The Essentials – Perfume!

The Essentials – Perfume!

Here at Splendor, we believe in celebrating the basics of self-care – these are the Essentials. You can search for all the Essential posts by entering the term “essential” into the search bar where you will be transported to reminders of the...
Golden Ticket – Part 5

Golden Ticket – Part 5

Thank you for sticking with me through these “Golden Ticket” posts – it’s been quite a while since I posted five times in five days! But the “Golden Ticket” experience was big enough to discuss with you in detail, so that meant a...
Golden Ticket – Part 5

Golden Ticket – Part 4

I wrote in the last “Golden Ticket” post about Rumer Godden’s idea of every person having “four rooms” – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. The notion of the Golden Ticket advanced self-care getaway (OK, I need to work on...

Golden Ticket – Part 3

Fortified by the visit with my college roomie and her daughter, I set out for the next part of the “Golden Ticket.” I loaded up Mustang Sally and hit the open road toward the Carolina coast. My parents bought a small condo in what had been a 1960s...
Golden Ticket – Part 5

Golden Ticket – Part 2

Now, I earn my bread in academia, which means I had a break coming up. Usually, I don’t take much of a break – perhaps a day or two and I work less-than-usual during the rest of the time – but I was determined to make this break my “Golden...
Golden Ticket – Part 5

Golden Ticket – Part 1

The next few Diva Dispatches are going to deal with a particular kind of advanced self care that I call “the Golden Ticket.” If you’re familiar with Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the novel, or the movies based on it –...
Accept Grace

Accept Grace

It can be hard to accept grace. While many Divas are excellent at extending grace to other people – from overly stressed-out co-workers to children who have forgotten that oh, yes TODAY is the day they are supposed to come to school dressed as President Van...
Use It Up!

Use It Up!

As a child, I remember learning to “save” things, particularly clothes. You’d go out to do your back-to-school shopping, bring it home, de-tag everything and run it through the wash (I actually remember soaking my indigo jeans in a bathtub of cold...
If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit . . .

If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit . . .

Sigh. Here we are again. Despite my best efforts to declutter and pare down to only what I love and what fits, I have clothes I don’t need, that don’t fit, and that I certainly don’t love. But tackling closets and bureau drawers can be intimidating,...
What Are You Seeking?

What Are You Seeking?

It’s common for folks, even Diva-folks, to make resolutions to go with the turning of that final calendar page of the year. Now, overall, I don’t especially like New Year’s Resolutions (“NYR”). We tend to put too much pressure on...