Love at First Bite

It was a great night at the recognition awards dinner for the Kalaheo NJROTC.

Buffet! I took no photos of any food, shocking! But as it was $30 per person, I tried a little of everything.

With my tastebuds reset since my detox, flavors were WOW! It helps that the Officer's Club is well known for good food. Truly delicious!

I'm a little sad thinking about returning to my, "all the veggies you can eat" detox, but I've sort of just programmed myself for it and I like the idea of it becoming a healthy habit. Well, for a while longer, at least.

Wishing you a very very healthy and Happy Aloha Friday!

Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Love

There is always a silver lining on the darkest clouds.
Sending love and light,
Maile
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Hooker

I have no problem jumping out of a canoe, but getting back in, ummmm, that wasn't as easy as I had hoped.

I'm afraid I was lacking upper body strength yesterday to pull myself up. The preferred method was to hook your foot under your seat and use the strength in your legs to step up out of the water. It sounded easy, but I definitely need more practice.

Coach said, men frown upon hookers, but we are not guys and don't always have the upper body strength that they do. I really don't care, as long as I can get in to the canoe any way my body will climb up there.

No matter how tired my muscles are, I will be squeezing in more upper body strength training. Anything and everything that seems like push ups and pull ups with weights that my bowflex can do.

Hula practice is also on my busy agenda today. At least I got to sleep in a whole hour later to 6:30...well it is a school day.

Happy Tuesday!
Aloha,
Maile
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Ready? Set? Go!

I love that everyone in my family is getting Fit and Healthy! Playing together is the best kind of workout for your body. Not only burning calories, but creating memories.

I love my fun and crazy family :)

Sending love and aloha always,
Maile
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Alooooha!

I love the weekend! The sleeping in late is my favorite.

I could ignore my children and let them enjoy their weekend playing video games and eat everything in my house...ummm no.

It's more fun to drag them out and play, even if they don't want to. Silly, as soon as we are out, they love it.

I keep telling them, live the video game, don't just watch the avatar play it. Be the Avatar!

Happy weekend avatars!
Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Honu

I love love love turtles!!!
I didn't take this photo, but send a mahalo to the person who did, whoever they are.

This morning while out paddling, a beautiful honu swam right up to our canoe. I said hello and reached out as if to pet it. Of course, it was beyond my reach, but it made me feel like it got the friendly message, hi, it is so nice to see you ;)

That made my day!

My great, great, great, idk how many, grandfather was rescued by giant turtles when their boat overturned on their way to Okinawa. That is another story tho, next time ;)

Happy Aloha Friday wishes!
Mahalo,
Maile
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Mini veggie garden

I have a great pot, but it doesn't drain well and is need of more potting soil.

I just happen to have half a bag stored in an outdoor bench. As I reached to grab it, something loud moved inside the storage bench and I saw a gaping hole in the bag.

I admit that I am not a fan of bugs, but this hole is a bit big and makes me think it could be a mouse or rat! Ewww! I have made a request for someone braver than I to reach in and take out the soil and add it nicely to my veggie garden pot.

Is it possible to be a gardener and not like bugs? I know I should get myself a healthy crop of earthworms to, there is so much to learn.

Speaking of learning, I was so excited to tell my gardening guru, Diane, about my lettuce that it was growing so nice and tall, like a tree. She informed me, it was bolting and to eat the leaves, it was going to die.

I love all my plants, and it does make me sad when they aren't doing well. If you had seen me worrying over my Chinese Lantern plant, which my mom said was a weed, but I vigilantly begged it to survive and kept moving it back and forth in sunny and shady spots until I finally thought, just to give it a final resting spot with my roses.

My roses aren't actually blooming, they just look like thorny green stems poking in various directions from two inch pots. At least they are green, it gives me hope they will sprout little buds soon. Maybe its a season thing, even though we don't really have seasons in Hawaii.

Oh my, I've rambled on too long. Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!

Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Growing Healthy

Spring gardens are all the rage it seems. I'm not the only wannabe gardener out there.

