A 16 Step Guide to Booking Flights off your Rock
In our home, "winning the internet" means one of us has found a flight from Saint Lucia that we deem not ridiculously expensive. We have quite literally flown through Canada (and saved over $300, overnighting expenses included) to end up in Miami in order to collect...
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...
The Cycle of Island Critters
Given the consistency of the Caribbean climate, seasons don't mean much on my island. In fact, I'm almost jealous of my family in Canada who segue from the gorgeous sunshine-drenched days of summer into the frosty white landscape of Winter. Now those are seasons. Here...
The 5 Worst Reasons to Quit Island Life
Island life is not for everyone. I was born and raised on an island. Then, I spent some years in a city only to move back to an even smaller island. I fit in with both locals and expats. I understand the arguments from both sides - talk about a life of confusion. The...
10 Things to Do While Waiting in an Island Gov’t Office
One day, I'm going to set up a Facebook group called Survivors of Island Government Bureaucracy and invite all my islander friends to join. Because no one knows the pain of waiting for government officials to do their job quite like island dwellers. Whether it's your...
The 4 Stages of Island Fever
As anyone who lives on an island knows, the size of that island is inversely proportional to how quickly it will drive you mad. Here's a handy graph for those who prefer to process things visually: Happily, there's a cure for Island Fever (IF): It's getting off the...
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