Growing Food At Home | Starting Steps & 8 Essentials

June 20, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

8 years ago, this blog started with gardening pics, homemade recipes and photos from hiking adventures on the east coast of Barbados. i was living on a farm in the ‘farming parish’ of the island. It was a far cry from the frequent travel and full days of studio sessions I was used to…and I […]

Working From Home After Traveling Constantly (Encouragement)

May 11, 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

Passport in purse. Bills and coins from different countries tucked in one drawer, just in case. Adapters and converters to suit any socket – pre-packed. A fluid calendar and easy-to-reach bright pink mini suitcase, with a larger matching option depending on the trip. This was how life looked for me, not so long ago. Just […]

A Visit to a Community Health Fair | Composting session at Recycle Haynesville

January 6, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

What do you do with your fruit peels? Over the weekend, I went to ‘Recycle Haynesville’ – a health-fair, coordinated by Barbados Red Cross, that brought the community together with a family-friendly event on a bright Saturday afternoon. At the dawn of a national drive for a “Plastic-free 2020” officially starting April 1st, Barbadians are […]

10 Activities You Can Do At Home To Promote Patience & Proactivity

December 21, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

Our mindset makes a huge impact on our approach to what otherwise might seem mundane, but necessary. Think about your daily or weekly to-dos at home; which ones are the most frequent and which seem the most tedious (at the moment)? The contents of our lives may be different but there are some tasks that […]

Caribbean Cooking, Yard Work & Fitness (Working From Home)

December 12, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Even the most mundane of tasks can be spruced up by the attitude we approach and tackle them with – not all the time, but a lot of the time.

Weaning off plastic and making better Eco-friendly decisions

November 7, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Plastic is a problem. It’s a lot like gluten – almost everywhere and in a whole lot of things. As I become more aware of just how serious this plastic problem is, and how it affects the earth, step by step I’m making a point to get educated on the topic of sustainability and make […]

Vocal-care home remedies For Speakers, Singers & Podcasters

November 5, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hey there, is your voice key in your career? You don’t need to be a vocal pro to know that a sore throat, an annoying cough or stuffy nose are three of the least favourite things on most people’s list. While this isn’t to replace any medical advice, there are home remedies – things like […]

From Busy On The Road To Quietly Working-From-Home – Pacing Housework with Business Duties

February 8, 2019.Reading time 12 minutes.

Working from home is an interesting experience, with its fair share of perks, challenges and adventures. You ever have the compulsion to just go for a walk or drive anywhere or edit the design and tempo of your day whenever you’re inspired to? Well, you can when you work-from-home, for the most part. Still, it […]

Sargassum seaweed: sightings and solutions

August 2, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

It arrived like a silent visitor of the sea, appearing in one area – then another – and another. Sargassum seaweed. Along the south east and north coasts of the island, heaps of the moss/seaweed are more prominent and seen along the shoreline. After a few days, the colour of it darkens as it’s dried […]

Art gardening with JulBe

July 25, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

“Gardening gives me great joy!” ~ JulBeArtGardens Photos from this lovely and elegant lady’s beautiful and bountiful garden decorate social media, showcasing food and flowers grown with love. Here is the first guest post on this ‘Joy within‘ blog, by Instagram gardening sensation, a gracious gem of a lady, Julia Benn. Join us on a journey […]