Escape
Anyone who knows me knows that I comfortably watch no less than two hours of Grey’s Anatomy daily. Not everyone completely understands my obsession; but there are the few and far in between who completely understand and would do the same if given … Read more →
The Winds of Change
Most of us like to be in complete control of our lives. Embracing change is extremely difficult because with it comes letting go of the old and allowing yourself to feel lost for a while.
The Oooh Ahhh Factor
Sometimes it takes a newcomer to the Island to remind us how awesome our community really is. When we live here long enough our island paradise can be taken for granted and we can all too easily forget the Oooh Ahhh factor. You know, like when we … Read more →
You Really Can’t Do It All
Is multitasking leading us into an attention deficit recession? Tess Wixted offers some great advice, food for thought and some excellent additional reading on this important subject.
Back to basics: A Moving Experience
While sorting through the accumulated clutter in her house, Julia McLean sifts through memories.
Chocolates Anyone?
Paige-Jennan Andrew reminds us that happiness is not out there somewhere in the future but that if we pay attention, we can find it in every passing moment of our lives.
The Garden Shed of Life
A simple cleaning out of a garden shed can give you insights into your personality and place in history.
What Do You Do With Leftover Salad?
Sometimes the most trivial of topics, such as what to do with leftover salad, can be symbolic of all the things that connect cultures, and separate them.
One potato, two potato, three potato … VODKA!
On a hot August day in 1997, Arla Johnson leaves her home in Fort Myers, Florida, and heads north. Tuckered out from her job as a school counselor, she yearns for a spot by the sea where she can wind down.
Prairie Girls
A prairie-born author examines the true meaning of being a girl from the prairies and what that means when it comes to defining true friendship and values.




































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