Blog - Stuffed with Aloha

It's really hot today & I want some S'mores

8/27/2015

Like not frying an egg on the sidewalk hot. More like my feet are sweating, in my slippahs (flip flops for those who prefer), in the air conditioned car. Like, praise be that my air conditioning is working, please don't make me leave the house until it's snowing, kind of hot.

Well, maybe not even that hot, to some people. Me, I'm melting. I don't do well in the heat. ***Cue the question "Then why did you move to the desert?" (Yes, this area of Idaho is desert.) The answer is because reasons.*** I'd much prefer to live near the coast, where I can see, hear & smell the ocean. Where it doesn't typically get this hot.

We all know...

8/26/2015

high school is hard. I'm pretty sure I've addressed that fact earlier this week. So it is with great pride, that I share with you the fact that as of today, the third school day of this new school year, both the Chicken & the Squab not only have perfect attendance, but they are both currently getting straight A's in all of their classes.

Laugh if you want, but for some people out there this is actually a major accomplishment. I just happen to like bragging about/praising my boys, no matter how small their successes, because I think every success is a cause for celebration.

Shout out to....

8/21/2015

all my fellow artists, creatives, imagineers (I'm pretty sure I just "borrowed" that term from Disney without permission), free-thinkers & pretty much everyone who even possesses or uses even a millionth of a spark of anything even remotely resembling out of the ordinariness.

(Aw heck, I'll just give a shout out to everyone. I don't like to discriminate & I do love ya all.)

You totally rock! I mean it. Really. You're amazing, brilliant, incredible & just plain fanfreakintastic.

To prove it, I submit for your viewing pleasure, this pic that I found on Pinterest or the Google, I can't remember which. It so absolutely, perfectly depicts the truth about us versus "normal" folks.

Thank you the Googling Pinterest for this.

Accurate right? I thought so.

Anyway, I just wanted to remind you all that those things that mainstream society deems "different" about you, are the very things that make you so amazing.

***This bit is actually important for EVERYONE.*** Do not ever hide yourself because of what other people say or think. They are not you & you are a vital part of the grand scheme, just as you are. Be who you want to be, not who society tells you to be. That person isn't nearly as much fun.

Okay, so I love you for being you & there are so many others that feel the same. Please remember that & learn to do the same, if you haven't already.

Different is what makes life interesting. Just ask our Sovereign Head.

Until later gang, aloha hugs,
-Clare

DUCK!

8/15/2015

Thank you The Google!

today I just can't...

8/7/2015

Today has been filled with house cleaning & furniture rearranging. I'm just waaaaay too tired to even sentence. So here, a picture of Gabby Hayes in honor of the phrase (one of my personal favorites) "plum tuckered out".

Thank the Google for this pic of good ol' Gabby.

Where would we be...

8/1/2015

Phoning it in again...

7/29/2015

In the middle of writing what was certainly going to be an epically rambly blog post, my (thought) train got run off the tracks by distractions in human form. And then I totally forgot which rail line I was using, what state the train was in, lost my tickets & couldn't even find the nearest station.
***Imagine the annoyed mother/wife's growl here***

So of course I turned to my go to helper, The Google. I am not lying, I went in to the image search on The Google & typed "google,help me with my blog". As always, The Google did not fail me. I give you the first image that came up...

Thank you The Google for The Giggle.

To prove that I am not making this up, here is a screenshot. (Mostly because I finally figured out/remembered how to do this on a computer, without having to ask my poultry.)

See? I didn't make it up & I posted the screenshot by myself. Yay me!

So yeah, that's it for today. Because I keep hearing that damned train whistle & I have a feeling it won't stop until I find it & finish the other post.

Yes, this is my chosen tiny bit o'joy for the day. What can I say, I'm a cheap date.

Aloha hugs,
-Clare

Man this is rough...

7/17/2015

Warning! This post may or may not contain...

I know this didn't come from The Google or Pinterest, but cannot for the life of me remember where exactly I did get it.

Because I'm a fickle pickle...

7/13/2015

I realize this has nothing to do with being fickle, but The Google sent me to it so I am using it.

I just wanted to mention that there will be some changes coming to the website in the next few weeks or so. Not to worry, I won't be selling radioactive confetti or anything strange like milk.

Nope, just my randomly annual change it all up because I'm occasionally a chameleon.

So, if you have any suggestions on content you'd like to see or things you think I can do better here, please let me know. Because now is the time for change; the ice cream man still charges a reasonable amount for his product, so the change will actually get used!

Aloha hugs until later,
-Clare

An Important Message From Our Sponsor...

2/25/2015

...aka yours truly.

First, I'm doing this from the Weebly app on my phone, so if this doesn't end up as colorful as my usual posts, blame the app.

Now, on to the message.

I've been noticing a lot of struggling out there, both with my friends & just others through social media (because I don't necessarily trust regular news outlets). So I just wanted to take a moment to share something I found on 'The Google'. It is true & applicable to EVERYONE.

Gigantic thanks to The Google

Insomnia strikes again!

2/17/2015

Well, I'm up at 3 am. Again. Because reasons.

I have been trying to fall asleep since about 10:30 & I might have dozed off for an hour or so. But I'm up now & seeing as how it looks like I won't be falling asleep anytime soon, I figured why not blog.

Aren't you lucky?

The Google seldom disappoints.

I shall title this post 3,465 because I can

1/31/2015

Just wanted to pop in & post something. My brain however is fried from a challenging week, so I did what I love to do, which is ask 'The Google'.

Except I couldn't think of what to ask 'The Google' for. The Squab is at work, the Stork is cooking & the Chicken is in his room, so I decided to open Pinterest & see what grabbed me first.

Well, as you can imagine (as I'm sure you know I'm very easily...oooh smells...) I did not make it to Pinterest before it came to me. Yes, folks, I actually had a thought, Don't look so shocked, it happens.

Anyway, I recently saw a piece of art that just mesmerized me. And as we all know my brain works how it works, I actually started thinking that the style of the piece that I loved (see it here) would look absolutely killer as a/in a tree.

Which led me to ask 'The Google' for trees. Which gave me results that included this pic.

I do so love how accommodating 'The Google' is.

You're welcome.

You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.

Aloha hugs,
~Clare

December means...

12/3/2014

Honestly, my most favorite "non-traditional" Christmas song ever. Because it is.

Aaah the google...

11/3/2014

So I said to the Squab "Quick shout out something bizarre!"
The Squab responds with "Fruitcake toenail!"

This is what I found when I asked The Google for "fruitcake toenail"

Knew there was a reason I always passed on the fruitcake.

Nudging...

10/20/2014

I would like to thank The Google for showing me what I NEED for Christmas.