A visit to see my nephews garden and they have been successfully growing eggplants, bananas, chocolate mint, and even a strawberry. Just one strawberry so far, but it's leaves are really healthy ;)

With all the concerns of pesticides, and how our food is grown, so many of my friends and family, and me to, are attempting to just grow things ourselves.

My own little garden, has a tomato plant, dill, and lettuce. I have a few pineapples and a coconut tree, we will see how long it takes for them to produce fruit.

I love seeing the greenery in my yard and am having fun caring for my little plants. I have even more talented gardening friends, my lovely friend Diane, can take cuttings and root them. This is so beyond where I am in my gardening skills, which really is just watering when I remember.

My brother is giving me my own banana tree, I am so excited! I just need to figure out where to plant it. They grow like weeds, but give a lot of bananas. Yum!

Wishing you a wonderful week!
Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Sweet Dreams

Facing a big fear to do something I wanted to do my whole life, I can't even describe how that feels.

When I was younger, body surfing, or boogie boarding in the surf was so much fun. Sadly, I had been pulled under the waves and dragged out with the current so many times, that waves scared me enough, I never felt like surfing ever again.

I would see the canoe paddlers catching the waves to, and I desperately wanted to try it. I actually can swim pretty well. I would never admit to being an expert, but swimming out in the open ocean, is still something I want to try.

Diving, and seeing the reef and swimming with the dolphins and whales in the open ocean, I know, sharks to, but thats ok, they are all magnificent creatures.

I have fallen in love with canoe paddling and even more excited to surf the waves, it's been so long, I forgot what that felt like.

My body hurts. I'm, once again, discovering more muscles on my body that I just haven't used. It's worth it. The thought of climbing up and down the stairs right now, or hula is a little frightening. Eventually, my body will adjust with all this conditioning.

Wishing all your dreams come true, and of course, I hope they don't hurt, unless it's a little body conditioning ;) it will only make you stronger.

Best health always,
Maile
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I'm going to sleep good tonight!

I had a great bike ride this morning. Practiced hula for cardio and just to practice. Totally freaked out all day, about how hard my first day of paddling was going to be, and completely surprised at how kind our coaches were on the first day.

Seriously, I was in a bit of a panic with thoughts of running up and down the beach.

I don't think they wanted to scare us off, and I couldn't be more grateful.

Signing up for a physical sport, like paddling, I'm certain it will get harder, and I hope to be ready physically to run and swim the distance.

Tonight, I'm just wishing we could have practiced longer, or I could get back out on the water tomorrow. Until next time...

Wishing you a wonderful Easter weekend!
Love and Aloha,
Maile
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Indulgence or fuel?

I love to eat, therefore, I must learn to LOVE exercise!

I really do like that feeling of pushing my body and trying to exercise as many muscles in a workout as I can. I Love the adrennaline and endorphines pumping through my system keeping me motivated to go a little longer.

The thoughts before exercise, ugh, unmotivated, tired, cranky, grouchy, rebellious, and probably a million more emotions that would all wish to crawl back under the warm covers and snooze all day.

Love gets me moving! I love my family, and to enjoy this life with them, I need to love me, for them. I want them to love themselves to take care of their bodies and enjoy this life with me. Love, love, love keeps me going.

Love also feeds me to much. At my age, I see food in different categories. Food is either fuel or indulgence. I have learned to put in my body what I know I need to function at optimal performance for my days activities. I also love to enjoy yummy indulgances with friends and family and live each fabulous moment of my life.

Balance is key, and something I have to practice everyday. I'm learning to be better, I want to be my best, not just for me, but for those I love. I will be the change that I want to see in them. That's all I can do. It's for love.

Sending love and light to you always.
Aloha,
Maile
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A Message of Love

This is really a message that has been echoing in my thoughts and dreams for a while and I keep trying to say it better and soon, I will. Love yourself first and allow healing, then you can love others and help them on their path to love and healing.

Everything in this life is about love. Every life lesson, every relationship, every hardship and every reward in this life is all about love.

