Tropical

 So guys, this is the old version of my blog, I've now relocated it to Wix! Here is the link: https://tropicaltiacate.wixsite.com/tropicalblog. I'll see you guys there!

  Hey everyone!      In this post I wanted to talk about jigsaw puzzles. So I'm going to start off with the story. About 2 years ago I bought a jigsaw puzzle. It was the "Kim Norlien freedom's promise 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle". What didn't occur to me at the time was that the only puzzles I'd done previously were super easy. I'd done only 2 puzzles before that time and they both had very few pieces. It took minutes to put them together.      I was probably thinking that it was beautiful and that it would be an amazing rainy day activity, what didn't occur to me was that 1000 pieces were a lot and everything was green! So it'd take me forever to finish it. I didn't actually start the puzzle until probably a year later, that's when I realized that it was going to take forever to finish it. I soon quit, and then later started again and then quit and then started again.      The third time I started it was about maybe 4 months ago, and I'm

  Hey everyone!      This morning I had so much trouble recording my mini episode for my podcast but I'll make sure the episode is amazing. But anyway in this post I'll write all about music.      I've lately been super into music, I'm big in music, I love to sing I play the clarinet and the piano. I've been into a diverse type of songs. Looking for more music to listen to, explore different languages, and types of music. Create playlists for each mood, so that you can have music playing that matches your feelings, this can always be fun.     In fact listening to music while working can be super fun and it can get you going, I'm actually listening to music right now :). That's all for today. Tia

Hey everyone,      Yesterday I released a podcast episode all about podcasting, and I thought it'd be fun to give you guys a sort of guide. I'm new at podcasting but I've learned a few things that might help you out if you're interested in creating your own podcast.      Let me start out with how I got interested in podcasting in the first place: In March 2020 I first discovered podcasts, my first reaction I don't remember exactly but I thought it was a fun way to be entertained, they were like TV shows but with no screen. They seemed so professional with the sound effects and  the clear voices, it never occurred to me that I could create a podcast myself. First I just listened to one podcast and after a while I found other podcasts, a year later, my friend got an idea. She wanted to created a podcast, and I was excited and wanted to created a podcast of my one, I found anchor, soon I created an account and began to podcast.      I did a little bit of research about

  Hey everyone,      As you've noticed I've stopped using the word tropicateens because I just realized how weird that is to say, anyway I'm here with a quick post about sharing. If you like listening to my podcast please share it with friends and family. And if you like reading the blog share it with your friends and family too. And I'm open to feedback, if you think that I should change something.      When you share my content with friends and family my listens go up, meaning I'm more encouraged to podcast, and introduce new things to my podcast and blog. And simply just telling your friend about my podcast or blog, helps me feel like I should make more content because I'm gaining listeners.      I have so much fun podcasting and blogging, I would love it if you shared an episode that really pops out to you, or a post you had fun reading.      Thanks for reading!      Tia  

 Hi tropicateens!      I know there are still like 15 days of august left, but I'm so ready for September. Today I recorded a plan with me video, that'll post on my YouTube channel once it get's closer to September. But I'll give you guys a sneak peek, I'll put pictures of my spreads below. Truly Tropical Tia

  Hey everyone!     I just posted a mini episode, so remember to check it out. I hope you guys like the topic that I chose, my content is pretty random, but I want it to be entertaining. I guess this podcast basically talks about my life, but also what I think is new, cool, and unique. I don't have much to say today so that's it.  Truly Tropical Tia

 Hey tropicateens!      Look out for a podcast episode today. I'm sorry I don't even have an episode on the podcast, like you know a real podcast. To be honest I've been creating podcast episodes, but I never think they're right or good, but I've finally figured it out. This entire podcasting thing is SO much harder than I though it was, but I'm finally getting it together. I think this podcast is going to just be based mostly on short episodes, some long episodes, and the occasional bonus episode.      Also please share this blog with friends and family if you enjoy reading, because it does make a difference. It's amazing when I have new people listening in or reading what I right. So thank you so much for reading, and if you shared this blog with others, thank you so so much for sharing.     Truly Tropical Tia

 Hey tropicateens!       I thought I'd post again just to make up for some of the missing mini posts that I was supposed to post but I didn't! I hope I post everyday, because tbh these posts are really fun for me to write, and plus I have content for you guys.      And blogging is so much easier than podcasting, I feel like podcasting takes so much time, I probably just feel like that because I just started podcasting, I've blogged before (fyi no one really read my previous blogs just me and some of my family members) so I have some experience with blogging quickly and having fun doing it. Don't get me wrong, I love podcasting, it's just it can be really hard sometimes. If there are any podcasters out there, please feel free to give me some tips, to becoming a better podcast host! I think I'm pretty good already but there's space for improvement.      Anyway I was recording a segment for episode 1 on the podcast earlier today, it's called book blab and i

  Hey tropicateens and tropicatweens!      First of all obviously I've been a bit too lazy to write this post. Second of all, my plan DID NOT WORK, so you readers have no idea what happened on the trip. And it was a pretty normal trip, taking naps that you wouldn't normally take, consuming large amounts of food because your bored, and walking around taking pictures. I did most of that, and of course other stuff happens on trips, but I didn't document anything, and I can't remember every single detail, so I'll sort of write about it, and maybe share some pictures with you.      Before I began, please share my podcast and this blog with your friends and family if you enjoy it, it'd be amazing if you did!      Alright, into the post we go, so I got up  at hmm... around 3 in the morning! And got out of the house at around 4.  I was tired, but I was too excited to sleep. Niagara falls is pretty awesome and I've been there a few times before, so I knew what to exp

