Self-Care Sign In – 18

Self-Care Sign In – 18

by | Sep 15, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

I’d like to say that we’re heading into “true fall” here, but fall is a fickle thing in the Carolinas in September. However, we’ve had a few days that make you realize that cooler temps are coming – it’s a wonderful time of...
Self-Care Sign In – 17

Self-Care Sign In – 17

by | Sep 5, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

For this post, I’m turning to a stalwart arrow in my self-care quiver – movies! I enjoy movies quite a bit – which is good, considering that I write about movies and television. Even so, there are so many wonderful things I haven’t seen. Much...

Self-Care Sign In – 16

by | Aug 28, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

Summer is still going strong, but one of the harbingers of the end of that season has come as yellow school buses start to rumble along the roads and college campuses are filled with both slightly bewildered freshmen and returning “old hands” at the...
Self-Care Sign In – 15

Self-Care Sign In – 15

by | Jul 29, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

Things slow down in the South in the heat and humidity of the summer. It seems as if most of the rest of the country is getting a bit of the “Southern summer” experience right now and no one likes it much. I sympathize – it’s miserably hot here...
Self-Care Sign In – 14

Self-Care Sign In – 14

by | Jun 30, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

Self-care is, as I have said overandoverandover, is not about putting yourself first at the expense of others. No, no, and more no! Rather, it’s all about making and taking time to live authentically, to check in with your own values and make sure you’re...
Self-Care Sign In – 12

Self-Care Sign In – 12

by | May 30, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

For nearly a year now, I’ve been up to my eyebrows in housing madness. Our family had outgrown our little bungalow that had been the Casa di Diva for well over a decade. It’s a seller’s market, they’ll tell you, and they’re right –...
Self-Care Sign In – 11

Self-Care Sign In – 11

by | May 23, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

Tomorrow – May 24 – is International Tiara Day. Obviously, for all Divas and Divas-in-Training, this is a High Holiday and one that should be celebrated vigorously. There are as many ways to observe this wonderful day as there are Divas to celebrate the...
Self-Care Sign In – 10

Self-Care Sign In – 10

by | Apr 29, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

I try to keep things light and upbeat here at Splendor and – truly – I believe there is much to be enthusiastic and light-hearted about, even on dark days. That attitude has been put to the test over the last few weeks as I have struggled to wrap my head...
Self-Care Sign In – 9

Self-Care Sign In – 9

by | Apr 4, 2022 | Diva Dispatch

Since last we spoke, spring has truly arrived! While there are still some frosty mornings, the harbingers of that most hopeful of seasons – dogwood, azaleas, tulips – are on full display. Plus, the days are getting longer, so there’s ample time to...