In March Not Jersey took me to Kauai for a weekend getaway. In addition to being beautiful, Kauai also had amazing food. This was...

On Jan 22, New Jersey (herein known as "Not Jersey") and I met some of my Nebraska friends for hiking at Volcanoes National Park. I was a...

I have had a headache every day since I had COVID seventeen months ago. A number of factors contribute: sunlight, bright artificial...

After a week of rain, the SUN is finally shining in Hilo! How much rain did we get? I don't have a gauge. The National Weather Service...

Yesterday there was a film crew a block from my apartment. They were shooting under a pop tent on Wainaku street. The cops were blocking...

Some days you will feel homesick. You will feel guilty about being homesick because you live in paradise. The guilt doesn't help. You...

Last year I went to Okoboji for my 40th birthday, and I caught COVID-19. My four friends did not catch it (thank God). Mrs. Presley,...

I started doing yoga 5 years ago in Norfolk, NE at Sacred Yoga. Sacred Yoga is my all-time favorite studio. Not only was every teacher...

Living in Hawaii, you see some things you would not see in Nebraska. Women wearing thong bikinis is one. I have seen so many butt...

I went to see the Hilo Village Apartments today. They are very cute. They are all updated with new flooring, new kitchens, and new...

I have been scoping apartments since I moved here. Much like my search for the perfect man, my perfect apartment may not exist. At...

One of the perks of my registered behavior technician job is working at the beach. What is a registered behavior technician? In my...

Gratitude first: I am alive. I live in Hawaii. Thomas Jeffrey my APRN-NP from Lincoln. Lea and Jane Everyone who called, texted, sent...

I am listening to Elizabeth Gilbert's book "Big Magic" on audio book. I have checked out this book at least 10 times, but I was never...

I live on the "rainy" side of the island, and winter is the "rainy" season. I used to tell my sister, "I would never complain about...

Hawaii's north facing beaches have been under a high surf alert off and on the past eight days. My new favorite beach is closed, because...

Yesterday at Onekahakaha a group of 6 year old boys sprinted past our beach chairs toward the ocean. Their mothers followed pointing and...

"The art of losing isn't hard to master" Elizabeth Bishop Covid-19 stole my sense of taste and smell. It has been 165. It comes and...

Honoli'i is a Hilo surf spot. It's one of my favorite places on the Big Island. I have lots of good memories of hanging out there with...

I moved to Hawaii one week ago. My first week in paradise has been mellow and uneventful. I have been hanging out with my family and...