Grab the bus for eleven dollars and prepare for around a fifty minute drive from Waikiki through the mountains. Arrive at the most beautiful Hawaiian homes, dotted up the mountain. A short walk uphill to Manoa Falls, a small but beautiful fall. This can get really crowded.

Top tip – Don’t swim in this water. It has a bacteria that will make you sick! 
 
Note the bent bridge railing on the way in. Ten metres above ground. This is from flash floods from the river, down the mountain. You walk across a short metal bridge once that is entirely safe, but, this bent railing is a very valid reminder of the dangers of flash flooding. Go on a dry day. The trail is closed in heavy rain downfalls. 
 
Top tip - You MUST take mosquito spray here or you will be a meal. I had forty mozzy bites here….. 

Walk: Easy – Medium – Safe – Family Friendly. 
Small restaurant and shop found here. 
Fresh Water source: Yes 
Toilets: Yes  

Drive up to the highest point in Kauai, drive up through the clouds to one of the wettest places on Earth. Note there is no phone signal of any kind up here, the sun sets earlier in the canyon and it is exceptionally wet. Weather can change in a second. Look down at the floor and notice that the ground is carved by water and turns into a riverbed when wet. Impossible to climb when raining and exceptionally dangerous. Heads to the top, walk down and listen to nothing but silence. Clouds to your left, red sand and volcanic rock beneath you, rainforest to your right. I never knew the sound of quiet until I was here. 
 
Try to come early, beat the crowds, the clouds (yes, crowds and clouds) bring your coat walking boots only and make sure you tell someone you are headed here.
 
There are numerous trails suitable for all walkers. This was the highest trail, at the highest point of Waimea Canyon. 

Walk: Hard – For Expert Walkers – Dangerous areas found on this walk – find Family Friendly Trails – 1 resturant here and 1 fresh water source found in the only car park.

​Toilets are here too, there is only 1. Bring some loo roll, you will need it or it’s another wild jungle wee.

You laugh but this is luxury sometimes! 

​The most beautiful beach. Where the river meets the sea, where tiny fish swim in brackish water, where the waves are. Hanalei school ends, kids meet on the beach, climb up the climbing tree and jump into the river. Mountain views, beach, where the jungle, river and ocean meet. Paradise. Enough said. 
 
Cold and warm areas of water combine and when swimming one second you are freezing, the next blissfully warm! Hanalei has a beautiful small community. Treat the locals and the area with great respect. Mahalo! 
 
Walk: Easy – Free tiny car park nearby – Safe - Family Friendly
Toilets: No toilets
Fresh Water Source: No  
Shops 10 mins away

​Where Japan and Hawaiian culture meet. You have to experience this surreal combination, everything is either English, Hawaiian or Japanese. Shops, food, culture – tourists too but bearable. Waokiki is a must. 
 
Walk: Easy – Free tiny car park nearby – Safe - Family Friendly
Toilets: Yes 
Fresh Water Source: Yes
Shops everywhere!

​Not for anyone who struggles with uphills walks in heat or lots of steps. But overall, one of the easier walks in Hawaii and by far the safest. Great views at the top of Honululu, but be prepared to sweat! 
 
Walk: Easy – Free tiny car park nearby – Safe - Family Friendly
Toilets: Yes 
Fresh Water Source: Yes
You can only buy coconut water and pineapple drinks here – pack a lunch!

On the nineteenth mile, after road has fallen away to the cliff (yes, this is true….. half the road no longer exists) drive deeper into the jungle, both bamboo and tropical. If you are brave enough and I wanted to turn around. Look for the tiny signs, drive to mile nineteen arrive at Three Bears Falls. Hard to get too, but the most incredible waterfall I have ever seen. Sam and I were blessed to be the only ones there for some time. If you are brave enough, find the gap by the bridge, shuffle extremely carefully down the shear mud, root and tree cliff face, under the fallen tree left around the corner to the bamboo bush. There it is. The most incredible waterfall you will ever see. This is like looking at a lost world. 
 
Note – I stood on a rock four metres high and above me there was debris from the river water another metre high caught in a tree branch. This is due to flash floods. You won’t know these are coming because immense volumes of water fall from the sky, down the mountain miles away to arrive at a fall. 
 
Be mindful, water levels rise maybe eight metres above ground level or more. Look up when standing near a tree by a waterfall and note what is caught in branches. This is how high the water gets and a flash flood will always be unexpected! 
 
Never stand at the edge of a fall, or underneath in the fall. It is so dangerous! 
 
Walk: Hard – For Expert Walkers, Dangerous areas found on this walk
Toilets: No and no where near!  
Fresh Water Source: Nope. 
​There are no shops here. You are in the jungle!

​A short walk to Twin Falls, but again this is crowded. Park where you can find a space in the tiny car park on on the road side. A short river crossing is required here.  Be prepared to squat in the jungle of you need the loo. The toilets are grim. Four portable toilets here only and if you really need to go, take a deep breath before going in! It’s bad.

