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Look at What the Storms Blew In – When All Balls Drop in Print

Look at What the Storms Blew In – When All Balls Drop in Print
Having left South Florida to return to my home in Kauai earlier this week, I thought I had escaped hurricane season. However, it seems not to be the case with a double whammy of hurricanes heading this way, Iselle and Julio. After battling the crowds at Costco, the store on Kauai, I believe we are…
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Happy Look Up Day – Let’s Groove

Happy Look Up Day – Let’s Groove
I invite you once again to my backyard, this time from the comforts of my hammock, where I share my story, why I created Look Up Day, and the concept of looking up! I share Look Up Day—the twenty-­seventh of every month—with you. So, please join me, receive a free forty-page excerpt of When All…
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Cultural Travel to Kauai through Taro

Cultural Travel to Kauai through Taro
I say potato, you say patato. I say tomato, you say tamato. I say taro, whereas in Kauai, many will say kalo. Regardless of how you say it, on your travels to Kauai, you will no doubt come across taro in one of its numerous forms whether eating poi at a luau or awing at…
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Inspirational Female Authors in Writing When All Balls Drop

Inspirational Female Authors in Writing When All Balls Drop
As I talk about my memoir, When All Balls Drop, many ask me about the process of writing, in particular where I found my inspiration. Since my book is non-fiction, I didn't have to brainstorm about content; however, I did need to come up with the guts. I can't lie. Although my story is powerful and…
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Look Up – My Mantra

Look Up – My Mantra
This year, I completed writing a memoir of my life change, which happened nearly five years ago. It is entitled When All Balls Drop - The Upside of Losing Everything and will be released this fall. In it, I share my amazing story where in an unpredictable, split second, my life as I knew it…
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Homecoming

Homecoming
Every summer I make a pilgrimage to one of my former homes whether to Wisconsin for my hometown's Catfish Days celebration, South Florida after all the snow birds have already flown up North, or Beantown sporting a Red Sox cap. This year, my homecoming is to South Florida. Although happy to be back in the…
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Choose Your Own Adventure Minneapolis Minnesota

Choose Your Own Adventure Minneapolis Minnesota
Did you read choose your own adventure novels when you were a kid? The books are set up to tell an adventure with twists and turns that give you the option to create your own path and story. You arrive at the end of each chapter with a decision to make between different activities. You…
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A Conversation with Author of When All Balls Drop

A Conversation with Author of When All Balls Drop
As a more intimate way to get to know me and my story, I thought it only appropriate to invite you to have a conversation in my backyard. Let me share with you why I wrote my inspirational memoir, When All Balls Drop, its take aways, and who helped me along the way. I look…
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Kauai’s Best Kept Secrets Featured on Trekity

Kauai’s Best Kept Secrets Featured on Trekity
What’s the best time to visit Kauai Island? You can visit anytime of year. It’s really that kind of island. If you want the mildest temperatures, aim for April to June or September through November. However, if you are coming for exploration of the Napali Coast via catamaran, kayak, or zodiac, I would suggest the…
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