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April 21st, 2012

Divine Diamonds are a Single’s Best Friend!

As a little girl there were two things that I always admired about my Mother. Her make up and her collection of sparkly jewelry – both of which were pretty much off limits to me … especially her bling! She kept it all very organized in jewelry boxes and instilled a very high sense of value in me for the items. I think she was mostly worried I would break or lose something.

As I grew up I rarely wore jewelry and when I did it was the cheap stuff from Claire’s … and yes, I often lost earrings and such.

When my Father remarried my Step-Mother gave me gold ring with my initial on it. I loved it. It made me feel special and gave me a sense of belonging. I wore it so much I nearly wore the band out!  It now resides in my jewelry box along with a few other sentimental pieces from my life.

A few years later my boyfriend gave me a promise ring. It had a teeny little diamond but I didn’t care much about the components as much as the symbolism. Again a ring instilled a sens of belonging and when a prong broke and the diamond was lost I was heart broken!

Eventually (about 6 years later) that boyfriend of mine proposed to me with a big shiny diamond ring. It became a part of me. I would spend hours just staring at it, mesmerized by the sparkle. It truly was my best friend.

Now that I am divorced and happily single one thing I often miss is the ring.

Sure I can glam up with a big sparkly flower or jewel encrusted spider … but there is still something missing. The sense of belonging to something bigger, the natural sparkle of the diamond, the feel of fitted band around my finger.

About a year ago I was at a singles networking event and had the pleasure of meeting Ruta of Divine Diamonds. She has created The Ah Ring for single women, like me, to show off they’re Available and happy!

Now there is no need to wait for a man to “put a ring on it”. The Ah Ring is an empowering symbol of a joyful, single, confident woman in 14k white gold. With eleven full cut diamonds it’s sure to add just the right amount of sparkle my life is lacking. And at the affordable price of $350.00 Divine Diamonds gives us a chance to create a new commitment … to being happily single and proud of it!

April 1st, 2012

Dear Morristown,

Fellow Residents and Guests,

Please don’t be litterbugs.

One thing I love about where I live is the walkability… It’s lovely, really. So when I see things like this it makes me sad. This was the second of it’s kind and I also saw a plastic bottle as well. :(

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Didn’t you all hear?


“Give a Hoot! Don’t Pollute!” ~Woodsy Owl

March 27th, 2012

Time-Out

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Does your body ever just shut down on you?

I took a half-day at work today in anticipation of a trip into NYC this evening to sip cocktails with SingleEdition friends. I wasn’t feeling so hot when I got home at 2pm. I had plenty of time, so I sat down ….  then I woke up WAY later than I was supposed to.

I’m bummed out, but I guess my body needed a Time-Out.

I’m in a Time-Out with wanting a relationship right now as well. I have some residual Divorce things to wrap up and I am determined to do so, but until I do I don’t feel like I can commit myself elsewhere. Plus, I am having such a great time meeting people and making new local friends since moving to Morristown, which is something I haven’t had much opportunity/desire to do since moving to New Jersey 12 years ago.

My social “local” (RL) network has been pretty small over the years. Work, Online Dating and dash of Social Networks have been my resources for making friends … and now my meetup group! I love this group and have made some awesome new friends!

So, naturally a new social life leads to meeting new men and going out with men is typically considered dating, which conflicts with my relationship time out. I’m not ready to even open my mind to the thought of a relationship right now, but I do want to date, so what is the etiquette?

How do I communicate this clearly so that these guys knows where we stand?

I need to add in that while I am not open to a relationship today, that does not mean I wont wake up tomorrow and decide differently, but as men you really should know that about us women already!

XOXO Diva

March 14th, 2012

The Year of Awesome

Well, I can’t sleep … but then who could with all the excitement this year has brought me!?
I dubbed 2012 The Year of Awesome from the start and I’m happy to report it’s really living up to the title. Well in my world at least and for that I am so grateful!
I look back on where I was a year ago … dealing with a lot of stress, newly diagnosed health condition, a relationship that just wasn’t working for me and a new position at work with many, many issues.
Today I smile so much my face hurts, I take a deep breaths when I start to feel a little stressed, I’ve found a medication to manage my pain, I’m back on WeightWatchers and thanks to a year free membership at planet fitness I’m getting back into an exercise routine. I even signed up for my 1st 5k!
I live in an awesome town with awesome “neighbors” that I’m falling more and more in love with each day. My real life social network is growing and I’ve made many new and awesome friends!
I love my job, my coworkers and I have the most wonderfully supportive and caring manager in the world. I feel valued and appreciated, unlike many past years I’ve worked for the company. Best of all I received a stellar year end review today with an unexpected promotion.
So onward and upward 2012 … at this rate I just might find that special someone to share in my awesome … not that you all aren’t super special!
Now let me see if I can catch some Zzzzs!!

March 9th, 2012

Confession: I don’t get G+

I’m not completely embarrassed to admit this, even though I know I just lost some major points! :(

I really haven’t given it a fair shot, despite being mesmerized with their commercials every time they come on … and my love of all things Google else-wise.

Just goes to show how much my life has changed over the years. Two years ago I would have been all over it. Have I evolved away from the ‘New Media” socialite that I once was? Lost my passion for digital communities? Is there nothing about that I don’t already get from my Twitter-Facebook usage? Maybe it’s really not all it’s hyped to be!?

Just another Soc/Net … to me.

I want to love it. I really do, but how?