by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 26, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Two days after Sam got his PhD, Sam, Jessica, Belinda, and I, moved to Boca Raton, Florida, for our first post-college shot at the real world. We rented a three bedroom townhouse, moved in our first set of real furniture, and started saving up for our first home. We...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 25, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
The first time I spoke at a convention in Utah over a decade ago, a woman came up to me and said, “It's so nice to see someone who looks so professional and takes homeschooling seriously.” I thought about her comment for a long time. As I walked around...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 24, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
As a very young child I was taught a story from the Gospel of St. Matthew in Sunday School. I came home with a little paper necklace that said, “I'm a Second Miler!” And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 2 Nephi 12:41 This is a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 23, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
My husband and I like movies. After a hectic week of working, we love to grab some popcorn and settle down in a theater to watch a great flick. Enter the modern age of incivility. Almost without exception, watching movies in a theater includes other patrons who: Talk...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
I like talking—even public speaking—but I much prefer writing if the content is difficult, controversial, or significant. Speaking is a powerful form of expression. It provide immediacy and emotion and an important visual connection. But sometimes those can harm the...
