Diva In The Kitchen: Kale and Lentil Ginger Soup
I love Crockpot meals. It is such an easy way to have a tasty dinner ready at a convenient time. With fall coming up, I am thinking about soups and stews and other warm, comforting…
Q & A Monday: Tech Questions
Happy Monday, y’all! This weekend was pretty laidback and fun. Saturday was my nephew’s 7th birthday, so we headed over to his Army-themed pool party for the majority of the evening. It…
How Many Lip Products Are In Your Purse?
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…
What I Wore: A Month or So In Review
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…
Birchbox Review: August 2012
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…
Q & A Monday: Inappropriate Questions
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,…
Thankfulness Thursdays: Week 3 - Being a Homemaker
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,…
Diva In The Kitchen: Kung Pao Spaghetti
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…
Q & A Monday: In The Kitchen
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…
Q & A Monday: A Little More Personal
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…
Thankfulness Thursdays: Week 1 - A Short List
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. …
Q & A Monday: Goals and More
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…
What I Wore: Rained Out
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,…
Diva In The Kitchen: Creamy Avocado and Lime Chilled Pasta
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…
Q & A Monday: Seven
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…
Birchbox Review: July 2012
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…
Diva In The Kitchen: Mexican Slaw
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…
What I Wore: Summer's Here!
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…
Q & A Monday: Finish The Sentence
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…
Little Luxuries, Part 3
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…