by Alison Moore Smith | May 9, 2011 | for Good
Anti-Litter? Yes! When I was in second grade, we saw a film strip (am I dating myself?) about forest fires, ecology, and the like. I spent the rest of the week wandering my neighborhood with a bag in hand, collecting litter. It's a no-brainer not to dump your personal...
by Guest Author | May 3, 2011 | for Body
By Brandi Yates Pretending I had a big Skype conference call with everyone I love: “Hi, everyone. It's me, Brandi.' The next part is said with humility and remorse. “I'm an addict. And I need help.” A hush goes down. My parents hold their breath. Mom...
by Darcee Yates | Apr 30, 2011 | for Spirit
Here's a poser. I recently met with a former college roomate. It had been 30 years since we'd seen each other. I ducked out of the college thing early, married, and raised kids. She went the whole nine yards with schooling, graduated from BYU, ‘cuma sum'...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 24, 2011 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Caleb sneaks up on his sister and spanks her.] Alana (17): Caleb! [Caleb laughs and runs out of arms' reach.] Alana: Caleb, why did you do that? Caleb (7): You're just a girl who needs a spanking. Alana: Caleb, you don't spank girls. In fact, if you spank a girl, she...
by Tracy Keeney | Apr 16, 2011 | for Love
I've found myself quickly running into the house everytime a certain someone passes by the house. It makes me feel bad, like I'm not being very friendly. I feel guilty. I also feel annoyed. “Frank” is a late 40's/early 50's-ish neighbor up my street. We...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 14, 2011 | for Love, Mormon Wedding
After castigating all potential partygoers for thinking RSVPs are just an old-fashioned, cultural artifact (they aren't!), I have a public confession to make. Although I'm rather a student of formal etiquette (and an enormous fan of Judith Martin!), I don't follow...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2011 | for Fun
Last week I wrote about RSVP etiquette—a sore spot for me. As I responded to one of the comment on that post, I made a connection between my frustration and a common practice in our online world. One of my kids is hosting a spring break party on Saturday (OK, yes, we...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 13, 2011 | for Money
If you have a business, a blog, or are working on your muse and need an easy way to spread the word, promotional materials can be a cost effective way to get the word out. Promotion items are things like tee-shirts, pens, keychains, cloths bags, magnets, personalized...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 10, 2011 | for Love, Mormon Wedding
One of the things we love about our wedding reception venue, is the movable ceiling grids. They can be decorated with lights, fabric, lanterns, or myriad combinations of things. Jessica really wanted to have a pretty ceiling decor package, and Noah's has a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 9, 2011 | for Love, Mormon Wedding
Having moved fairly frequently since we married 25 years ago, Sam and I don't have long, trailing roots here in Lindon. Our friends our spread all over the country. So while the announcements will go out to about 400 people, we expect less than 150 at the actual...
