children of a lower BMI associated holidays with specific foods. They hypothesized that children with parents…
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Hawaii Inspiring Writer & Family Man: Chad Pata
If you read Hawaii publications, you’ve probably read one of his stuff. If you’re like me, you’ve not only read his articles, you’ve been wowed by it. If you’re also a writer, you might even have got distracted a little and thought, “Man I wish I wrote like that!” I have. And then, I got…