  Hey tropicateens (you too tweenagers)!      You guys like me calling you that? I thought I'd give it a go. But I'll get to the real topic of this blog post. So you've seen the title and you're probably like, "what's that all about?" or maybe not. But if you're wondering the latest is: I'm going to Niagara Falls tomorrow (the American side)! And I'm so excited, it's harder for me to podcast, or record this experience, and so I'm going to blog it! And it's going to be a little different than a usual post.      Since it's hard to blog on the go, especially when I don't have my laptop with me, I'm going to be leaving comments updating on my trip, maybe I'll post some pics I took once I get back, and tell you all about the trip in a mini episode on my podcast.      Now that I've told you that I'll go back to talking about my trip. Originally this trip was supposed to last two days, but instead we're going fo

      Today has been a pretty chill day so far. I usually like really busy noisy places like NYC but other days (like today) I like the quiet. Sometimes silence is very awkward but sometimes it can be very very peaceful. So I've been exploring the positive side of silence today. Also I know that yesterday I didn't upload a podcast mini episode, sorry! Hopefully I'll upload it today. As for the walk mini episode I'll probably post it tomorrow, or the day after. But I'll definitely post blog posts every day.      I also had fun planning my day out with my journal, I did experiment with the fairy tale theme even though it's not august yet. I planned today out with a daily log. It was fun, I think I'm going to add some doodles and stuff so I can jazz the page up.      There are so many pretty journals out there, but I wonder how long it takes them to create them. I like to spend a lot of time on my spreads, listening to podcasts while I work, sometimes watching

 Hey readers!      So I sort of stumbled onto pictures of my visit to a park near NYC. It was pretty recent but I guess I forgot about it. I went on the trip maybe a month or 2 months ago. So I was going to originally turn it into a blog post but I guess I ended up not doing that. So I'm sharing these pics! Enjoy!  Truly Tropical Tia (BTW do you guys want me to have a name for all you listeners, and readers? Comment down below on some names that you like and then I'll choose a name, or I'll pick a few I like and we'll all vote!)

 So I just wanted to let you guys know that I'll be posting more polished posts, and some random posts on the blog as well, same for my podcast, and my YouTube channel, when I start creating videos of course.      This is more of a random post which I'll be doing daily, so you can get access to mini posts while I make the larger content, like stories, large episodes of my podcast, filled with fun stuff. So you'll have a ton of content you can read and enjoy! I'm going to also make sure you can choose how you wanted to be alerted on my email list, I can send emails daily, or weekly depending on how busy you are. So yeah!     I actually created a mini episode that I might publish today, and I created a mini episode of me and cat on a walk, just chatting, and having fun, I might publish that tomorrow, probably not today, because I recorded it on my phone and another phone, and I have to figure out how to upload it onto my computer so that I can edit it and publish it. And

 I recently created my bullet journal spread for the month! Want to see pics? Look below! My August Cover page So I guess I should start off with this months theme, it's a fairy tale theme, and I don't know why I wrote "destiny" and then august 2021, I sort of wrote that without thinking about it :) but it goes with the theme. And I used pieces of paper and ripped it to the shape I wanted to give it that scrap booky vibe. And I doodled little mushrooms and made part off it on the paper and then continued it onto the paper that I glued onto the page, so that ripped piece of paper flowed into the spread, and plus it was a cute effect. Since I had space I put a mini calendar on the bottom left of the page. And then the drawing of snow white, it didn't really come out really well, in my defense I've never really drawn fairy tale character recently, or maybe ever.      I guess next page so on the next page I just put boxes for my ideas for my podcast, blog, and You

Hey readers and listeners,      Did you know you can receive emails every time I post something, or if I have an assignment? You just have to fill out the form that I will link below, and you'll start receiving emails.  Truly Tropical Tia Click here to go to the form!

  Hi Readers,     I bet you're wondering what voice messages are, or maybe you're not. But I'm here to explain it to you (if you're not sure what it is).      So basically voice messages are messages that you record. But you need an anchor account to send voice messages to me, because anchor (the site I use to create my podcast episodes and publish them) does not allow anonymous messages. So if you want to send in a voice message you have to create an anchor account. If you create a anchor account you can send in voice messages to podcasts that use anchor and also create your own podcast. To find the voice messages link look in the episode description.         But if you want to comment another way just hop onto this blog, and type your comment and publish it on the comments page of this blog, you can also just comment on the latest post.      Truly Tropical Tia

 Hey everyone,      This is my third episode today, but I have a recommendation, me and my close friend have been working together. And so I think that Pastel Pink Podcast is a great podcast for bookworms. Have fun listening. The intro episode will be released soon.      Truly Tropical Tia  Cover of Pastel Pink Intro Episode (To be released soon) Link: https://anchor.fm/cat-ridge

  Intro Episode Cover art Hey Readers I just released the intro episode of Tropical Podcast. It has pretty much the same content that I put into the "Welcome" blog post. But I just wanted to let you guys know.  Truly Tropical Tia  Want to listen to more? Check out the podcast "Pastel Pink" hosted by my close friend Cat Ridge.