Lani Wendt Young | Samoan Writer | Lani Wendt Young

01 Jan ‘Im Sexy and I know it’

Good morning 2012,This year, I will set realistic health and fitness goals. I will not be stupid and say “Im going to lose 40 pounds and have washboard abs that are SO amazing that I will be able to replace Ezra Taylor on the cover...

Posted in children, exercise, ezra taylor, fitness, gym, iPod, Jennifer Nicole Lee, Telesafitness machines

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31 Dec Telesa Reader Photo Hall of Fame – Are you there?

Last day of 2011...

Posted in Amazon Top Rated Romance, ezra taylor, happy new year, Telesa book.

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30 Dec Samoa Skips a Day – Moving the Dateline

The sun sets over Apia Harbor.Samoa will be missing a day this week. Yes, that's right, Samoans will go to...

Posted in American Samoa, dateline, daylight savings, Lalomanu, New Years Eve, road change, samoa, Samoa dateline change, Samoa skipping a day

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28 Dec Seductive and magnetic dark attractions…

Big Son's favorite deoderant is something called 'Lynx Chocolate'. I was shopping for Xmas presents and saw an entire set of matching products - a bodywash and cologne. So like a nice mother, I bought him the gift pack. Today I was having a shower...

Posted in children, dark temptations, Lynx, mother, shower

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27 Dec I hate being married and having children.

When it's time to get ready to go out. Anywhere where looking nice is required. Dinner. Church. Mall. Movies. Book function.I don't know about you, but I used to like getting dressed up to go somewhere nice. It took time, thought, planning and some angst,...

Posted in Bella, children, church, clothes, conflict, Cyndi Lauper, mother, parenting, wardrobe

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26 Dec Women – why do we always put ourselves last on the list?

*I make sure my kids eat several servings of fruit and vegetables a day. You can't have a cookie until you eat that banana. No Xbox if you don't have that brocoli. - But I can't remember the last time I ate a vegetable. Not...

Posted in children, Christmas, family., love, parenting, priorities, women

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23 Dec No I’m not Rich and I haven’t met Ezra Taylor.

Wherever I go, I've been fielding a lot of questions about the writing and publishing of the TELESA book. Some of them serious, "How long did it take you to write?...

Posted in amazon, Daniel, demons, ezra taylor, Leila, Nafanua, Plantation House, Telesa book., when water burns, witchcraft, X-Men

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20 Dec I went to the White House. And I wasn’t speechless with awe.

#2 in the 12 Days of Christmas Traditions - The Christmas Decor of Doom and Destruction. "Mothers are the makers of Christmas magic and memories." This is my mother's Christmas philosophy. This is what drives her every year to transform our house...

Posted in children, Christmas, decorations, House, mother, Mrs Obama, President Bush, samoa, White House

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20 Dec Six Sleepless Favorites

As 2011 wraps up, it's that time of year when everybody and their donkey's aunt starts compiling lists. Today marks the official anniversary of the Young and Restless Family's move from Samoa to NZ. Daaayuum we made it! One year. Looking back over a year...

Posted in blog, children, cookies, New Zealand, Ryan Reynolds, school -, sex, sleepless in samoa, teaching

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19 Dec The Christmas Fight

I grew up in Samoa. There were six of us children. Our father is Samoan and our mother is a New Zealander so we grew up with a western/British flavor added to our tropical island Christmas celebrations. Christmas is about family and inevitably as the...

Posted in anniversary, Christmas, marriage, shoes., traditions, wedding

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01 Jan ‘Im Sexy and I know it’

31 Dec Telesa Reader Photo Hall of Fame – Are you there?

30 Dec Samoa Skips a Day – Moving the Dateline

28 Dec Seductive and magnetic dark attractions…

27 Dec I hate being married and having children.

26 Dec Women – why do we always put ourselves last on the list?

23 Dec No I’m not Rich and I haven’t met Ezra Taylor.

20 Dec I went to the White House. And I wasn’t speechless with awe.

20 Dec Six Sleepless Favorites

19 Dec The Christmas Fight

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