Getting organized at home is a perennially popular New Year’s resolution and this year there is the added motivation of spending more time at home due to COVID-19. But even the best of intentions can fall by the wayside when…
Throughout the year, I have heard many Past-Presidents say, “Your year of presidency will be unforgettable.” Although I knew this would be true, I do not know if I could have fully grasped what they meant until this moment. My…
Year Founded: 1911 Theme: “Mystery Goes to The Rose” Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography and Video Charity: Her Majesty Queen Mystery Miss Miss Caroline McDaniel Hughs’ favorite charity is Read > Lead > Achieve®, the philanthropic effort of…
Year Founded: 1872 Theme: “Omens and Auguries” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography Charity: The Pro Bono Publico Foundation is Rex’s charitable foundation, focusing its giving on improving public schools in New Orleans. Over the past 12 years the Foundation has given…
Year Founded: 1857 Theme: “The Fairy Kingdom” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography Comus with Her Majesty Queen Comus Peyton Armistead LeCorgne Her Majesty Queen Comus Miss Peyton Armistead LeCorgne Maids Miss Mary Bouligny Brown, Miss Miriam de Buys Ellis, Miss…
On our last Monday of April, we're all looking for something to start the week off on a good note to carry us through to May. To help, we've brought together some interesting reading, resources and, of course, moments of…
Monday's here again; we can't stop it, so we might as well roll with it. Below, we’ve collected some of our favorite reads, resources and laugh factories to help you get through it—today, this week and beyond. Last week’s guide…
The Easter Bunny has come and gone, leaving us all to a candy-coma start for Monday. Below, we've collected some of our favorite reads, resources and laugh factories to help you get through it—today, this week and beyond. Last week’s…
7:12 AM The dirt is soaked from the storm last night, but I push through. My dog is out with me while I garden today—usually she prefers to sleep in until about 8, so it’s an unusual occurrence. I stop…
How to sew a face mask WHAT YOU NEED: A fabric square, preferably tea towel or t-shirt, around 20x20 Patience Sewing needle and thread (OR) sewing machine Pins Deep breathing exercises Fabric ties, 18” in length and ¼ to ½…
7:01 AM I like gardening in the mornings. It’s productive. Not the way I hoped I’d be productive during this (finishing a novel, industriously cleaning, checking off all these little life boxes), but productive in the sense that I’m working…
There’s a lot in my day-to-day that I'm cutting out for these diaries. I edit out my excruciatingly long skincare routine. I cut the daily useless minutiae of my day, the sad avocado toast for breakfast and tuna from…
Happy Monday! Easter is around the corner (although we may have already been dipping into the candy stash...), a new week is in front of us and it's a great time to enjoy a cup of coffee, some reads, some…
7:05 AM I’ve been trying to put together interesting ways to describe my days but it turns out that without going somewhere—or even the potential of going somewhere—I don’t do much. I was writing out a general schedule of my…
Monday still manages to be the worst, even though we're in a very different situation than normal. To help lighten that case of the Mondays, we've collected some interesting reading, tools and resources and a few moments of humor to…
As a partner at Kean Miller, Robert Kallam has defended clients in the offshore energy and maritime industries from lawsuits in a career spanning 30 years. When Kallam graduated from LSU Law School in 1990, he did not initially plan…
The weekend is over and it's back to our working situation this Monday. We're here with a list of recommended online reads, instructional videos, resources and some (much-needed) moments of levity. RECOMMENDED READING Bill Ingalls/NASA. Scott…
For extroverts, they’ve reached the point of stir-crazy; for introverts, they’re wondering how to get their extroverted roommates to maybe calm down a bit. Regardless of whether you’re introverted, extroverted or anything in between, we’ve put our heads together…
I’m working from home; I have my dog at my feet, another pot of coffee brewing and relative security. I’m in comfortable clothes and my bed’s made and because I don’t have to commute, I have time to get…
Everyone knows that books and tv shows are both typical ways to pass the time. But, while you're taking your dog (or yourself) for a walk or just taking a moment to breathe, podcasts are a perfect companion to fill…
Nothing can pass away a few hours like that of a good book. While we're all (hopefully) in the comforts of our own homes, doing our best rendition of social distancing, the staff at Renaissance Publishing put together a list…
An international pandemic isn’t anyone’s idea of a good time—it’s left us stuck in close quarters with loved ones and roommates, working from home, and feeling a lot of anxiety and stress. Here are ten things you can do today…
