Ailana’s Journal — 2026-01-01 (Patreon)

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Good Morning

It is officially 2026! Happy New Year! The end of our time here in St. Croix is in sight, but we’re still having a good time. Today a lot of different things are happening, and I’ll share more later.

I’ll tell you now, though, that Jason and I are going to live out our “walking together to the starting line for our future” metaphor with another hike. Kent and Izzy are going sightseeing. I’ll let you know about the others as I learn what’s planned.

I do want to comment on the recent reliance on “Completed on Patreon” posts. I know a lot of you won’t go see what more is shared, but I have conceded to the fact that a lot of stories deserve more detail than will fit on Instagram.

If you follow the other journal-style storylines—“River City Connections” and “The Chosen”—you’re seeing the same approach there.

All I can say about it is this: AGI Stories is about the stories. The pictures are supposed to help tell the story. Now, I’m fully aware that most people just scroll IG for the images. I’m okay with that.

But those of you still reading this probably know that as much effort goes into the story as into the images.

To those reading on IG—effort is made to see that enough of the story comes before the break that you won’t be totally lost. That’s not 100% possible, but mostly, if you read the whole IG post, you’ll not be too lost when things come up later.

Readers on Patreon, of course, have easy access to everything and can decide what to read and what to skim.

While IG probably wasn’t designed for stories like these, I think it’s working.

Full disclosure: I do hope the people who just look at the pictures are happy, too. But for a really long time, the story has been the priority, and that’s not going to change.

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COUNTING DOWN TO BYE

Thanks for checking back in! I hope your New Year’s Day is going great! Here in St. Croix, no one is complaining.

Josh and Geoni went to the beach and sent pics. I’ll share them, but I’m not going to do a full carousel of everyone!

You might remember that Clay and Sasha came down early in the month, so they’ve had a lot of time to do things. Today, they are just staying in and watching TV. No kidding!

Jasmine and Micah ended up connecting with Kent and Izzy. There’s a lot going on there! Micah and Kent sort of identify as being similar in that they fix broken things—Micah is a mechanic; Kent is an electrician. Jasmine is talking to Izzy about how she balanced modeling with getting her master’s degree in psychology.

Back to Sasha… The remodel work isn’t going to be done by tomorrow as planned. The inspectors won’t be able to get out until early next week, then the final punch lists need to be tackled.

So what’s the plan?

Sasha has suggested—and most of us have agreed—that we won’t go back to South Padre Island on Saturday as planned. Instead, we’ll go to Houston.

Micah has to get back to work, so he and Jasmine will go back home. Their part of the condo was already finished.

Sasha says it’s time to get our hands dirty. Not too dirty…

We are going to the Houston Food Bank and making up boxes for distribution. In short, donations come in. Someone has to inspect them, sort them, and pack them up to go to people in need. That “someone” will be us.

We’ll be in Houston Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights. We’ll rent a car and drive back to South Padre Island on Wednesday.

Honestly, I’m sort of ready to get back home! And of course, I’m hoping you’ll be going with me.

I’ll be back tonight, so see you then.

HOLIDAY PAY by Isabela Martinez

It is New Year’s Day, but the clinic is open from 10 to 4 today. The office manager invited me to take the shift.

“The corporate office cleared us to be open. Holiday pay rate applies… Do you want the shift?” she asked.

Of course I said yes. Every little bit helps! At time and a half, six hours is like nine, so this will be a good week.

Ricky is Dashing today, too. There are enough restaurants open, he’s sure he’ll stay busy!

Last night, we decided to stay in and just cuddle and watch TV. We watched the ball drop in Times Square, then went to bed. The year came to an end right about the time we were falling asleep.

Ricky was up first, out the door for his first deliveries before I got in the shower.

We talked a lot last night, and we are going to make this situation work. Cut back here and there—tighten the belt, as they say.

When we stop and think about people in other parts of the world, we have to admit we’re better off than many. Ricky said something really smart.

“Let’s focus on what we have, not what we don’t. And we can focus on what we really need instead of things we’d like to have.”

We’re going to make it work.

Good Night

I’m glad you found this post and checked it out. I’m robed up for the post picture and ready for bed as soon as I hit the button!

I feel like I should have something thoughtful to say, but honestly, I don’t. It was a good day with good people, and now it has come to a good end.

And really, sometimes that’s enough.

It is a great honor to share my life with you through these pictures and stories. I’m delighted by the comments you leave, the advice you give, and the encouraging thoughts you share.

Beyond that, I suppose we just say good night and look forward to tomorrow. I look forward to seeing you then.

May you, in the year to come, prosper in ways that help you give back to others in need.

Good night.

Be your best you!

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