Walk: Easy - Medium - Family Friendly - Safe.
Toilets: Yes only four 
Fresh Water Source: No
1 stall, selling only coconut water

​Look at the most abstract scenes. Towering mountains headed into the sky. A beautiful vast garden. 
 
Walk: Easy – Free car park – Family Friendly
Toilets: Yes
Fresh Water Source: Nope. 
There is no food here to buy - pack a lunch

​A secret. Find it if you can. No spaces, no car park, no water, no shops, no tourists at all. Walk one mile when you find a place to park if you do. Walk past an eerie 8 burnt out cars along the way with sugar cane each side of you. You cannot take a car on this walk at all. You must walk. 
 
Don’t even think about taking a compact car. This is where cars come to die. 
 
This walk was a little unnerving for me. Respect the locals. Enough said! This is an off the map location. I will let you decide if you want to do this one! 

​Head to the famous Waikiki Beach. Grab a drink in one of the hotels. Sit back relax, this is Hawaii. 

Walk: Easy – Family Friendly
Toilets: Yes
Fresh Water Source: Yes
Shop and restaurants everywhere

This year my focus is not so much success but personal growth through setting intentions and referring to them regularly! Weekly, daily even. I always keep my New Year Intentions somewhere visible for me to see, remember and act upon. 

I hope my intentions inspire you! Have a successful year! ​

I am not really a huge fan of the Kardashians and frankly, I can't quite believe I am writing about them. But when I was bopping to Kanye West one day I had a thought. These icons, Kim Kardashain, Kanye, Beyonce - do you think they got to where they are know by being shy? Or reserved? No. Kim K, Beyonce - they ooze confidence. Ask yourself, what would Beyonce do? Queen B is a fav for me, but hey you - be more confident this year. You don't ask, you don't get.
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I wrote to my dream magazine to ask if they wanted to collaborate - the reply was, yes. Simple. I was sweaty, writing the email, crossed my fingers as the email whoosh into their inbox but the got a yes at the end. Do not let fear dominate your decisions. Ever. 

Life is not a dress rehearsal. The time is now. Show the world what you can do. Do not worry about what other people think. Show the world what you can do.
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Work hard, play hard. Like dear Dumbledore said "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." The email can wait, the laundry can too. Grab your camera, your boots and get out there. My Designer husband and I are already planning the next month living in another country - we can't wait!​
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It is all too easy to compare yourself, be swept up in what we see. Stay true to your roots - do what you love. Stay true to yourself and never forget who you are.
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Find success through my passion art, what ever I define that to be. 
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One of my all time favourite quotes - "Will you close your eyes in order to see?"
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Yewwwwww - a personal one, but I thought I would throw it in there anyway. Make sure you take time out, book in time off. Put it in your schedule! 
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Whoops, forget my own rule, let me grab a drink! 

Raise your hand, how many books do you have that you haven't read yet. I must have around 200 that are just waiting to be read. Ouch. Read more, read more, read more. 
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Good for the mind, body, soul. I don't need convincing. My weekly routine? 1 day of Yoga, 1 day of excercise, 1 day of rest - repeat. 
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Where do the numbers really matter in your life? Is it followers? Or is it how many pieces of art you made this month? Or how much time you spent just taking care of yourself? Or is it how many minutes you spent reading? 

What is social media really doing for you? Why do we scroll so much! No instagram, I want my thumbs back. Find me less on the gram, more on my website, so much on Pinterest and find me emailing my lovely subscribers and sending you all the good stuff! 
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Aloha 2019. The very first day, of the very first month of the New Year. One of my favourite times of year! Getting married last year, travelling to across the Islands of Hawai’i and making a huge move in my personal career made 2018 quite a year. This year however, is my ‘Year of Growth’ and it should be yours too! Time is on my side this year. It is currently hibernation station in my home, my Design Agenda notebook is at the ready and I am so ready for a year of success, smoothies and surfing.  
                    
If you don’t know me already, welcome to my Design, Branding and Business Blog. I am an Artist and Designer living, surfing and designing in the UK and have a love of all things tropical! I endeavour to always record moments in time artistically, whether it be on paper, with mixed media, in my travel journal or with the click of a camera.
 
Travel with me. Grow with me. Learn about Design or how to build your own business. Shop my art, apparel and salty living essentials which are scheduled to hit my online store in March 2019 and discover my online courses and free downloads live on my website very soon. 
 
What to expect at the start of 2019? This begins with my first passion – Art. This year it is all about exploration, inspiration, growth, experimenting with new ways of working influenced by my love of female surf culture and what I know now. I want to make the most stunning collection of salty inspired works of art, apparel and accessories as part of the Spring/Summer 2019 Collection via my Etsy Store @RoseEadsDesign.

​I also can’t wait to share my Productivity Pack with you that I have made for all my readers that have signed to my Newsletter! I plan to surf into a successful New Year and help you to do the same! This is through using my top productivity hacks, tips and tricks for those looking to nail the New Year right from day one! I am a one woman show behind my business that I run from home and my perfected productivity pack helps me every day get things done! 
 
