Round Up - my first!!!

For months and months and months I've been meaning to do a round up.  I love reading everyone's round ups of different things they have found over the course of the week, and always remember to do it when it's too late.  (wah wah wah, cry me a river already).

With that being said.... I've decided on my day to be Friday (and when I re-brand my site, I'll probably incorporate Pinterest highlights into this post and retire Pinterest Thursdays, (oh no!).

In Case You Missed It:

  This has been another eventful week on Instant Mommie mostly due to the Blog Every Day in May

Challenge.  First off I toyed with some tag lines for Uncle Bob's salts in the sell yourself in 10 words   post;  then I relived my past in what I missed;  and then obliged to write a heartfelt apology to my dad; after that a little sunshine imposed on the blog with 10 things that make me happy and an introduction to my Beautiful Hawaii posts with a feature for Hank's Haute Dogs!; next I showed off some pics I edited with the new A Beautiful Mess app; towards the end of the week I talked about a typical day for me, always having room for growth, graduation gift ideas and my favorite photo. 

Blogging:

  *New friends: Ashlea with an A and A Girl, A Story, A Blog

  *Tools and Tips for Creative Blogging

   

Business:

  *The Blog Post I've Been Waiting to Write

  *Top 5 Tips for Getting Press

  *Five Tips to Spring Cleaning your Email Inbox

Food:

  *Ezra Pound Cake - Meatless Monday California Sandwich

  * Simply Scratch - Cheesy Chicken and Cilantro Pesto Baked Flautas

Inspiration:

via The Love Shop on etsy

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Punalu'u Beach

This photo is an "untouched" picture I took with my old iPhone.  It isn't bedazzled with Photoshop or all the fun photo apps that I love such as: PicTapGo, ABeautifulMess, PhotoForge, Over etc.  I don't love this picture because I got the right aperature, and the ISO level is on point and whatever else photography jargon comes with amazing blog photos.  I love this picture because it is sentimental.  This is Punalu'u Beach on the North East side of the island, one of my favorites for its authenticity, serenity and peacefulness.  This beach is also very dear to my heart because it is the site that I scattered my dad's ashes at.

Aloha oe Dad!  I love you!

EDIT: Apparently I read the post wrong, it was supposed to be a photo of myself, but hey - a little selflessness never hurt anyone!!  Oh well, try again!  Happy Aloha Friday.

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This is a post that is a part of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge, from the lovely Jenni.  Today's prompt was your favorite photo, and why.
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Pinterest Thursday - graduation edition

Recently, my friend, Cherity, asked me to help her come up with some ideas for her son's preschool graduation.  Of course, I turn to Pinterest - who has time to think up ideas on their own now-a-days!

Here are some festive graduation ideas, brought to you by the lovely pinterest!

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Always Growing

I’ve been dreading this post all week long.  I didn’t know what to write about.  It is comforting to see that there are people in the same boat.  And then there are others like Shay, who pretty much spilled her guts today – which she must have, if she willfully (is that even a word?) spilled them.

There are definitely things in life that can be improved on; but nothing to the degree of being stumped on how to push through; or feeling defeated.  I will never top learning.  I will never stop improving.  I haven’t arrived, and never will.

Two big things in life that I am working on are:

1. Financial Stability
2. Health

I cannot wait for the day that I can announce I’m debt free!  What a weight off my shoulders that will be.  I have to wait about 3 years for that (hello car payment and student loans), which is ok.  Also – I cannot wait for the day that I am back down to what I weighed at twenty-one.  This is my biggest struggle, and I’m gonna have a party when I beat it!

And as life predictably plays out, once those two things are all worked out, I’ll have more things to work on in life and the cycle continues.

All-in-all, I am happy with life.  I have a wonderful family that I love and adore.  A boyfriend and his son that swept me off my feet.  A secure job.  Great friends to share with.

Now you…!  What are you working on in your life?  What are you excited to beat down??

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This is a post that is a part of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge, from the lovely Jenni.  Today's prompt was something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it.

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A Typical Day

FAIL... major fail for this post!  I really wanted to do a picture-esque "day in the life of" but I messed up on that one...

So you just get a boring, run of the mill paragraph of words!! Fun times.  NOT!!

A typical weekday in my life involves normal morning routines such as washing your face, brushing your teeth and hair and getting ready for the day.  I also take my dog out for his morning walk and poop n pee.  My drive to work takes anywhere from twenty to sixty minutes - yes that is how crazy traffic is!  Then I work (if you want to know the details, see this post).

After work most times I usually come home, get dinner ready - spend time with Chris and CJ (on the weeks we have the little guy) and then hit the hay.  Sometimes I stop off at my grandpa's house to see my fun little nephews.  But typically that's my boring day!  I hope to give this post a re-do, and actually do a picture post; just need to set my phone to remind me to take a pic every half hour or hour... we'll see how that goes!

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This is a post that is a part of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge, from the lovely Jenni.  Today's prompt was a day in the life of.
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