by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 1, 2011 | for Fun
As massive winter storms cover everything from Texas to New England under mounds of snow, I'm thinking about pools and beaches. A vacation in the sun would be wonderful about now. Completely disconnected from reality, in a good way. How could I write about amazing...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 1, 2011 | for Fun, for Home
Last weekend when Sam and I left the movie theater to head home from our weekly date, I cringed. The cold air slapped me in the face and the legs of my pants were icy as I walked. “I wish it was spring!” I said. He agreed. Warm weather sounds mighty good...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 29, 2011 | for Home
This post brought to you by Victor Pest. All opinions are 100% mine.It's not that women are really afraid of mice. The stereotypical wailing woman on the chair screeching for her husband to save her are a little unfair. The problem with mice is that they are small...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 28, 2011 | for Fun, for Love
This post brought to you by Hiltons of Branson. All opinions are 100% mine. Every wedding anniversary, Sam and I go on a romantic getaway together. With six children and a home business, being alone is a rare occurrence. More than just being alone, the complete...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 28, 2011 | for Home, for Money
This post brought to you by Fannie Mae. All opinions are 100% mine. Just before we moved into the new house, the owners of the house across the street suddenly moved out. Notices went up on the door. A few weeks later, a for sale sign went up in the yard. Almost...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 27, 2011 | for Mind
When it comes to school stuff, I'm not a huge supporter. With all the resources and infrastructure, our schools could be second-to-none. But with all the competing interests and egos—not to mention billions of dollars—they've become a hodge podge of half-baked ideas,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 26, 2011 | for Body, for Money
With fully half or our family in some kind of prescription eyewear—and one more, who shall remain nameless who should be in prescription eyewear because she is blind beyond belief—we are fully entrenched in the eyewear game. Such conditions can be a financial drain....
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2011 | for Mind
I put school science fairs right up there with the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. More often than not, it's a competition between parents. But done right—which might mean allowing your children to do the work (and the learning) themselves—there is no better way to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 25, 2011 | Lifestyle Design
Guy Kawasaki is a heretic. He doesn't believe in the sacred cow of the productivity movement, the all-important mission statement. I think he's onto something. In the late 1980s, right after I read the brand new, soon-to-be bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2011 | for Spirit, Lifestyle Design
Three days ago, Sam was playing basketball in the gym at our church, one congregation against another. The other team forfeited so a pick-up game ensued. The scheduled referee, probably in his late 50s, jumped up to fill out the losing team. A while later, as he was...
