Video Recipes – DIY's – Island Life – Travel – Natural Living – Minimalism
How May got here so quickly, I’ll never know. Next week is Mother’s Day and my mother in law will be visiting and I’m so excited to show her around the island. I just mentioned on instagram how I’m still working through my list of “things to do in St. Croix” over a year later..read more
Another rendition of my favorite green smoothie {down below} and my favorite item from the Taste swag bag, a shirt with St. Croix outlined on it. Geranium essential oil is my newest addition to my collection and it has not disappointed. I primarily got it to add to my skin care DIYS as it’s known for..read more
I’m a sucker for junk food. It’s the truth. If it didn’t make me feel terrible, I’d be one very happy clam binging on cheesy poofs and bon bons all day but the reality is, I feel better when I eat cleaner. I just feel more vibrant and refreshed. Not to mention, my skin looks..read more
Part I. Most mornings this week were all about green smoothies following lemon water but on Monday, I felt particularly industrious and we enjoyed cheesy grit bowls with spicy chicken sausage, poached eggs and scallions on the backyard together. We also got to have lunch with each other that day and both got clubs at..read more
I got spoiled with our weekly CSA when for several weeks, we received an abundance of figs. When they stopped coming, I went into withdrawal. I love their jammy goodness and they always remind me of my father whose favorite snacks are fig newtons. That’s when I found these sundried figs. They’re not exactly the..read more
Part’s one and two. Fifi is a health/lifestyle blogger in California so her typical meals involve a lot of greens. Salad with dijon vinaigrette. Ben cleans the beaches of St. Croix and up-cycles the materials to handcraft one of a kind pieces with his company Beachin Furniture. He enjoys a a vegan lifestyle and on his..read more
Living simply has been my way of life for as long as I could remember. Granted, it was more of a necessity than a trendy lifestyle when I learned how to make the most of what I had. Growing up, we just didn’t have a lot and mountains of birthday and Christmas toys were not..read more
Today’s post is the first in my “Monthly Favorites” series where I’ll be corralling a list of my current favorite things {probably mostly food related}. This guy is called Soursop/Guanabana/Guyabana, among other names. 4 lbs of the freshest soursop which can grow up to 15 lbs. I’ve long enjoyed this fruit but right now, they..read more
You can find part 1 here. Merryn is a baker and builder who lives in the rainforest of St. Croix baking wood fired breads. This is her fresh fare of garden greens, homemade wheat bread, and poached backyard eggs. Connor lives in NYC and works at IBM. He likes to stay very active so his..read more
You probably already know that I’m a bit obsessed with essential oils. You may have also noticed that I enjoy DIY projects, as seen on my dedicated DIY playlist where I use them in pretty much everything. What you may not know is that I struggle with anxiety. Through the years, I’ve tried and tested..read more