It seems so simple then, that if we live in a place of love, that our life will only be filled with love. Like a magnet attracting the energy you send out, it will come into your life.

If we perceive every situation with love, it is always a reward.

Every step on my journey, I have to look back on it with love. No matter the difficulty, no matter the blessing, it is all behind me and I move forward to the next step. Remembering that with love, my journey is blessed.

Tears flow as I send love out to everyone, that they walk this life with love and attract many rewards and blessings with every step.

You are blessed, you are loved!

Aloha,
Maile
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New Moon, New You!

I love new moon energy! Having released all the bad habits and negative energy in the shrinking moon phase, we have finally arrived.

Take this time for yourself, and shed old skin, old habits, old thinking, and allow healing.

What small step can you take that makes you feel purified, devoted, purposeful, and respectful of your body today?

It is time to nourish your body, your mind, and your spirit and live the life you were meant to.

The entire universe sends its healing to you. Allow it in your life. Feel the love that surrounds you. You are blessed.

Sending love and light always.
Aloha,
Maile

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Concerned parent!

I am continuously fighting germs it seems. First one child gets ill then the next. I honestly try to crank up their little immune systems with vitamin c and, as best I can, with healthy food.

The uphill battle I seem to face is a lack of hygiene when they are away from home and in the care of their schools.

I understand lack of funding and so many issues our public schools face, but seriously, simple hand soap?!?

My kids tell me there isn't any in the bathrooms. I said there must be hand cleaner somewhere? They say no.
I honestly don't understand when hand soap and hand sanitizer was on their school supply shopping list.

Assuming every student brought their school supplies, there should be more than enough hand soap for the entire school. So where did it go? And why is there no soap in the bathrooms?

Flu, colds, pink eye and I don't even want to consider the horrors of hepatitis! And worse, my son says some kids don't even wash their hands! Ewwwww!!! My inner girl is screaming germy coodies!

I have so much respect for our teachers and schools, we can't let our teachers get sick to.

Solutions?!? I have no idea where to even start, except to insist my kids keep hand sanitizer with them at all times.

I don't remember having these kinds of issues when I was a kid at school. Yes, broken bathrooms, which is still an issue. I won't even tell you how much my older son complains that bathrooms are often closed and there are no available facilities at all.

It's a basic need. We all need bathrooms, we all need clean water, and please can we have hand soap in the bathrooms. And for those kids that don't wash their hands, I hope they don't spread illness in their own families.

Wishing you and your family to be healthy always.

Love and Aloha,
Maile

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So true!

I can wish as much as I want, and believe me I do! I never stop wishing, dreaming and hoping for miracles! It's in my DNA to always have hope.

I am an incurable optimist and I like me that way. My goals and dreams manifest easily and effortlessly because I program my beliefs that way. I surround myself with images and positive people and my own journey isn't easier than anyone else's, I just don't give up.

You will get to wherever your mind focuses your attention and I have to thank every person, every situation and every moment that has shaped my life and continues to mold me into the person I am becoming.

I will never stop changing, learning and achieving my goals and dreams! Our journeys are never one giant step, just a first step followed by a million more.

You are never alone, and I will cheer for your success always! I know you are cheering for mine.

Sending love always <3

Aloha,
Maile

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Smile ;)

It's a three day weekend!
Lots of time to play and hopefully have fun.
Live every moment!
Love to you and your ohana.

Aloha,
Maile

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Smile ;)

You are already perfect and beautiful!
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday friends.

Love you all,
Maile

It was worth it!

The scale is our friend ;)
This is my mantra for tomorrow morning...

The scale is just a measurement of gravity's force pulling my body down on the planet. I will Forgive any over indulgences because every decadent bite and yummy treat was shared with wonderful friends and family. It was all worth it!

The after effects of the fabulous Super Bowl party may be measured on the bathroom scale, but it will only encourage my efforts for a great morning workout and get me back on track to achieving my optimal health!

I truly hope you enjoyed a beautiful weekend. Sending love and encouragement to you always.

Aloha,
Maile