by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 28, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
As I write this, our “public servants” just kicked the fiscal cliff two months down the road. This is the same congress that hasn't passed a budget in nearly four years…even though it's illegal. And all the while they point fingers at each other and take...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Yesterday a friend posted a note on Facebook that said: So for the first time in my life I actually kept two New Years resolutions the whole year long. As I reflect on 2012, I'm pretty proud of myself! It was remarkable because it so seldom happens that we actually...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 26, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Two decades ago, my little family headed out from our home in Boca Raton, Florida, for a week at Disney World. Orlando was a three hour drive and I was taking the kids up to meet up with Sam, who was already there attending an engineering conference. Driving long...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
We've all heard the idiom “practice makes perfect.” But it's not true. Consider a violinist who practices an hour a day using a cello bow. She won't ever perfect violin playing that way and probably won't even perfect violin/cello-bow playing because the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 24, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
As I write this, it is one day after returning from a family vacation to California. We spent two days driving (one there, one back), one day at California Adventure, one day at the beach, one day having devotional and seeing local sites, and another at Disneyland....
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Practice what you preach. Do as you say. Walk the talk. Actions speak louder than words. You've heard these things all your life because they are true. Years ago I was struggling with my weight and brought it up in an online forum. A woman who lived close to me...
