Here you will find all my life expreiences, trips we took, life changes, and just my self reflections.
B.R.A.M Music of the US Virgin Islands
If you are like me and have never heard of this term before let me introduce you to the suggested name for the music coming out of the US Virgin Islands right now. What exactly is B.R.A.M? B.R.A.M is an accronym for Bass Rhythm and Music, someone jokingly said that it sounds just like the…
Life update
I haven’t actually updated my blog in a while especially when it comes to my life, so I’ll do that now. I have to actually go back to last year when I visited a Psychologist here in France; this was a court-ordered visit to find out if I was suffering from some mental disorder that…
February Look Back
J’ai toujours entendu parler de ce masque à lèvres et j’ai finalement cédé à la pression et décidé d’acheter la version mini pour voir par moi-même. J’ai acheté la version mini parce que ce produit est très cher et que je ne savais pas à quoi m’attendre. La version mini m’a donc semblé être l’option…
Another Year Wiser: Reflecting on My 36th Birthday and the Gifts that Made it Special.
Every year I get to experience another birthday I am awed at the fact that at 16 I never expected to live to see 20 and here I am 36, a wife and a mother. I never really take notice or consider it but I am highly blessed and fortunate to have made it out…
January Look Back
J’ai eu la chance d’obtenir deux produits Drunk Elephant sur Octoly, c’est important pour moi car c’est seulement la deuxième fois que je peux obtenir des produits. Ils partent si vite !
My 2022 Recap
As I was writing this post I realized that I’ve had a very busy year! I tested so many new products, had some nice breakthroughs in my genealogy journey, and had some new life experiences. Like every year I contemplate whether or not I should continue this blog, the cost of hosting my own blog…
Oyanie’s 1st day at Crèche
The time had come at last for Oyanie to go to Crèche, we visited on Monday to have a little tour and for Oyanie to meet some of the staff. It’s not a big crèche which I find suits my personality, smaller and more intimate makes it not as anxiety provoking. As usual I’m only…
Back to School 2022-2023
Summer has come and gone so quickly, I thought I was going to accomplish more but life showed me that I shouldn’t make plans for the future. I meant to post this in early September when the school year had just started but we’re now heading into the fifth week of school and it’s almost…
The time I bought myself a Kindle and immediately lost it.
I am or used to be an avid reader, I used to read about 100 books a year and always wanted a Kindle so that I could bring all my books with me instead of trying to bring several physical books. Since I found out about ebooks I would read on my phone usually with…
Comment être en forme en famille
Cela fait un moment que je n’ai pas écrit un article sur nos aventures en tant que famille, mais pour être honnête cela fait un moment que nous ne sommes pas actifs grâce à covid. J’ai récemment été sélectionnée comme ambassadrice d’Explore Terre de Jeux 2024, ce qui a encouragé ma famille à être plus…
The Selective Mutism Resource Manuel: 2nd Edition and my Thoughts
So, a couple of days ago I started reading this book because it was suggested in one of my Selective Mutism groups. It’s mostly aimed at parents but I feel like adults who suffer from SM can find it useful as well. I’m not finished reading it yet but I feel like it’s important to…
ZzzQuil Sommeil Ambassadrice
Cette semaine “3 décembre”, j’ai eu l’occasion de tester ZzzQuil™ SOMMEIL gommes. Réclamations ZzzQuil Attention La mélatonine est une aide naturelle au sommeil mais elle n’est pas sans effets secondaires, tout le monde n’a pas de problèmes mais ceux-ci peuvent survenir : Mes réflexions Je ne savais vraiment pas à quoi m’attendre puisque mes autres…
Postpartum Bra Shopping
Featured Photo by Uliana Kopanytsia on Unsplash Bra shopping used to be one of my favorite things to do when I was younger, I was a 32A from the time I hit puberty right up until I had my son at 26. I don’t normally care for shopping in general but I would browse the…
Trip to Correns and more
Welcome back or if you’re visiting for the first time hello. The last time I posted “The Last of them” my grandfather had just passed away and I was not in a good frame of mind. I’m doing better now, not 100% but I don’t feel like closing myself up in a deep dark hole,…
The last of them
Leen That’s what my grandfather would call me. Said in his Dominican (Dominica) accented English. I have so many wonderful memories of him and with him. I can still hear him calling my brother Andre Champagne or hear him playing the guitar with us children gathered round in that little house in Peter’s Rest. I…
Mute Again: A Poem
It’s been a good writing day, I believe I’ve spoken about my Wattpad account before where I have three published works, one super short story Vishal and two poetry-based works Tales of An Introverted Expat and The Silence Inside Me. I updated the cover of The Silence Inside Me and added a new poem. The…
The Fathers in my Life
Today is Father’s Day, a day I usually don’t care for because of my own weird relationship with my father, so, today I’m going to talk about the many father figures I’ve had in my life and how they lead me to the father in my children’s lives. My Father My father is not an…
My Weekend in Annecy
Annecy, a city found in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It’s located in the southeastern part of France, where Lake Annecy feeds into the Thiou River, this city has been on my bucket list for a few years. I especially wanted to see Lake Annecy, La Vieille Ville, Pont des Amours, and Palais de l’Ile.…
My Truths: Learning To Accept My Asexuality
This is going to be a heavy piece, it will involve speech about molestation, if that’s one of your triggers I’d suggest skipping this post, with that said I’m going to talk about something that I’ve talked a little about before but never in my blog. I want to change that, I want to speak…
Oyanie Made Two Months!
