This week Birchbox shared the results from their Beauty Pulse Survey , reporting that more than half of the over 10,000 women surveyed had three or more lip products in their purse at all…

I know it has been quite some time since I did a proper outfit post. Truth be told, I haven’t taken any real outfit pictures in a while. I’m trying to remedy that soon, but I thought I…

If you don’t know about Birchbox , it is a monthly subscription service. For $10 a month, you get a box of 4 to 5 high-end skincare, makeup, and/or hair care products to sample. Sometimes…

Happy Monday, y’all! This weekend was very nice, a much needed very nice. Sean and I had dinner with friends on Friday night to celebrate one of their birthdays. Happy Birthday,…

Another installment of Thankfulness Thursday, linking up with Ashley at Domestic Fashionista . Check out Week One . (I’m still catching up on Week Two.) “One of life’s gifts is that each of us,…

Hi, y’all! I finally have another tasty recipe for your consideration. It was given to me by a friend. While it is very tasty and definitely worth your time, it does take some extra…

Hello, again! Another Monday already?? Well, the good thing about today is I can start getting back to a normal schedule. When my father-in-law passed away two weeks ago, we started all…

Hi, everybody. I know I haven’t posted in a little while. My father-in-law passed away on the 28th, having fought leukemia as long as he could. As you can imagine, it has been a difficult…

Starting this week, I am linking up with Ashley at Domestic Fashionista to post about thankfulness. From now until Thanksgiving, every Thursday I will share something I am thankful for. …

I’m going to do a separate post about what happened over the weekend when I can bring myself to write about it. It isn’t fun or happy, but I feel like writing it all out will help me and maybe…

Well, I am back after a whirlwind weekend spending time with Mr. Diva’s wonderful parents and visiting aunts and uncles. At least some of them now read the blog, so I wanted to say “Hey,…

Today’s recipe is a little gem I found on Pinterest . ( Original recipe can be found here . ) This is a great spin on a creamy pasta and perfect for a summer BBQ or dinner with family or…

Happy Monday, everyone! It has been a busy weekend with Mr. Diva’s relatives visiting from out-of-state. We’ve had fun chatting and catching up the last few days. Their reason for…

If you don’t know about Birchbox , it is a monthly subscription service. For $10 a month, you get a box of 4 to 5 high-end skincare, makeup, and/or hair care products to sample. Sometimes…

For this week’s recipe, I wanted to give you a simple, fast, and easy recipe perfect for summer. A friend of mine made this slaw for a dinner party and I couldn’t leave her house without this…

It’s finally summer-like here in Portland, Oregon. That means we have a few short months of being able to play outside before it begins to rain again. Mr. Diva and I had the pleasure of…

Happy Monday! Sometimes that seems like a total oxymoron. My Monday is going to include cleaning bathrooms, doing laundry, and cleaning the kitchen. Fun times. :-/ The weekend was…

In this final installment of my anniversary outing posts, I wanted to show you some of the pretty sites around the grounds of the Edgefield. Every year, I take so many pictures of the pretty…

I LOVE shrimp! I could probably eat it every day. Since adopting a pescatarian lifestyle, we eat fish and shrimp instead of other meats. I’m always trying to think of new ways to…

I’ve been focusing on “just taking the picture” and not letting my perfectionist tendencies get in the way. We’ve had unending days of rain and wind and, of course, I’ve barely left the…