Wanderlust: Hawaiian Islands

I don’t think it matters which Hawaiian Island you visit. I think they all have a beauty and charm that draws people from around the world. From the historic Pearl Harbor to the Volcano National Parks, the Hawaiian islands is on my “wanderlust” wish list. Here are some do the sites and destinations on my list: (1) Pearl Harbor (Photo Source: Indulgy) (2) Authentic Luau (Photo Source: Aloha Hawaii) (3) Volcanoes National Park (Photo Source: Hello Society) (4) Diamond Head in Oahu (Photo Source: Pinterest) (5) Iolani Palace (Photo Source: Aloha Hawaii) (6) Pineapple Farm (Photo Source: To Hawaii) (7) […]

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Wanderlust: France

Every summer, that feeling of wanderlust hits me so strong that I spend hours looking at travel sites dreaming of where I’d love to be at that exact moment in time. Photo Source: Maptia Blog My mind wanders and I wish that I could (1) have my summers off like I did when I was young and in school, (2) travel the world, spending time in fabulous locations, and (3) afford to actually travel to these locations. So I decided to put together my wish list, or my “bucket list”, of exotic, beautiful, and faraway places that I’d love to […]

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I’m in a New York State of Mind

“In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made, oh There’s nothing you can’t do, now you’re in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let’s hear it for New York New York, New York” -Jay-Z – Empire State Of Mind | MetroLyrics NYC. The Big Apple. The city that never sleeps. The concrete jungle. New freaking York! I recently just dipped my toe in the wonderful world of New York City. I have always said that Chicago is “my city”, but now I’m saying that New York is also “my city.” […]

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My Favorite Things: A “Smashing” Idea!

One of my favorite things is reading and re-reading magazines and then pulling pages of interest out of the magazine to re-read a third time. But all those loose magazine pages can get lost or torn, so I decided I need a way to smash all of those pages together! Remember the “Slam Book” in Mean Girls? It’s the book that the “mean girls” plastered photos in, and wrote mean and cruel things about their peers and the teachers. Well, my “smashing” idea is not so much of a “slam book” but a “smash book”. It is a smash of all […]

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