So you have less than a week on Maui, and while you are here you want to enrich your life and steer clear of the super touristy stuff? It is easy to fall in love with Maui. To see the island properly I definitely recommend renting a car. It is a small island but not that small. If the prices…
Category: Erika’s Words of Wisdom
How to grow Hawaiian Pink Ginger from flower
A super short informative video on propagating new ginger plants from a flower that has been on the mother plant for an extended time.
What if the Hippies are right?
Image credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCULbCYu7tJ/ The hippie culture is still very much alive on Maui. We have VW buses and beetle bugs. We have hitch hikers, people camping in bushes or sleeping on the beach. Playing soulful live music in the streets because it feels amazing to share the gift of song. People dance in the streets with drums, tambourines, guitars, flutes,…
MAY the FOURTH Be With You
*Spoiler Alert* Just in case I am not the last person on earth to watch Star Wars, and you plan to watch one day, you may or may not want to read on. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away… The year was 1977, I was 4 years young.
Life is Full of Choices
I am often saddened to hear people say they are unable to afford to do what it would take to live a healthier life. I am only sad until I open my eyes and take a closer look. There is a $7 Venti Starbucks Latte, being held onto by perfectly manicured hands. The wrist is supporting a $1500 handbag. The…
Create MORE, Consume less.
We humans are creative beings. We are all creative, we are creative in a bazillion different ways. Look around at the people in your life. Are some expressing themselves more creatively than others? Is it just me or do those of us creating seem to be happier?
Comparison Vasayo Neuro Microcaps versus Provasil
I received an email from a woman is in her early 50’s looking to improve memory, mind clarity and maintaining focus. Two months of research has brought her to a comparison between Vasayo Neuro Microcaps and a product called Provasil. How do they compare and how long until the desired effects can be experienced.
Essential Oils – The Therapeutic Alternative to a Beautifully Scented Home
The wax, the artificial fragrance, the wicks and sometimes even the weird little container sented candles come in can all make you sick : ( You can either take my word for it or do your own research, but please for the health of your family just stop using them. Have no fear, without Yankee Candle your house will not…
Will Vasayo’s new disruptive products fix Dietary problems?
Will Vasayo supplemental products fix Dietary problems? -> The answers depends on the severity of your dietary situation. If you currently eat a healthy diet and get a good amount of exercise a nutritional supplement can, as the name implies “supplement” a healthy lifestyle, or fill in nutritional gaps.
Homemade Toaster Oven doTerra Peppermint Brownies
Sometimes devouring an entire pan of brownies, happens. It doesn’t make us proud but when the going gets tough the tough eat brownies. If you are going to indulge in a brownie massacre, use this recipe. You will be better off because this batch is a small batch. Depending on the size of your brownies this recipe will make about…
Is it time to find a new career?
Take a good look at your co-workers. Would you be friends with these people outside of work? If you were picking teams for kickball based strictly on how well you get along with the potential teammates would you pick ANY of these people? Now, look at your workplace and the work you do.
Get that Restful Night Sleep you’ve Been Dreaming of
Google Analytics (which tracks webiste traffic) tells me that my most popular post is the one about Vasayo Microlife Sleep Myst & Spray, consistently week after week, double the traffic of any other post. That is fascinating! Why are so many of us having difficulty sleeping and what can we do about it? For 13 years I worked midnights, my…
Cute container stuck to Ugly glue?
Have you ever spent way too much time at the sink with the scrubby sponge trying to remove a label from nice bottle that could be repurposed if only you could make it pretty again? The orange marmalade I like comes in a very useful square jar where I like to display shells and art supplies. The problem is the…
Let it Bee | Healthy Bees = Healthy Humans
For the past three years we have been living right near a huge honey bee hive. For two of these years we shared a common wall with the bees. Quite often the bees would find their way into our living area and we would catch the bee in a cup and put it back outside.
Tips for getting the most out of supplements
Here are a few of my personal best practices I follow for staying healthy and getting the most out of my supplements: