by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 4, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
In our world with a constant stream of data and information available at our fingertips at lightening speed, people often complain about the how quickly the days whiz by. Each moment is often packed with activities and event and appointments and to dos. This is so...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 3, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Have you ever had a call that someone was going to drop by your home or office unexpectedly? Were you amazed how quickly you could find the energy to clean up your space, spruce up your hair, and appear as if you've been productive and on the ball for hours? Have you...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 2, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
For years I was bullied by a kid in school and at church. It was a defining series of events in my life that still (unfortunately) impacts me today. It determined—for some years at least—how I saw myself and what I thought I was capable of. By college, the burden of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 1, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
I am 48 years old. I have been married (to the same man) for 27 years. I have six kids. I've homeschooled all of them (three are in college—one of those married—three still at home). I've had a home business since 1987 (just a few weeks after my oldest child was born...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 14, 2012 | for Spirit
In case you missed it, pants are big in Utah this week. As in wearing pants to church. By women. In Mormon churches. I'm not going to rehash the entire issue. You can click through to read it. And, to be clear, I'm not joining the pants wearers because: I don't think...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 12, 2012 | for Fun, Yea Big
[While in the car with the kids, discussing how it was 12:12 on 12/12/12.] Samson (12): Oh! When is the next one? Mom: We won't have another one like that until 1:01 on 1/1/3001. Monica (15): I don't think we'll still be here then. Mom: I don't plan to be here. I'd be...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 11, 2012 | for Money
Years ago, Sam and I helped a couple dig out of a financial mess. They came to our apartment and, one bit of data at a time, entered all the transactions they ‘d made in the past year. Why did we have them do this? To show their spending habits and patterns. Not...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 11, 2012 | for Home, for Spirit
Tanya Edwards is the winner of the giveaway! She has been notified. 🙂 As far as Mormon arts are concerned, we're not always on the cutting edge. We've had our own version of Saturday's Warrior and Charly to live down. But there are some beautiful works of art...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 10, 2012 | for Fun
While in the middle of frantic Christmas preparations, myriad performances for the school kids (musical theater, orchestra, ballroom), finals week for the three college kids, planning a three-week health extravaganza, and all manner of insanity—including preparing a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Nov 29, 2012 | for Body, for Good
The self-appointed food czar is at it again. Michelle Obama and her band of merry vegans have succeeded in making the school lunch program less desirable. If that is even possible. Down with chicken nuggets, up with modest portions of eco-produced soy patties. Twitter...