Yes guys, just like that Oyanie made two months! She actually made two months yesterday and I forgot to post it. my bad Madame Oyanie can roll from her belly onto her back but has yet to master rolling from her back to her belly. She smiles occasionally and never when I have my camera.…
Growth spurts are fun
It’s almost 3 am and my one-month-old is still fighting sleep, we’ve been battling for a good two hours, she’s been fed, burped, and has a clean diaper. I rock her and her eyes close but as soon as I put her down she cries so I have to start again. I want to cry.…
Confinement In France With A New Baby
Hey! Welcome back! Today I’m going to talk about being in confinement after giving birth. While I was in the hospital Naveen was on break from school and Marvin was home from work so I didn’t have to worry about who would watch him. When I got out of the hospital it was time for…
My C-section experience
Welcome back! Today I’m going to talk about my C-section experience. When I found out I only had two options either attempt a breech birth or have a C-section I was numb, I researched breech births like crazy and they are such a gamble. “What if my baby’s head got stuck in my pelvis?” this…
Transversal Baby And A Failed ECV
I originally posted this on my Facebook page so I’m reposting it here. Hey guys, I was going to write this post like two days ago but my baby seems to hate sleeping at night right now and I’m seriously suffering from sleep deprivation. It’s afternoon and I’m still in bed where she’s laying on…
Dealing With A Hyperemesis Gravidarum Pregnancy And Gestational Diabetes
Hey guys, like I promised I’m going to talk a little about everything that’s happened since my break from writing. Today I’m going to talk about being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. So I never had to do the glucose test with that awful drink, with my Hyperemesis Gravidarum there’s no way I’d have been able…
Recap Of My Pregnancy: Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Gestational Diabetes, Transversal, And More!
It’s been a while since I posted on here so let’s do a quick recap of all that has happened. I’ve updated this post to link to the relevant posts about these topics: • Found out I had Gestational Diabetes• Found out the baby was breech/transversal• Was put on insulin• Tried to change baby’s position,…
Aches and pains
Hey everyone! I’m 21+1 today and feeling all the kicks and punches, stretches, and rolls. My son recently got to feel the baby move and he was awe-struck lol he asked me if I could feel it. Baby hasn’t cooperated for Papa yet but I’m sure he’ll feel the movements soon enough. Aches and pains…
My Pregnancy Update: 16w5d
Hey guys, I know I haven’t shared an update in a while so here it goes. I’m doing much better HGwise, I’m what you’d call medicated fluffy, I don’t have any nausea or vomiting unless I eat something that doesn’t agree with my belly or I miss a dose of medication. For about 10 weeks…
How A New Pregnancy Changed Our Back To School Routine
Hey guys, Yesterday my son went back to school and it was both awesome and horrible. Usually, I walk him to school, pick him up for lunch, drop him back, then pick him up after school. I walk for all of this but since I got pregnant I’ve not been able to walk very far…
First ultrasound with baby O
I recently went for my first ultrasound, no waiting for 12 weeks after all! I was measuring at 10 weeks 3 days which is about two days ahead of what my app Nurture calculated. They do things a little different here in France and have me another set of measurements which is considered theoretical 11…
Crucianize 