Diva Living in a Small Town

  • Four Rooms

    Four Rooms

    As a college professor, April/May is ridiculous. (See my previous post about some of this.) I’m on the other side of the semester now – exams given, grades done, graduation attended – but there is still much to do. Summer isn’t exactly “time off.” I supervise classes, teach a MBA course, deal with a variety…

  • When You’re Not “Just Tired”

    When You’re Not “Just Tired”

    As busy women enjoying our second act, Divas can often overdo things and become tired. In and of itself, that’s just fine and a hot shower followed by a good night’s sleep on clean sheets can usually put us right. But what if you’re not “just tired?” What if, for instance, you’ve forgotten your hard-won…

  • Breathless

    Breathless

    Often, self-care is about incorporating small moments of grace into an average, ordinary day in order to slow down and remember why you work so hard. Sometimes those small moments of grace need to give way to longer, more intense experiences – I often find that to be the case after finishing a large scale…

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