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Aloha Friday is here and the sun is shining 💛 Thi

Aloha Friday is here and the sun is shining 💛

This week on the blog, I posted about the Hanauma Bay Ridge hike.

Technically speaking, it’s a very easy paved trail (at least the ridge is, we didn’t get off the paved trail). However, it’s a very long uphill walk, with no shade 🥵

The views of the bay are beside you as you ascend to the top, with views of East Honolulu to your right, Koko Head looms behind you, and you can see the spectacular Diamond Head crater as you near the top. It’s worth every uphill step 😍

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend 🩵

#hawaiihikes #oahuhikes #hanaumabay #easthonolulu #hawaiiviews

Since the beginning of the year, I have made 8 qui

Since the beginning of the year, I have made 8 quilts.

7 of them are American flags, but I did work one gingham one in there for good measure 🤪

#militaryspouse #beginnerquilter #sewsewsew #quiltersgonnaquilt #obsessed

So, it’s hard to hide things when you’re moving &

So, it’s hard to hide things when you’re moving & you have to pack everything in the house.

Heff found my stash of thrifted plates and he’s not impressed…or maybe he is 🤪

#thriftingaddiction #blueandwhitedecor #platewall #thriftedhome #militaryspouse

I love Hawaii and all, but I do miss a good sandy-

I love Hawaii and all, but I do miss a good sandy-bottomed creek 🥰

#southerngirlforlife #freakforthecreek #creekswimming #militaryfamily #floridagirls

It hurt my heart to sell my plants last week 😣 On

It hurt my heart to sell my plants last week 😣

One of the buyers commented “You have a green thumb!” But truthfully, this island does the work for you. It’s been my most successful plant spot yet 🪴

If you’re a plant lady, you will never regret a trip to Hawaii (or any tropical island). I’ve been enthralled by all of the beautiful plants here 😍😍😍

#crazyplantlady #plantsmakemehappy #militaryspouse #plantsofinstagram #plantsmakepeoplehappy

The ‘Junk’ I Bought vs. How I Styled It: Kauai Edi

The ‘Junk’ I Bought vs. How I Styled It: Kauai Edition

We stopped by a couple of vintage and thrift stores while we were visiting Kauai & I brought home some goodies.

The bust was added to our bookshelf along with a ginger jar & copy of James Michener’s ‘Hawai’i: A Novel’, that were also thrifted.

The pennant was hung under the shelf in the reading nook.

And the red & white pillow shams I thrifted became stripes on one of the quilts I recently finished 😍

I love thrifting on vacation & bringing home treasures that will always remind me of the memories we made in new beautiful places ❤️

#whatithrifted #thriftedhome #thriftedvsstyled #hawaiithings #secondhandhome

Aloha Friday from the West side 😍 If the rain wil

Aloha Friday from the West side 😍

If the rain will move out, I plan to squeeze in some beach time between getting ready for the movers to come on Monday 🥺

Also…I will post a moving announcement…eventually. Maybe from the plane 🤷🏻‍♀️ #ivebeenbusy

Sounds silly, but I’m so grateful to be at a point

Sounds silly, but I’m so grateful to be at a point in life where I have thrift store money.

There were times when the bills were paid & we were fed, but there wasn’t room for any extras, not even thrifty ones.

So, to be able to buy a little treasure on a random Tuesday feels like luxury to me ☺️

#attitudeofgratitude #thriftingcommunity #richgirl #thriftedhome #militaryspouse

I had put off hiking the Kolekole Trail on Schofie

I had put off hiking the Kolekole Trail on Schofield Barracks for wayyy too long…

DON’T be like me! Go! Do it!

It’s SO PRETTY 😍😍😍

#militaryspouse #schofieldbarracks #hawaiihikes #oahu #waianaemountains

Quilt reveals 😍 Each one is different. 2 have w

Quilt reveals 😍

Each one is different.

2 have white setting fabric (the strips between the flags & around the border), 2 have navy setting fabric, and 2 have off-white setting fabric.

One of the navy ones has flags made from 2 pillow shams I thrifted on Kaua’i. One navy one has flags that are only red & pink. One of the white ones is made from thrifted shirts. One of the off-white ones is all vintage/thrifted fabrics.

All of them have a thrifted sheet has backing.

And I don’t know how I’m going to choose which one to keep & which to give away 🫣

Help me choose 😩

Side note: The girls were good sports about helping me film them. Even if everyone on the beach was watching us be weird 🤪

#quiltreveal #militaryspouse #americanflagquilt #whatithrifted #vintagefabrics

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