by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 22, 2010 | for Home
Disclaimer: there is no such thing. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let me share my satellite/cable experience of the past few years. The major contenders in my area are DIRECT TV and Dish Network (both satellite providers), Utopia (fiber optic broadband),...
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 23, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Three moves are as good as a fire. And as we moved to the rental home to be closer to the build site, we probably did lighten our load of about a third of all our stuff. Two of those things were the small entertainment unit and the television from the master bedroom....
by Alison Moore Smith | Sep 20, 2008 | Design Your Own House, for Home
Focal point. That was the big debate. While I agree that it's silly to position all the furniture in a room so that you have to crane your neck to see the television, the thought of building a family room all around a TV set makes me cringe. It's about family, right?...
by Alison Moore Smith | May 22, 2008 | for Fun, for Spirit
I'm not a big fan of TV and even less of a fan of TV shows. And even though I'm a singer, I never saw so much as a minute of American Idol until one of my daughters (can you guess which one?) dragged me kicking and screaming to watch the finale of AI (not to be...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 28, 2008 | for Love
When I had my first baby in 1987, I found myself newly graduated from college and newly out of a paying job. I wasn't sure how to keep my brain intact whilst whiling away the hours, topless on the couch, trying to figure out that nursing thing. I tried reading, but...
