I decided at the end of September that I needed a BIG break from social media: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, even email. I had been noticing for a few months that I was getting just a tad obsessive about checking my phone or computer whenever I was bored at home or had a few spare moments where I was waiting in line, got to an appointment early or even waiting for a file to save or a webpage to load...I'm not kidding. My addiction was getting way out of hand and I knew it. So

I've been home for a month (WOW!!) and wanted to write a post about the food I made and didn't make while I was in Maui. I figured people would want to know what I cook for myself while traveling AND what restaurants I found that catered to my eating habits ;) I'm writing this post to show you how simple it can be to eat healthy foods even when you aren't anywhere near your own kitchen! Whether you have food allergies, any sort of chronic illness that requires a strict lifest

My last day in Maui started EARLY ;) The plan: head out on the road to Hana for the bamboo hike, then go to Paia for lunch at Maka (raw vegan cuisine...SO dang good!!), chill at the beach then sunset at Haleakala We almost did it all! I ended up getting a really bad headache after lunch, so after an hour at the beach without any improvement, we headed back to Kihei. I was a little bummed, but I definitely know now that this recent trip to Maui WILL NOT be my last, so sunset a

The morning after I spent watching the beautiful sunset and playing under the full moon, I woke up early and was off to my surf lesson!! I was so excited :D a little nervous, but mostly excited. I mean, how often do you get to have a surf lesson in Hawaii?! Technically, this wasn't my first time surfing...I had gone with a few friends the summer before my freshman year of college, but that was NINE YEARS ago! I feel like that's long enough to completely forget what you learne

Before I left for Maui, I knew I wanted to visit the Kea Lani at some point while I was there, for old times' sake. The last time I was in Maui was when I was 7-years-old, with my parents and maternal grandparents to celebrate my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. We stayed at the Kea Lani :) actually, every time my parents and I went to Maui when I was growing up, we always stayed there. They had several pools, one with a water slide, and the resort overall was very kid