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Month: January 2018

Christmas on Kauai

Christmas on Kauai

I am so excited to share all about our Christmas on Kauai.  It was so much fun with the kids.  We mostly got to visit with family and a few friends.  Everyone was crazy busy, so I’m sorry if we missed you on our trip home.  If you’re from Kauai then hopefully this will bring back some awesome memories and if you’re planning to visit this is a short list of ideas for your trip that are “must do” items…

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How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb; Your Questions Answered

How to Survive a Nuclear Bomb; Your Questions Answered

Hawaii’s false ballistic missile alarm on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 8:07 am struck fear into the hearts of many.  For 38 minutes, residents across the state of Hawaii feared the worst.  Even my children and I said goodbye to my husband and told him how much we loved him, as he was at work and separated from us at the time.  The fear and then the following anger has been so great that there have been death threats issued…

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Nuclear Bomb Preparedness

Nuclear Bomb Preparedness

At 08:07 this morning, Hawaii residents received the following text: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. In certain areas the civil defense alarms also went off. Specifically in Aiea and on Kauai some of, not all of, the alarms went off. Did you know what to do? Thank God the alarm was false and an hour later the false alarm was made official by another text and multiple news outlets.  Whether someone…

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AAFP Decides to NOT Endorse HTN Guidelines

AAFP Decides to NOT Endorse HTN Guidelines

Oh snap!  Amid all the controversy about the new, stricter hypertension (HTN) guidelines put out by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has decided to NOT endorse the new hypertension guidelines.  Find out why they disagreed and what does this mean for you? I posted this news to Instagram and Facebook previously.  But, this is the first opportunity I’ve had the time to write a post about…

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Personalized Water Bottles

Personalized Water Bottles

One of the very first projects that I tried with my Cricut cutting machine was personalizing and labeling water bottles with adhesive vinyl.  It’s a fun and functional project.  These personalized water bottles also make great gifts.  Here’s the simple 3 steps needed to make your very own personalized water bottles.   3 Steps: Choose a Water Bottle Cut and Weed the Design Adhere to the water bottle Choosing a Water Bottle Ideally water bottles should be smooth to allow…

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