Please note that this Essential is not referencing a day spent in your pajamas because you've pushed yourself too far for too long and wound up suffering from one of those "opportunistic bugs" that tends to go around at this time of year. We're not talking about a day spent on the couch surrounded by half … Continue reading The Essentials – Pajama Day!
As we head into the holidays, I think it's an excellent time to visit this Essential. There's a joke-not-joke that the reason there are so few well-known female artists is that male artists have generally had wives. The point being, that in order to be creative, you simply have to have a space carved out … Continue reading The Essentials – Ask for Help!
Always, always, ALWAYS - when I stop actively living the lessons I've learned on my Diva journey, I fall back into old, destructive habits. One of the worst of these for me is perfectionism. The problem with this insidious disease (and it IS a disease, make no mistake about it!) is that it doesn't look … Continue reading The Essentials – Strategic Retreat
Among the Essentials for any true Diva is some form of creative activity that brings her great joy. Note that I did not say that it needs to be something she is "good at" doing, nor does it need to be a money-making venture. (I maintain that we lost something Good and True when hobbies … Continue reading The Essentials – Creative Action
It's time for that post. Yes, you knew it was coming. Nothing says self-confidence more than the ability to keep a secret and, for many Divas, the wearing of well-made, pretty "unmentionables" underneath her everyday clothes is a key element in her arsenal of grace and poise in this clanging hullabaloo of a world. Well-made lingerie … Continue reading The Essentials – Lingerie
"Whimsy" is a perfectly respectable word meaning "fanciful" or "playful." These days, it seems that whimsy is associated with grown women running around in tutus, wearing tiaras, and flinging glitter pell-mell at the rest of us. It also seems that we're supposed to think that is a Bad Thing. So much of Diva living is … Continue reading The Essentials – The Art of Whimsy
When walking strutting along the Diva Path, a few things are simply essential. I've covered one of the most crucial basics, the French fairy godmother, in an earlier post. (You can search for all the essentials by searching for that tag in these posts, remember!) Now it's time to discuss another one of a Diva's … Continue reading The Essentials – The 12-Hour Vacation
When setting out on the path of Divadom, there are a few things that are properly classified as "essentials." I'll go over these in separate posts and you can always look for them by searching for the term "essentials." Chief among the essentials is a French Fairy Godmother (hereinafter known as "FFG"). Now, don't fret. … Continue reading The Essentials – a French Fairy Godmother!