by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 16, 2011 | for Good, for Home
Years ago I received a mailing from Habitat for Humanity. I admired their charitable work and so sent a small donation. Bad idea. For the next decade or so, I received about 100 times the cost in mailings as I donated. In other words, they lost money on me. My dad is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 15, 2011 | for Fun
Update: Nominations have now closed. Please vote for the Best LDS Female Solo Blogger of 2010! Nominations are open for Best Female LDS Blogger of 2010. Yes, we're late to the 2010 awards games, but the Grammys were just held last week. (Or some big award show, right?...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 14, 2011 | for Fun, for Love
Valentine's Day isn't a major holiday…unless you're a florist, candy maker, or greeting card company. Still, holidays and their expectations can cause undue stress when the should be fun. My Valentine's Day idea is to keep it simple. This applies to most holidays and...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 13, 2011 | for Money
We've been an all-Mac family since 1985. It only makes sense that we are also an iPhone and iPad family. My iPhone has become my micro-computer to keep my important data with me wherever I go, and the iPad, in turn, my mini-computer. I always have one or both with me...
by Janiel Miller | Feb 10, 2011 | for Mind
When I create my world, chocolate will be dietetic, the seasons will be: three months of fall, four months of spring, one month of winter (December), and four months of enough money to travel around the world and hit whatever season I want. Also, there will be no PMS,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 9, 2011 | for Body, for Good
Don't get me wrong. As far as first lady causes go, I think promoting healthy eating is a grand platform. And just look at Michelle Obama's arms. You know she knows more about fitness than I do. But there are good ideas and then there are good ideas gone wrong. Last...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 8, 2011 | for Money
Last Thursday, my dear dad was in a terrible car accident. He ended up with two broken ribs and a mangled hip. But, as the doctor said, he came out much better than he should have. The entire front of the car was literally ripped off. That's what happens when a small...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 6, 2011 | for Love, for Mind
When Jessica was five, I bundled up two-year-old Belinda and the stroller and the diaper bag and some snacks and my wallet and my keys and headed to Sandpiper Shores Elementary for the Kindergarten Circus! The only thing in the house I didn't pack, was the camera. We...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 2, 2011 | for Fun
I confess. I have never, ever watched the Super Bowl. I realize that makes me some kind of freak. Sorry. Most years when the Super Bowl starts, I'm at church. I don't have some moral objection to watching a football game on television, but I'm not much of a pro...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 1, 2011 | Lifestyle Design
One month ago today, I predicted your future. I psychically divined where you would be at the end of 2011. My first prediction was: You will break all of your resolutions by the end of January. Today is February 1. Was I right? Have you maintained your resolve for...