So don’t miss my free, (that’s right) FREE Productivity Pack made to help increase your productivity emailed with every sign up to my Newsletter coming soon! 
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​Remember this year to have barefoot beach nights, pave your own path, create your own sunshine and come ride the wave of life with me! ​

Designers, Creators, Videographers, Photographers - this one is for you!

I have put together this short video about how I approach a design project. This might be a personal project, a brief from a client if you are freelance, a brief with a deadline in industry or a collaboration for some modelling/photography/videography when travelling. You name it - I have done it!

With all this design knowledge and knowing that we all one started with the same questions and perhaps little know how, I bring to you in this video a few top tips about how I execute a project to completion on time, with focus and deliver more than asked for by the client. Allow me to explain to you about how YOU should approach a brief with the right 'Design Mindset'.

Eliminate distractions, have a creative clear creative space, my top productivity hacks and more! I hope these tips help you. I have written a short article to go along with this video to help you complete your next project in the link below.

Please subscribe if you like what I do and look out for E Books and Courses on my website soon to help anyone and everyone working in design. Keep on designing!

​Thanks for watching as always - Mahalo! Rose xoxo

Aloha! 
 
Alongside the launch of my Design Mindset Youtube video, I wanted to break down a few things that I felt were important to do before you start a new project from the video. Lets get started! 

I want to express the importance of having a space at home, that is like a sanctuary. A place where you can just be. A place that drives inspiration but also breathes space, without the clutter. Like the space in my video! Your creative space and mind before you start a project should be clear, to allow for inspiration to flow naturally with little distractions.You need a tidy space. 
 
I take five minutes before I sit down to create, to tidy my physical space but also tidy my mind! Breathe - meditate. Let any passing thoughts dissolve in this meditation for a few moments and when your done, you have a clear mind to create and a clear space. 
 

The second tip into having the right design mindset to help complete a project at complete ease is to research before you start. This is one of my favourite things to do and is essential. The question is, why wouldn’t you want to flick through magazines, moodboard and scroll through Pinterest for a few hours!?
 
Knowledge is power, and you need a good amount of research backing your project and supporting you work to inspire you. I dedicated a whole week this week, to reading, studying and grabbing visuals aids, for a weekend of full creativity ready to create the next collection on my Etsy. Research makes a final piece of work better and it grows your imagination and broadens your visual mind.
 
 
My third tip for aiding the right Design Mindset to help complete a project is this -  eliminate distractions.
 
Through all the dings, bings and notifications it is easier more than ever to loose focus of your natural flow and become distracted. In my creative space, you won’t find house bills on the table, laundry on the chair or even a computer right now! Where I draw and create is free of all distractions - no checking emails during drawing time. My phone goes on silent, under my drawing stand and sometimes even on aeroplane mode…… sorry fam and friends…..
 
My creative space is free from ALL distractions. Self discipline is another talent to master and my fourth Design Mindset tip. If you find being on your phone is your main reason for distraction, SET A TIMER -  My top hack!!! Hop on your phone, set a 5 minute timer and then when it goes off, that’s it! Be strict - your future creative self will thank you for it. 
 
Rolling into tip number five - Create a wall of visual aids to inspire you. After doing your research, you will have probably gathered together some great images and finds that will inspire you. Now bring everything together before you start your final piece and create a visual physical creative space. Maybe a moodboard? Scrapbook? A file of found items to continue that natural creative flow, whilst you work to refer to. Your research will help you stay on track when developing your ideas in the next stage of the creative process. Fresh images and findings brought together may even trigger new ideas and new projects
 
I even put up pictures of my own work on my board and am my OWN inspiration - this helps me to create a clear collection of works all running with the same theme and it feels great to have my work up some where I can see it! A visual achievement on my wall!
 
These are just a few things that will help you with being in the right Design Mindset in order to complete a project. Watch my video in full to hear all my tips about your Design Mindset to help you complete a project.
 
Mahalo – Rose xoxo 
 

Rolling around Maui, dropping on each break, watching waves, being picky about each break, because we can. Busy just doing nothing. Only time on our hands, the food in our packs and the boards in the sand. These are the moments were inspiration is born. Time is our friend here, in the golden light of the Hawaiian sunset. 

Oahu - the city at night. The air turns cool, the city speaks at night with the sound of tree frogs and insects. The air is humid, but warm. Wrapped up in the Conscious Shift Cropped Sweatshirt. Flashing lights. Reflection on the day you had and what tomorrow brings. 

As wild as its waters, Kauai known as the garden island. Surrounding you with greenery, red soil and quiet. Waterfalls cascade from the sky. The Earth here is lush and rich with life. Wearing the Conscious Shift Tee on my travels up Waimea Canyon.

This notebook - a very well travelled part of me, my thoughts, adventures, captured moments in time, stills from all over the world and everlasting inspiration for my art at home. View my journal, as I open its pages this weekend on my YouTube. See all of its pages on video and indulge in my stories from all over the world.

The beautiful Manoa Falls in Oahu, Hawaii - I will leave the pictures to speak for themselves. I don't I need to even convince you how beautiful this place is......