I’ve always loved Melissa & Doug products so when I saw there was a line of sand toys, I knew my daughters would have to have them. We have the Baking Set as well as the Ice Cream Set, and I’d love to get more! Along with the two sets we have there’s a [...]
Aloha! I’m Malia, former pre-school teacher turned stay-at-home mommy & blogger. I’ve got two little girls and a wonderful, hardworking hubby. We live on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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GIVEAWAY: $75 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash
Summer’s almost here, and wouldn’t a little extra cash or an Amazon gift card start it off right? Maybe you could use it toward your summer vacation, or even on a staycation. There’s always something you can do with an extra $75! Well, now here’s your chance! SmartySaver has teamed up with some fantastic [...]
FREE Grocery Tote Bag! + 40 FREE Prints
What a great deal! I love that it can be personalized. We have a new law passed here where they have banned plastic bags, some stores still have them but they cost up to $0.10 each, so I’m always in need of these reusable bags. You’ll still have to pay for shipping which starts [...]
It’s time to Get Fit & Be Healthy…Again!
Back in July 2012 my husband and I had decided to start a journey of being healthy. We got rid of all the unhealthy foods in our house and went shopping for healthy options. We spent time in the grocery store reading labels and were amazed by all the bad stuff they put in [...]
This past Saturday we celebrated my daughters 2nd birthday with an adorable Strawberry themed birthday party. This wasn’t a Strawberry Shortcake Party as I don’t normally do character parties, and my daughter has no idea who Strawberry Shortcake is. The Birthday Girl wore a cute strawberry appliquéd tank top from Makmaydesigns. The strawberries were [...]
Getting Healthy – 1 month of INSANITY Workouts, 1 more to go
So, it’s been a month since my husband and I started the INSANITY: 60-Day Total Body Conditioning Workout DVD Program. It actually went by a lot faster than I had expected. Has it gotten easier? NO, not really! I really thought it would start to get easier, but I’m still dripping with sweat by [...]
Making Money Online – Affiliate Networks for Bloggers
I like to earn as much money as possible through online sources, and through the years I have tried a ton of different services. I’ve done everything from paid to read e-mails, taking surveys, and now that I’m a blogger I work with a few affiliate networks. In this post I’ll share with you [...]
I’ve been wanting to share these pictures for a while, but I kept forgetting to post it. We were at the beach a couple weeks ago, when I saw the weirdest thing, a SPIRAL in the sky! What’s funny is, you could barely see it with your bare eyes. I had put on [...]
Getting Healthy – Insanity Workout & changing the way we eat!!
My husband and I have decided to get healthy, get in shape, and lose some weight! We started on Monday July 24th. We have changed our diet, no more junk food! It was actually getting pretty ridiculous, I was eating way too many junk foods, and not giving it a second thought! Ice cream, [...]
Blogger to WordPress – I Did It!
I recently made the switch from Blogger to WordPress, and I am very glad I did! It was a decision I took a while to make, but after asking other bloggers, I came to the conclusion that making the move was a good idea. I can honestly say I didn’t have any problems with blogger, [...]
