New clothing line supporting St. Martin/Sint Maarten

Post #Irma a whole lot of folks lost their businesses in SXM, so here's your chance to get one lady back in the game! https://lovethisisland.com/

Hurricane relief for small business owner in St. Martin.

Please give to help Victoria get back on her feet.

I'm in a Meltdown featuring Jimmy Butler

Book Sale

Happy Bay, the first book in the Happy Bay novel trilogy is on sale for just $2.99 @Amazon #Kindle edition. Move to the beach, fall in love, and never return.Click here to order

Six questions to ask yourself before choosing a career as an entertainer

1. Do people identify with you? Your own gender wants to be you and the opposite sex wants to be with you.

2. Can you personally interact with a large group of people? Making your audience feel a part of your entertainment experience is crucial to your success.

3. Does your message resonate? Whether it be acting, music, dance, or comedy your performance needs to move people in some way…to bring emotions to the surface and touch them inwardly. I met a waitress in Texas that had a local artist’s lyrics tattooed on her arm. A perfect example.

4. Are you marketable? Talent is a bonus, but the amount of talent takes a back seat to marketability. This is nothing new to the industry. Bringing something unique to the table gets you noticed. Talent, of course, will determine whether you will stay in it for the long run. You need to evolve to remain viable and not be remembered as a one trick pony or one hit wonder.

5. Are you prepared to struggle? Most artists begin in poverty, but the steady “real job” paycheck will sap your energy and dim your interest if you let it. It isn’t exactly an all-in situation, but be prepared to expend a lot of energy on very little sleep if you try to do both. Either way, it will be a struggle.

6. Do you have a reliable support system? Whether it be your significant other, band mates, friends, or parents, people that understand you have your eye on the prize and are willing to make sacrifices to help you achieve your goal are extremely important. If your support system collapses, your career may shortly follow.

Entertaining is a labor of love. Just the satisfaction from your performance efforts will be your only motivation for a long time. Faith, determination, and patience are key to your success. 

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Book excerpt: Sandy Ground

Sandy Ground book excerpt: “Okay, let’s do this,” Cindy said.She unlatched the back door and it flew open, knocking...

Posted by Happy Bay Book Series amazon.com/author/tstelma on Sunday, January 17, 2016

Nine signs it is time to come back to St. Martin

1. You don’t like the looks of that sky.

If you are lucky, there will be no rain, sleet, or snow coming out of those grey clouds. We specialize in blue skies and it rains mostly late at night here, if at all.

2. Vitamin D withdrawal (sunshine)

Ah, that brilliant golden orb, bathing your skin in warmth and natural vitamins. If you look outside and wonder where it went; look no further. We have it right here.

3. You are craving sand gravity

The term “sand gravity” is a well-known phrase with our regulars; that feeling you get when you settle into your beach chair and decide to cancel your plans for the rest of the day. Incidentally, wouldn’t that have made a great ending for the movie Gravity if Sandra Bullock crawled up onto the shores of Club Orient? Whoa! Is this earth?

4. Your friends at work just don’t understand

I’m referring to annoying your colleagues with stories from your last vacation to the point where they can't stand you anymore and hide when they see you coming.

5. You’re cold

Really cold. Always cold. Waking up cold. Going through your day cold. Going to bed cold. Wondering if your furnace thermostat is lying to you. Wearing so many layers of clothing, your laundry pile is doubled from the summer months. At least it’s warm by the dryer.

6. You can’t get off the internet

You belong to six St. Martin Facebook groups and follow thirty-five like pages. It may seem obsessive to some, but you quietly explain it keeps you from looking out your window.

7. Culinary frustration

Try as you might, you just can’t make the same croissants and baguettes you have come to love here at home, so you ask for them at the supermarket, where they look at you like you are nuts. You confirm this when you leave the place, screaming obscenities.

8. You engage in pirate fantasies

The bottle of rum you brought back home is empty. Anguish ensues. You look for a parrot that will perch on your shoulder in pet stores. They can’t stop laughing.

9. You are dreading the holidays

People ask what your menu for Thanksgiving and Christmas is going to be and you answer Johnny cakes, conch fritters, and grilled shrimp. They make other plans, believing you may be losing your mind.

If you are exhibiting at least three of these signs or symptoms, it is time to come back. Don’t delay! Book a trip now and get some relief!