In late January/early February I took a steep dive into the rabbit hole. I was in there for long enough to settle in, furnish and decorate, and swim around in the self-pity pool for daily exercise. It was more of a flounder and sink than a swim really. Vermont in the dead of winter is…
My family and I lived on Oahu from 2000-2005. We were able to explore the Big Island only once with a 2.5 year old…
Day one of quarantine freedom began with a trip to the airport to pick up my stand-up surfboard. I was visiting Oahu 3 years…
The Kona coastline is less than a mile away by crow measurement. I wake to the sound of waves, Hawaiian doves and the ever-present…
Flying into Quarantine
My exhausted brain had created multiple disaster scenarios about my arrival in Hawaii. I hadn’t been sleeping well for weeks. My fitful…
My brother Ken is the 14 time world champion of Footbag, aka Hacky Sack. He’s a highly respected, sought after global expert in SEO….
Hometown stopover in Portland, OR
En route to aloha I spent 10 days in my childhood home in Portland. I hadn’t seen my parents…
Over the span of just 30 days, I’ve whittled my belongings down to 40 USPS Flat Rate boxes carefully itemized in a Google Doc….
I’m terrible about listening to voicemails. My iPhone displays high numbers in tiny red circles to remind me, but I can’t be bothered to…
I was handed an opportunity to house-sit for 4 months in Hawaii. I sold all my stuff and jumped ship from Vermont in the midst of a global pandemic. This is my story of the mid-life shift to aloha.
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