by Alison Moore Smith | May 28, 2011 | for Home
Depending on where you live, home security can be a serious concern. We live in a generally lovely, crime-free neighborhood, but still had a very expensive package stolen right off our porch. Unfortunately, these days, most of us can use a good security system. The...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 16, 2011 | for Money
Credit scores can seem baffling. Indeed, the credit rating industry has a stranglehold on your financial life with some pretty nonsensical rules. With bad (r no) credit, it's next-to-impossible to get a mortgage, get an auto loan, or finance much of anything. You can...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 12, 2011 | for Love, Mormon Wedding
When preparing to address our wedding invitations, I looked up the prevailing wedding invitation address etiquette. It's appalling in it's complexity. If you ask me, the purpose of the address—getting the invitation to it's intended destination—has been entirely...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 11, 2011 | Design Your Own House, for Home
When people visit our new home, they are often surprised that we have concrete floors throughout the house. The main floor has polished concrete and the basement has acid washed concrete (the upstairs has dragon board (another post all together) and the stairs are...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 10, 2011 | for Love, Mormon Wedding
Finalizing the invitation for the wedding was, surprisingly, the most difficult part of the wedding planning. There are so many options with such cost variables that coming to a final decision was difficult for the bride and groom. (To be fair, the bride—with her...
