by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 28, 2012 | for Fun, for Home, for Money
When we moved to Eagle Mountain, we thought we were going to do the farm thing. Not a full-fledged, up before dawn, milking the cows kind of farm, just a little gentleman's ranchette. With a couple of horses, a goat or two, maybe a few mini-cows (OK, so maybe a little...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 28, 2012 | for Money
I have a dream laundry room. It's so amazing that a number of people (honestly!) snuck downstairs to see it when I held a large group event. Now, it's true that I talk about my laundry room in one of conference speeches on home organization systems. So it is famous,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2012 | for Money
Some people are just more talented than others. And that goes for bloggers as well. Some of us (ahem) write about things we love and things we hate and things that make our hair stand on end and things we are passionate about. And we use stock photos or marginally...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 17, 2012 | for Home, for Money
For almost a quarter of a century, we have used professional janitorial supplies to clean our home. The cost-per-use is so much better than typical store brands…and they clean remarkably better, as well. Window cleaner you buy from a grocery store, for example, is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 13, 2012 | for Money
When we were in college, both of Sam's brothers bought Hyundais. And we laughed at them. Sure they were poor. So were we, but who would buy a junk car like that? Apparently, we would. In 2002, we bought our first Hyundai—a Santa Fe—and it's still going strong with...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 11, 2012 | for Fun, for Money
People say you shouldn't buy timeshares. I'm not so sure. When I was a tween, my parents bought two. One in Snowbird, Utah—a ski resort packing some of the greatest snow on earth—the other smack dab on the beach in San Diego. All these decades later, our family still...
