Over the course of the past year, I have literally fallen in love with the seaside town of Cataño (kah-TAH-no), Puerto Rico. It’s been an interesting love affair, between Cataño and me, especially given the fact that until recently (due to the pandemic) I was more than likely one of the very few tourists visiting […]
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Fitness

Catch the Barre Bug on St Croix
I’ve been teaching barre class at Barre Fitness St Croix for nearly five years! And the class is just as popular now as it ever has been! As the first (and currently, only) ‘barre’ instructor on St. Croix, I find myself continually challenged to keep students interested, to recruit new students, and also to maintain […]

Barre Fitness Spring 2018
Barre Fitness St Croix is BACK! Strengthen your core, lift your derriere, and lengthen your muscles from head to toe with a whole body workout incorporating ballet, yoga, and pilates moves all set to hip dance music! Get your body beach ready! join me at The Courtyard in Christiansted, St Croix M/Th 6:30 pm! Bring your water bottle […]
Recipes

Tasty Turmeric
I can’t get enough tasty turmeric in my diet lately! And how fortunate am I to have found a local, organic source of this superfood at my local go-to farmstand on St. Croix- @artfarm, LLC. Turmeric root has made the ‘healthy news’ for several years now as it contains the compound curcumin, an active anti-inflammatory […]

Eat Your Heart Out Vegan Linzer Heart Cookies!
I’ve always held a special place in my heart for Linzer Heart Cookies. They were the very first cookie I baked for a long ago high school boyfriend for Valentine’s Day. From early childhood on, I had a penchant for baking and by highschool, I was challenging myself with quite intricate recipes and creations. On […]
Island Lifestyle

Serengel Boutique Photo Shoot
Modeling is something I’m starting to really enjoy! It’s certainly a part-time ‘gig’ for me, so to speak, and I’ve slowly been garnering more attention and more offers to model products for new companies without traveling from the USVI! Most of the modeling inquiries I receive these days are internet based either through the one […]

Belize it!
Ambergris Caye is that beautiful! Traveling is one of my passions in life and I’m drawn to exotic tropical destinations by nature. Some might find it odd that I would choose another island as a vacay destination considering my home rock is just that. Go figure! However, this seems to be the trend with me, and […]

Oh Avocado!
Oh Avocado! I could eat you every day! Avocados rank close to #1 on my favorite superfoods list! And how lucky am I to live in a place where they grow abundantly?! I even have my own avocado tree! Avocados are referred to locally as ‘pears’ because the tropical variety that we have here in […]