About: Dawn

Profile: Dawn is a writer-lawyer-educator-traveler. As the creator and author of this blog, Dawn describes her experiences as a big-city American lawyer who left it all behind for a simpler, happier life on a small island in the Bahamas, where she now works as a freelance writer and enjoys the antics of her beloved dog, beau, neighbors, friends and family.

Posts by Dawn:

• Fragments of a Thursday: Golf Carts, Dogs and Aloe

  13 Sep 2012

  G’day, Better Lifers!  I’m having a delightful Thursday and thought I’d share some of it with you.  This isn’t a comprehensive view of the day, but is a glimpse into some of the little snippets that are blending together to bring me joy today. First of all, this post is a labor of love because [ more… ]

• A Mother’s Love (or, How to Not Kill Your Dog)

  11 Sep 2012

  Oh Boy.  What a week.  Why did I disappear again, just after I’d told you I was excited to be writing again?  Well, I was busy keeping my dog alive . . . After a whirlwind of travel last month, followed by a friendly visit from Tropical Storm Isaac, I was finally enjoying getting settled [ more… ]

• Summer Birthdays

  03 Sep 2012

  I know, I know, I haven’t been posting as much as I used to. And I REALLY do want to get back to it. I’ve just been having too much fun!! Most notably, I just came off of a week/end of delightful birthday festivities. But before we talk about that, I’ll fill you in on [ more… ]

• Tropical Storm Isaac

  29 Aug 2012

  Well, he’s gone. Tropical Storm Isaac is long gone from our stretch of islands. (Continued prayers and best wishes for those who remain in his battering path!) Thankfully, it was a fairly uneventful storm for us, as these things go. Many of you have never lived through a tropical storm or hurricane. Of course, there [ more… ]

• Three Weeks of Travel (and a friend’s 40th birthday!)

  25 Aug 2012

  FINALLY! I’m back! What a whirlwind it’s been these last few weeks . . . After a flurry of activity on the island, Beau and I were ready for a relaxing getaway to the Florida Keys. However, the day before we were to leave, my mother reported that my grandmother had just been taken by [ more… ]

• What’s Up?

  30 Jul 2012

  My dearest Better Lifers, I have missed you! Since launching this blog four months ago (is that all? It feels like we’ve been together longer than that!), this is the longest I’ve been away from you. It has been exceptionally busy lately – even for “island busy!” Some of the reasons why will warrant individual [ more… ]

• Island Kids

  16 Jul 2012

  I love our island children. I don’t have children of my own (and my beau’s children are grown). So I get my “kid fix” from spending time with the local island kids. Due to the small size of the community and the relaxed, interactive, island lifestyle, it is my pleasure to see these children almost [ more… ]

• Wow! A Better Life Profile

  14 Jul 2012

  Well, Better Lifers, here’s another first. A delightful blog has published a profile about me and Choosing the Better Life! I am amazed, honored and extremely humbled. You may recall that I recently wrote a book review for two lovely women, Lois and Victoria, discussing their newly published book, A Little Book About Something Much [ more… ]

• Snorkeling in the Aquarium (with Video!)

  09 Jul 2012

  Over the weekend, Beau and I took advantage of the beautiful summer day and headed out for a day of play on the water. We enjoyed a long boat ride up the chain of islands, exploring along the way and cooling off in the sea. (For a bird’s eye view of the chain of islands, [ more… ]

• Choosing To Be Unbusy

  05 Jul 2012

  I’ve joked about being “island busy.” That is, my days stay full of activity, but I’m cognizant that it’s not the same stressful levels as when I lived in the States. Lately, however, I’ve been feeling the press of those old “hectic” feelings creeping into my island bliss. You know the ones I mean: I’m [ more… ]