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Wallowing in Happiness.....

Sometimes, I just wallow……I have a bad day….a bad week….a bad year…. I open a bottle of wine……pour a pot of earl grey tea……devour a box of tagalongs….and cry on the shoulders of my girlfriends…..and they understand me…..love me…and support me. But sometimes I wonder……am I allowed to wallow in happiness?? Better yet….do I allow myself to wallow in happiness. T.S. Eliot wrote in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, “I have measured my life with coffee spoons.” Do I do that with happiness??… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on November 19, 2009 at 1:13pm — No Comments

The Cask of Amontillado

Indy Fringe Day 1 The Cask of Amontillado Wine…..revenge…..intrigue…..opera…..costumes….Edgar Allen Poe…..what more could a girl want in a Fringe Festival show?? The Cask of Amontillado promised to be a fun diversion for the Man and me on a Saturday afternoon. It’s interesting to me that operas are one of my favorite things….although they are typically somewhat tragic. The Man and I have the discussion often about tragic music (which he likes) and happy music (which is my preference). I once… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on August 24, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Tortillo! Indy Fringe

Tortillo!!! Indy Fringe, Day 2 The Man and I head down to Mass Ave to check out something a little different than Saturday’s Edgar Allen Poe Opera, The Cask of Amontillado. We decided that the end of the weekend and the quickly approaching Monday needed a good shot of laughter and Tortillo was just what the doctor ordered. Scooby Doo meets the snack food industry…….meets Batman and Robin…..including a quirky but hilarious “guest star appearance” of a psychedelic English rock sta… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on August 24, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

The Currency of Trust

Pocket change…..quarters, nickels, dimes, pennies…..it adds up over time…but it does take time… John Maxwell equates trust with pocket change. You put in nickels, dimes, quarters when you build trust…..you take out nickels, dimes, pennies, quarters…when trust is somehow compromised either intentionally or unintentionally….in big ways and in small ways. Trust is a fluid thing…I think….it ebbs and flows…it builds….and diminishes. Lately, I have been thinking of trust as a beautiful fluid work of a… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on April 21, 2009 at 11:34am — 11 Comments

Hitting the Reset Button

A few days ago, I was running down the path near my house. Running consistently this winter has been a struggle for me and I am determined to get back on track (my tight jeans and higher numbers on the scale have been quite the incentive). The problem is I am somewhat impatient….okay….I am VERY impatient and I tend to push myself too hard and then pay for it days later. As I was running, I was getting all of the aches and pains that come from non-use - - my knee started hurting, then my shin, t… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on March 29, 2009 at 6:21pm — 6 Comments

I WON I WON I WON!!!

When Cindy Hartman of Hartman Inventory ran a contest on their blog www.hartmaninventoryblog.com to win two tickets to the Indiana Flower and Patio Show, I knew I had to enter......and.....drum roll.....I won!!! This is SO exciting to me as I rarely win anything....and I really wanted to go to the Flower and Patio Show...exciting stuff!!! Here is my contest entry: Why the Divorced Diva should have the tickets to the Flower and Patio Show 1. Gr… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on March 12, 2009 at 3:09pm — 2 Comments

Review of Crime and Punishment at the IRT

Crime and Punishment. Quite a provocative play to watch on Valentine’s Day - full of pride…..angst…..regret…..and shame. Dostoevsky’s novel set in St. Petersburg in the late 1800’s amidst a scorching summer reminds me of the Langston Hughes Poem, Dream Deferred - What happens to a dream deferred??…..Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?....Does it fester like a sore…then run?? The scene opened with the spotlight creating an intense gaze from the portrait on the wall…..looking down on Raskoin… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on February 19, 2009 at 7:15pm — No Comments

7 unique and Surprising Things About Me....

Thank you Doug Theis for making me a part of this "revealing process." Here are my 7 Unique and Surprising Things About Me.... 1. I was born and grew up in Arkansas - thus I learned at an early age to hike, fish, camp, canoe, and cheer for the Razorbacks! 2. Ice Cream is a necessity of life for me. 3. I trained horses and gave riding lessons for years - I traveled all over the country conducting Natural Horsemanship seminars for women with Linda Black. I am also a proficient roper. 4. I lov… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on January 22, 2009 at 10:00pm — 7 Comments

My Year in Review

This week, I have been pondering my 2008……did it measure up to my expectations? Did I accomplish everything I set out to do?? Would I consider it a good year? My life tends to express itself in themes - themes in lessons, themes for challenges, themes in relationships. 2008 was my year to be brave and my year for change. Looking back, 2008 is going to be one of my favorite years - there was just so much discovery, creativity, joy and learning. In 2008, I learned to truly be brave and to live my… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on December 22, 2008 at 11:19pm — 3 Comments

Wallowing in Happiness.....

Sometimes, I just wallow……I have a bad day….a bad week….a bad year…. I open a bottle of wine……pour a pot of earl grey tea……devour a box of tagalongs….and cry on the shoulders of my girlfriends…..and they understand me…..love me…and support me. But sometimes I wonder……am I allowed to wallow in happiness?? Better yet….do I allow myself to wallow in happiness. T.S. Eliot wrote in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, “I have measured my life with coffee spoons.” Do I do that with happiness??… Continue

Added by Becky Pruitt on November 30, 1999 at 12:00pm — No Comments

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