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How to Crush Holiday Baking Like an Island Goddess
Don't lie. Christmas music is blasting from your speakers and you are literally decorating the hell out of your halls. 'Tis the season to be jolly, and after hurricane season, it's time for celebration. For your supremely awesome culinary merriment-making, I have...
Comparing Island Life: Maui & Saba (QUIZ!)
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the second post in our new series where women who have lived on multiple rocks compare the lifestyles of different islands. If you missed the first one, click here. This site receives so many questions in the realm of “What’s it like to live...
This Desperate Rock-Wife: A Poem
Happy Hour Starts at 1pm I've earned it, Don't you judge. I'm sippin' juice, and Flippin' cares, Tryin' not to stare at all the gnats I'm swatting from my face, Lord, such a disgrace! Mango season's rotting on my porch I'm cooking meals over a torch The flame a game...
Island Driving for Introverts
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to drive atop the Great Wall of China at 40 km/h? I can't say I ever did, though these days, I find myself driving the equivalent on my rock every single day. As I blindly reverse up the steep street my car is parked on, I...
Casualties of an Island Laundry Day
I now have what's called a "Saba Washer," or, as I like to call it, a fancy gallon bucket. This might seem “cute” and maybe even a little romantic if your idyllic island existence comprises of you and possibly your partner. I, however, am five humans deep in soiled...