Diva Living in a Small Town

  • Bloom 6 – Staycation

    Bloom 6 – Staycation

    I return to my day job tomorrow after spending the last week on Spring Break. This year, break was spent on a “staycation,” which can be wonderful, but it can also be treacherous. You must tread carefully here. It is very important for me to take regular breaks from work in order to reset and…

  • Bloom 5 – Unplugging

    Bloom 5 – Unplugging

    After a tumultuous week at the day job, I’m on break for a few days. If you’ve been reading Splendor for any length of time at all, you know that I’m a big proponent of the necessity of breaks. I think Americans would greatly benefit from flipping the order of “work/life balance” to put the important…

  • Painting Update!

    Painting Update!

    One of my intentions for 2025 is to create 100 paintings. You can follow my progress on this goal by clicking on the “River of Cream Watercolors” tab and then selecting “2025 Paintings,” but here’s a direct link, as well. As you can see, I’m breaking these out by month. January saw me create 8…

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