Mind of a Diva

With this being the end of the second week of 2013, I can’t help but think about how we decide on our goals. Many people look to make a change to their routine, while others want to make a other changes. This year my friend made her new years list of not resolutions but things [...]

Lately I’ve had some decisions present themselves where I have to choose to either take a risk or keep moving. Usually I wouldn’t give it a second thought and say no to doing whats unknown, but this time is different. What are we missing by not taking risk? One thing that I truly enjoy doing [...]

For a couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about how I’m getting older and if lying  about my age is the best solution. While a person can say they are any number, our real age still exist. Why is that as we get old, especially as women, our age becomes more than just a number? [...]

On average day it’s said that a brain processes 70,000 thoughts. For some that ranges from thoughts about food, money, errands, and everything in between. Though our thoughts can be about a variety of things, we have to consider what we think ourselves. Last week I found that it’s easy to have negative thoughts about [...]

It’s no surprise that dating also involves ending to certain relationships. Sometimes the choice to break up is for the best and other times it’s something we later regret. Depending on the circumstances of the break-up, that person could be the one that got away. My friend and his ex-girlfriend dated for several years until [...]

For many couples the need to fast forward through some of the necessary steps to develop a relationship looks tempting when things are going well. A person feels like things are right and that it’s time to take the next step, such as moving in together. While it seems right, can moving in together fill [...]

It’s hard to reach out to someone and try to make amends when all a person get is the same result. They will try again and then go about it a different way, but nothing seems to work. How many times should someone extend the olive branch before they just give up? One of my [...]

Facing a transitional period happens throughout life and for those moments we have to be prepared for what’s ahead. Many times that plan will cover several aspects, but how often is the long-term effects considered. Is our focus on how our present actions mold our futures? I’ve been reading a book by woman who became [...]

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our lives that we don’t realize that our actions have an effect on others. Some of us may have siblings, children, or young people around us and they watch and pick up on our habits. However, many of us consider that and live our lives like someone is watching. Growing [...]

Since I graduated college the thought of what I’m going to do next has been running through my brain. In my life now I have a job, a career in works, and a good personal life but I’ve always wondered if I should go to graduate school and how that would change things for me professionally [...]