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Growing up in the Caribbean, I learned all I knew about winter from TV.
There was snow and it was cold, I got that.
Things froze. Things got slippery. There was ice.
The first time I stepped onto frozen ground I understood and accepted that I didn’t know one thing about winter.
The silence of fields blanketed in snow, the blinding reflection of the distant sun off fresh snow and ice, the bite of winter...
I try to live my life engaged. I don’t know if I’m succeeding or not, but I know I’m always thinking. I don’t want life to just happen to me. And wash over me. Experiences must mean something.
Maybe that’s the hidden motivation for my blogging. I get to capture and process my thoughts. That’s important to me – blogging or not. I am guided by the experiences of my past, and...
A Tropical “Winter”
On swimming… and being washed up on the shore
Momma always said….
My Mom always told me the best punishment I could get was to grow up and have kids of my own. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t a bad kid….in my early years. Just kidding. I was never a bad kid, but my teenage years? I admit I was more than a handful. In my defense, I had a lot going on. Absentee father, stepfather FAIL (twice), not to mention the fact that my mom and I are just two very different...Writer’s Workshop – Wedded Bliss
My husband and I were married in a civil ceremony with a government official presiding.It was not the way I had pictured getting married. I thought I would have the crowds of friends and family, although the thought of the expense was scary! But more importantly, I wanted to be married in the sight of God. I wanted my union blessed. I was raised with spirituality all around me, and it seemed so odd to not be married...Intruder
Boy 1: (running into my into my room and diving into my bed) Me: What’s wrong? Boy 1: (still whispering) There’s someone in my ROOM! Me: Who’s in your room? What do you mean? Boy 1: (still whispering) I hear breathing after me, like someone’s over my shoulder… Me: Oh honey. That’s called wheezing. (stifling a laugh) See why Mama told you not to watch that scary...Writer’s Workshop – Interview from the Heart
This post has been inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s WorkshopPrompt #1 – Interview with My Mom!How has motherhood changed you? A lot, in a lot of different ways. When you’re single you figure that the choices you make only affect you. When you have kids, no matter what you do, you think first how it’s going to affect them and what are you teaching them by your own actions. It made me more...Writer’s Workshop – and the Award goes to…
…okay there’s no award this time. But Mama Kat asked me to write a tribute to one of my favourite bloggers. And so that’s like giving an award isn’t it? It should be! Well, it took me hours to try and choose a single favourite blogger to write about, and even then I never was able to settle on a single one. Each of you feeds a little bit of my soul. So instead I’m breaking the rules,...Writer’s Workshop – The One(s) that got away
I read somewhere that 2 out of 5 people end up marrying their first love. I don’t know how true that is, but I can’t imagine what my life would have been like if I had married my first. Or my second for that matter. Or maybe what I mean to say is that I can, and that I think I’d be miserable. Can you remember your first love? I don’t mean your first boy/girl friend. I mean the first time you...Writer’s Workshop – Travel
Today’s inspiration is prompt #1 in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop:If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? I’m not sure I can pick just one dream place to travel to. I can think of a few places around the world I would like to visit, if I had the opportunity to. Biggest dream – the island of Capri, and the Blue Grotto. There’s such a romance about it....Writer’s Workshop – Fall Favourites
Today’s post is inspired by Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop. Check her out, and see her post and all the others taking part in today’s workshop. Growing up on a tropical island has its benefits. I’m not gonna lie and moan about it being hot all the time (hello beach/pool/springs!) or anything lame like that. I really wouldn’t have had it any other way. But lemme tell you, when you’re genetically...
About Me
A 30-ish mother of 3 and unintentional entrepreneur, I started my own IT Consultancy firm after layoffs at my old job. I balance the world of Corporate IT with my life as Manager of the education, health and well-being of my children.
Blogging from the Caribbean, I give tech advice to moms and write about raising 3 kids under 10, one of whom has been diagnosed with Aspergers.