by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 24, 2015 | for Money
This week I was discussing blog comment systems with a developer. Over the years I've looked at various blog commenting systems. None provided enough of my desired features to warrant a switch from native WordPress. I'm open to being persuaded but, ultimately, I won't...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jun 16, 2015 | for Body, for Mind, for Spirit
For as long as I can remember, I have been a heterosexual, cis-gendered, any-ethnicity-with-melanin female with bold opinions about transgenderism trapped in the body of a heterosexual , cis-gendered, pasty white female who cannot bring herself to express her bold...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 9, 2015 | for Mind
A first grade class at Ridgecrest Elementary in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, (and scads of other schools around the country, too, if the 1,994 downloads are any indication) made a Mother's Day “gift” to take home. Was it a sentimental card? A loving poem?...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 7, 2015 | for Body, for Spirit
Maybe I'm weird, but never in my 50 years of Mormondom have I hung my head and cried: Oh, if only I could have wine with dinner, my entire life would be complete! Here are some other things I've never said: My life is empty without getting sloppy drunk at least three...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 2, 2015 | for Good
Sit Down and Shut Up I'm a pasty white, college educated, middle class, conservative American. Right up at the top I acknowledge those facts disqualify me from having an opinion about anything. I am, however, a woman and someone who has experienced hair prejudice. In...
by Guest Author | Apr 20, 2015 | Yea Big
by Sara Burlingame The clerk at Kohl's just cheerfully asked me if I was pregnant. Rather than honk his impertinent nose I just said “no” very carefully and slowly. My “no” had five syllables. So he followed up with, “Oh, did you just...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 18, 2015 | for Spirit, Women at Church
It's Not About That Bass This isn't the post I intended to write this weekend. But something happened that pushed it forward. The discussion on my recent post Mother: Where Art Thou? took an interesting—but familiar—turn. I intended the post to be mostly a personal...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 17, 2015 | for Spirit
Missing in Theme Proving again our oddity, Mormons proudly proclaim an acknowledged—but sparse—doctrine of Heavenly Mother. While the thought of a Heavenly Father without a corollary Heavenly Mother “makes reasons stare,” we spend most of our...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 14, 2015 | for Good, for Money
#LeadOnLeave Is Sooooo Darn Awesome! Recently I've seen flurry of sharing of a Valerie Jarrett promoted piece of foolishness. Propagandize government enforced perks and progressives clamor to get on board. Publicize perks for doing nothing—with eeeeeevilllll...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 11, 2015 | Hacks, Lifestyle Design
As a blogger and homeschooling mom of six, managing my time is paramount. As someone who loves organizing and planning—unfortunately sometimes more than actually doing the things I've organized and planned—I know the value of creating a schedule that will motivate...
