Sometimes having a blog is so, so awesome.For those of you who don't have blogs, let me tell you some cool things I get with this blog:I can see blog views by country (using your computer's IP address when you visit my blog). So I know someone in Russia either visits my blog 300 times a day, or I have a LOT of fans in Russia! I can see if you came to my site by clicking a link to my site from somewhere else, and it shows me the original site you came from. I can see what operating ...
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100 Days of Summer
So technically way more than 100 days of endless summer now from Vancouver to Roatan to Belize to Mexico to Miami... but 100 posts on Cubicle Throwdown! I've had this blog for nearly a year now and this is my hundredth post. Yay me!What's new in Miami?Not much actually. I'm still hanging around waiting for the yacht to get here with my dive gear.I'm starting my STCW-95 safety course next week so that will keep me busy. After that I'm planning to do ...
Expats don’t have everything. Weird, right?
I have gotten a lot of feedback on Facebook and here about my current adventure. Ever since I decided I wanted to walk away from my corporate 9-5 job and live on a tropical island, I have had people telling me all kinds of things.You're so lucky. I wish I could have your life. Your adventures are amazing, I'll never be able to do that. I'm jealous of you.In no way to I want to discredit how fucking awesome my life is. It's crazy, it has its ups and downs, but it is pretty amazing and I ...
Technical difficulties.
Great timing - my laptop charger has decided to stop working. Until I can find one here or get my roommate to bring me one before she gets back from the States on Sunday, I won't be online much. Sorry! Those are the breaks when you live on an island in the middle of nowhere :) ...
Cubicle Throwdown’s New Home!
That's right! Cubicle Throwdown has a new home. As part of my cubicle renovation, I purchased the cubiclethrowdown.com domain name. I am still hosting through Blogger (for now), but you can get to me a lot easier with my new name! You will still be redirected if you use the old address (cubiclethrowdown.blogspot.com) so don't fret if you already have it saved like that. More awesome changes to come, but that's all for now! ...
Tweet tweet!
Are you following me on Twitter - @RikaInRoatan? I was anti-Twitter for a long time but I am on it and getting the hang of it! I tweet more frequently than I post here, so be sure to check it out.my twitter grafitti at hole in the wall restaurant ...
Renovating the cubicle.
Welcome to the new cubicle!This little blog has been around for 9 months now and in the theme of that timeframe, I am starting to think of it more and more like a baby. I have to take care of it, interact with it, and put work into it for it to grow.I have big plans for Cubicle Throwdown, however we all know first impressions are the most important, so on my to-do list first was a little cubicle redecorating.Being on a tight budget meant that a custom blog redesign was unfortunately out ...
Want to see where I live? Guest interview with 30Traveler!
Now, today is the day for the monthly Roatan roundup, but it's going to be delayed due to exciting news - I did a guest interview at 30Traveler and it just went live, so I want to share it with all of you!AHHH! My bedroom is on the internet!Head over to 30Traveler to see the interview and all about where I live!Massive thanks to 30Traveler for including me in this awesome series! ...
I’m really here.
I remind myself of that pretty much every day. I'm really here. I finally did it. And it's going just fine!Before we get started here, I'd like to encourage you to check out a couple blogs that friends of mine are writing:Kelsey at Get Fit. Be Married. is writing the cutest blog of all time about her recent engagement and wedding planning/fitness goals. She even gave me an awesome shoutout in her very first post. I miss seeing her at work every day and this has been a ...
Where have I been?
When it comes to a blog, the old adage "no news is good news" does not apply.It's been quiet here because life has been out of control. I have just ten days left before I set out on my adventure!Here's the Cliff's Notes of what's been going on:- The saga of packing: I had to pack up my entire apartment by myself in about four hours as I didn't have enough time off my jobs to do it properly. Needless to say I threw out about half my shit, you're welcome Salvation Army. It was a ...