There is a popularly held belief that if a lady wants to stand out at a formal event, she shouldn’t wear a black dress. Read More at Bellanica Style ©2009 The Bootylicious Diva Muse. All Rights Reserved.. Read Full Story

When is a mother actually allowed to be sick? I mean, how sick does she have to be in order for the people in her life to understand that what she really needs is rest? Care? Nurturing? Or does being a wife and mother mean giving up what men and children would not only expect, but demand? Does she have to have some flesh eating disease? Cancer of the entire body? Or does she actually have to cough up her pancreas? Or is a wife, mother, caregiver allowed to ever be anything but Superwoman? E... Read Full Story

Happy New Year everybody! I do hope that everyone has had a happy and safe end of 2008 and beginning of 2009. Yes, the Diva Muse has been on what seems like a loooong vacation, but was actually very hectic and crazy and not much of a vacation at all. But more of a test of patience, battling illness, losing loved ones, and entertaining in laws, dealing with family members and drama, coping with grown teenagers lack of maturity, and stretching and growing relationships. Let’s just say th... Read Full Story

Lately, I have been running around like a crazy person. We had our Annual Training Conference in/near Vegas. That was fun. Yes, Army wives get training too, believe it or not. And then like an even more insane person, I volunteered to open up our house, plan, and execute my husband’s company Christmas Party. It was great, but not without being a whole lot of work, and I am still recuperating. I basically decided to throw a party on Sunday that was to take place that upcoming Friday. I... Read Full Story

It’s that time again. Time for the holidays. Time to deck the halls, buy all of those wonderful Christmas gifts, and the time of the year when everyone seems merry and life seems just a little more hopeful and festive. An easy way to bring just a little more style and personality to your Christmas decor is to take regular, ordinary ornaments, add your favorite colored ribbons, and group together in a bunch or hang separately on your tree or from any place in your home that you would l... Read Full Story

Atlanta Housewife, Sheree Whitfield has earned the award for most conceited housewife when it comes to the Atlanta Housewives. But why do we really love to hate her so much? Say what you want, but Sheree is a very pulled together, attractive woman, who on the surface, seems to have a lot going for her in the looks and style department. But what drives people crazy about this chocolate diva is the seemingly understated way in which she insights drama. Most people can handle a diva, many can h... Read Full Story

Today, my son turned 18. We have been looking forward to this day for…well…18 years and yet, it is hard to believe that it is actually here. Dude turned to me in bed this morning and said, “Wow, you have a grown son, you are now officially an old maid.” “Gee, thanks!” I replied. “Now you can let yourself go.” He said back. “Yeah, I can let myself go to Europe, South Beach, and back to Asia.” I replied with a hearty laugh. Just becau... Read Full Story

The rumor mill has been abuzz about the possible eviction of ATL Housewife Nene Leakes and her family from her five bedroom, 5,000 sq ft, Duluth, GA home after the family moved out of the home in November of this year. Nene of course denies these rumors and has decided to set the story straight. Andy Cohen, Bravo TV personality contacted Nene to get the straight story on what was really going on and posted this statement on his blog: There have been googlefulls of stories about Nene losing h... Read Full Story

I wake up most nights/mornings at or around 3A.M. for no apparent reason, other than possibly in another life, I had a job that required me to get up at this hour and I am simply conditioned. I read somewhere a long time ago that 3 A.M. was the witching hour when witches went out and did witch stuff. My husband is convinced that this is true because when he met me, I showed him the extra lines on my fingers, and he joked that I was not from this world and that I must be a witch. It has been ... Read Full Story

I have been taking a short break from blogging for a few days. I had been posting overwhelmingly about those ATL Housewives, which was a real blast, but was turning into an all consuming situation and frankly I was neglecting my own housewife-ly duties. And besides, the Muse does want to talk about other interesting things that are going on in life. I must admit though, I got a real rush whenever I would post something about the ladies and my stats would go through the roof. Yeah, could def... Read Full Story