by Alison Moore Smith | Jul 1, 2009 | for Body, Losing Weight After Pregnancy
I'm a mom. But I'm not brawny. Not even close. If this blog had a truth in advertising standard, it would be called Flabby Mom. Or Pudgy Mom. Or Bulgy Mom. Or maybe One Whale of a Mom. But all that is going to change. Today is the start of my new life! I'm dedicated...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 29, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
This afternoon I took the wet-stamped blueprints, the signed and certified engineering drawings, the energy code compliance report, and the 200-some-odd other required doodads to the Lindon City Offices. Along with a check for $100. The house plans have been...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 23, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
The city of Lindon require—among a billion other things—a model energy code compliance report to prove, I suppose, that your model energy code is complaint with whatever Lindon officials have deemed necessary to comply with in regards to the energy code. So,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 20, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home
While reconfiguring the house plans, Sam asked for a complete list of appliances. For some people this is easy, but for me it's been a chore. I've purchased so many rotten appliances in my life — dishwashers that can only clean pre-washed dishes for example — that...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 16, 2009 | Design Your Own House, for Home, for Money
On Monday we met with the first builder to come up with a bid for us. To say the least, it was disappointing. The total came in at $804,266. And that's after we bought the lot for $248,000. Seriously. We've built a million dollar home. And this is not it! This house...
