Diva Living in a Small Town

  • Of Bugs and Peace

    Of Bugs and Peace

    You can take all the care in the world and yet – sooner or later, a bug is gonna get you. In my case, I’d dodged the “bad crud” for quite a while, but my luck ran out last week when I got walloped by everything all at once. Even now, I’m not quite 100%,…

  • 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…

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