One year ago, on April 6th 2023, I officially introduced and launched my second children’s picture book Good Boy Milo. The days leading up to the launch were a rollercoaster of emotions, but nothing compared…
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Island Girl Musings: An Alybiz Grammar Lesson
Today’s Lesson: Death by Would Have I’ll never forget the first time I was confronted by what I now call the “would have phenomenon”. I was fresh out of undergrad at my first ‘big…
Island Girl Musings: Let’s Catch Up
Dear reader, When we last heard from Alyssa she had just tested positive for Covid-19. Since her symptoms were mild, she intended to spend her time in isolation writing and editing her backlog of…
Island Girl Musings: Farewell 2021!
I don’t know what to write to bid farewell to this year. So I’m just writing, because that’s the only way I know how to process the feelings that I’m feeling. If you find this…
10 Lessons From 10 Years of Blogging
Not too long ago, on September 30th, I celebrated the 10th anniversary of Adventures of an Island Girl! The average lifespan of a blog, according to some experts, is 6 months. Others say…
Island Girl Musings: A Love Letter To My Blog
Ten years ago, on September 30th 2011, I published my first Adventures of an Island Girl post. To commemorate this accomplishment of 10 years of Adventures of an Island Girl awesomeness, I’d like…
Island Girl Musings: I Went Back to High School
“Biz is at the stage of her life where she’s doing all the things she’s always wanted to do.” Facts. I danced my way through secondary school at St. Joseph’s Convent St. George’s…
Island Girl Musings: Farewell 2020!
On this day last year I was in tears. This blog, that I had just re-launched, was broken. Everyone else could read and enjoy my posts, but whenever I tried to do something on it,…