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I've decided not to move from Hawaii, so I don't have to face that anymore. I can concentrate on my writing and just enjoy my life here.

I'm facing a move I hate to make but also looking forward to making! I live in Hawaii and for family reasons, I'm moving to Florida. I love Hawaii and I love Florida - but it doesn't make the move any easier.

Gorgeous Sunday today - 84 degrees and 61% humidity, but hey, it's the tropics! It's just the way I love it!

ALOHA!!! What is your name or nickname? Your Team? Lucy (not a nickname) and I’m one of the Tenacious GR8TERS Your Approximate Location: big city near you, province or state, country. I’m on the Big Island of Hawaii and the big city near me is Honolulu, on the island of Oahu What is your favorite summer activity? Sitting…

I posted this on my team, but I have friends on the other teams who might be interested in this, too. My self-help book is out! It has been up as an e-book for a few years but most of my clients wanted something they could hold and write in. It's a "self-help" for personal growth, something we all seem to want - and the…

@Dianedoessmiles1 For most of my life I lived near some body of water - ocean, lake, river - and I was born next to the Mississippi River! Only for the years when I lived in Arizona did I feel land-locked, and I was! I've even spent over 30 years living on an island, which I love! Kodiak, Alaska, Guam, and now on the Big…

My latest book is finally out - https://store.bookbaby.com/book/feral-fables It was an ebook on Amazon for a few years but clients asked if they could get something where they could make notes, thus the paperback. It is also available on Amazon or Barnes & Nobel, and I think other places, too, but they haven't put up the…

@kaliswalker I moved to Hawaii in 1996 and I don't plan to live anywhere else.

@ LindieMaeP It isn't that hot here. Today we had a low of 71 and a high of 85 and if you live at even 500-1000 feet above sea level, it is cooler still. At 5000 feet here it gets down to 40s and those who have a home at that elevation just love it. I lived at 2000 feet for about 10 years but I like the warmer climate of…

@Dianedoessmiles1 I live on the Big Island of Hawaii so we don't get the number of tourists that they get in Honolulu on the island of Oahu. We're more country-style LOL For a while, I had a little home on an acre of land at the bottom of the island. Yes, we will have cruise ships again, but we only get one a week here,…

Even though I don't live in snow country, it's always wonderful to have SPRING to look forward to. We do have seasons here in Hawaii and we can tell the difference in the surf sounds, how the plants sound as they die off or regrow, temperatures do fluctuate some, what's growing and what isn't, sunrise and sunset changes,…

How many 5% Challenges have you done? This will be my 21st challenge What do you like to do for fun? Write, read, jigsaw puzzles, music (piano, guitar) What major city do you live in or near? State? Honolulu (but it's on a different island) Hawaii Kailua-Kona (my island) Hawaii What are your health/fitness goals for this…

I've been laughing at all the very funny cartoons about snow and winter! Thank you to everyone for posting. :D

I finally figured it out!! Please keep me on this team!

What is the link to join the Community team? I can't seem to find it.

Many mahalos for all the work you do - and for hanging in there after SP!!

My brother and I are the only two siblings in my family so I don't know what I'd do without him. I know you are going through a lot of pain with the loss of your brother, so I'm keeping you in my prayers and heart. <3

Has the link for adding your miles, etc. been moved? All I can find is the information on what we are to measure this week, but it's Wednesday and I don't see a single one of the posts, including mine.

Yes, I live in Hawaii and I've been here for about 26 years. But I was born in Illinois and I've also lived in Rhode Island and Alaska. Snow is beautiful when fresh and you don't have to do much out in it. Now I'm here in a warm climate to stay! My adult children come to visit me in the winter to get away from the snow and…

@Dianedoessmiles1 Love the pictures, but it made my body shiver. Looking at pictures of snow is about all I'm able to tolerate! LOL I wish everyone a Mele Kalikimaka this week! May all your wishes and prayers come true!

I pray for healing of all sorts - physical, mental, spiritual - wherever you need it most. Prayer works!

I haven't had a chance to take pictures from the beach of our snow covered mountains, but here is a link if you're interested in seeing it. https://weatherboy.com/hawaii-digs-out-of-blizzard-first-view-from-mauna-kea-ground-zero-of-snowstorm/

Storm has passed now, so we're back to our 80-83 degree weather. It's overcast, but I like it that way. The mountains are covered with snow, however, and it's beautiful at the beach :)

Hawaii had a freak storm this weekend. Blizzards on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, loads of rain down on the beach areas (where I live), gale-force winds (I thought my palms and other plants would break in half), temps went down to upper 60s (Brrrrr), and I actually closed the glass doors. Usually, everything is open here, just…

I finished my third afghan with one more to go for my four adult children. My brother saw the picture and wanted one, too, so he'll be next. I plan to make one for myself with granny squares out of all the different leftover yarns from the afghans. It's been too many years since I've had time to do anything like this. All…

Were you a member of SparkPeople? How many years? What was your Spark name? Yes, for over a decade, but can't remember exactly. I was KAIMANA927. How many 5% Challenges have you done? This will be my 20th Challenge What do you like to do for fun? Garden with my orchids, Bonsai, write, read, travel (when COVID finishes)…

No other team for me! We're GR8!

I live on the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii. We can go to the beach and watch the surfers while we look up at the mountain covered with snow. My lanai is filled with beautiful orchids; the air is soft to the skin and warm. I've lived and worked here now since early 1996 and don't plan to go anywhere else, even…

With everyone facing cold temps and snow, I hate to complain about my weather! But folks, when it gets down to 70 here, it might as well be 50! I bundle up and wish I had a fireplace - LOL Spoiled rotten, I am. But a brass ensemble playing Christmas music in the Keauhou Shopping Center about 1/4 mile from my condo helped…

How do I join this group? I have been on Atkins in the past and lost 40 pounds. Then I gained back that and more, so I went to WW. Managed to keep it off, became lifetime member and was even a leader for a while. But their latest program emphasizes too many fruits and veggies. I am starting to see the pounds go back on. I…