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:

• What’s So Special About French Toast?

  03 Jul 2012

  What’s so special about French Toast? Well, nothing really. It’s delicious, but it’s not particularly unique, nor is it difficult to make. So why write about it? I dunno, just because I feel like it. Okay, but that’s kind of a weak answer. WHY do I feel like writing about it? Perhaps because some of [ more… ]

• Island Construction – A Near Miss

  28 Jun 2012

  Last week, my beau and I were sitting on the couch one day when he quietly, and very seriously, announced that he had almost been killed that morning. Whaaa? I gasped, my eyes widened, my heart skipped a few beats and then began to pound. My mind momentarily dashed to my dear friend who recently [ more… ]

• Visit to Long Island, Bahamas

  26 Jun 2012

  A few months ago, my beau and I took a trip with friends to Long Island, Bahamas. Although my beau had been numerous times, and our friends were from there, this visit was a first for me.  Long Island is aptly named – the island is approximately 80 miles in length and only 4 miles [ more… ]

• Hunting Crabs

  22 Jun 2012

  A few months ago, my beau and I spent some time on Long Island, Bahamas. One of the highlights of the trip turned out to be my first experience hunting land crabs! Or hunting any crabs, for that matter. This was an unexpected treat. It just so happened that, while we there, conditions were right [ more… ]

• Better Life Book Review: A Little Book About Something Much Bigger

  19 Jun 2012

  Hello, Better Lifers! Well, here comes another “first” for me – I’ve been asked to write a book review, which I present below. First, a little background . . . In my About page, on the eve of my blog launch, I commented, “Although I won’t talk much about God here, spirituality is an important part of my [ more… ]

• California Dreamin’

  14 Jun 2012

  Hello, Better Lifers! Well, I’ve been globe-trotting again. This time, it was out to southern California for a bit of a vacation. The 3,000 mile flight from Miami to Los Angeles is the longest flight to date for my Beau, and I’m pleased to announce it went well on both the outbound and the return. [ more… ]

• A Perfect Day (Fishing, Snorkeling, Conch Salad)

  07 Jun 2012

  A few weekends ago, I enjoyed A Perfect Day. It was a weekend morning and absolutely beautiful. Leaving with friends, we piled into a boat and headed out to sea just before 9:00 a.m. for some fishing.  Into the deep water on the east side of the island, we baited the rods with ballyhoo. The [ more… ]

• Do You Miss It? (Big Life Change)

  05 Jun 2012

  Last week, I posted about things I miss (and don’t miss) as it relates to the specifics of island living. Today, we tackle the bigger picture of what I miss (or don’t miss) as it relates to the major changes I’ve made in leaving the practice of law and life in a big USA City [ more… ]

• Life Is Precious

  31 May 2012

  I write with a heavy heart today. Last year, I had the pleasure of reconnecting with one of my best friends from days gone by, with whom I’d lost touch over the years. She was intrigued by my island story and happy for my happiness, but I was equally pleased that she had such joy [ more… ]

• Do You Miss It? (Island Living)

  30 May 2012

  Sometimes, people will ask me, “Do you miss it?” The specifics they’re ascribing to that question depend on the context of whatever we’ve just been discussing. However, it usually falls into one of two scenarios: (1) Island Living – the micro view of the challenges inherent in living on a tiny island, or (2) Big [ more… ]