by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 10, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
I realize I still haven't completed my final post on the landscape. With the end of summer and the cooler weather closing in, we're trying to wrap up all the final issues, replace plants that didn't survive the year (or the deer!) and get everything ready to sleep for...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 8, 2011 | for Mind
My first research paper—for my high school AP English class in 1982—still gives me nightmares. The process of typing out an enormous paper was foreign and intimidating. My topic: J.D. Salinger. I pulled an A, but not without pulling an all-nighter and much of my hair...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 8, 2011 | for Home
This afternoon I came across a website for Calgary apartment rentals. It's just another throwback to my college years. That's been kind of a theme today. This morning was the Brigham Young University homecoming parade with the big football game later tonight. Since...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 6, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Chaotic surroundings are stressful. Ordered surroundings allow peace, creativity, and all manner of good stuff to flow. For years, I've collected brochures showing fabulous garage storage systems and steel storage cabinets. Although I don't spend much time in the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Oct 4, 2011 | for Body
A typical recipe around here has only a handful of ingredients. If I get beyond five or six, my head begins to implode. Too much measuring, too much mixing, too many steps…just to prepare something to stuff in your mouth to run to the next choir concert or soccer...
