For any of you who are married or who have been in a serious relationship for a long time, you probably understand the appeal of the date night in, while at the same time recognizing that it can quickly become code for “you hop on the computer while I watch t.v.,” which can become stale …
50 Weeks to Organized: Week 17
I start this post with two warnings: one, you will see that it is self-evident from the pictures below that my hubby and I have a teensy little problem when it comes to buying movies, and two, there are no “before” pictures (mostly just because to the regular eye, you probably wouldn’t see …
Youth Cookoff
There’s no denying it–being the president of the young women’s organization definitely keeps me on my toes. Sometimes I feel like I’m making a mistake or forgetting something about every other week. But then, on nights like tonight, I know that I have the best calling there is. For a few months now, we’ve been …
50 Weeks to Organized: Extension
Well, I knew it would happen eventually—a week when I would need an extension on the organization project. This week, between starting end-of-level testing with my students and heading up a major activity for the youth in my ward tomorrow, I have not had time to think about washing my hair, much less organizing my …
Tuesday Tell-All
*It’s a sign you’ve been blogging too long when you all of a sudden you develop this weird obsession with cool red barns by your house *just because you think they would be the perfect backdrop for a picture on a Sunday stroll.* *(blogger nerd alert!) *P.S. Do you like Matt’s outfit? He only changes …
Parents and Pasta
Yesterday I had to speak in church, so my mom and stepdad drove up from Bountiful to come support me (or maybe throw tomatoes). I ended up not writing my talk until about 45 minutes before I gave it because I was down in Bountiful on Friday and Saturday for the UGA Family History Fair …
It’s Been Almost a Year…
Almost a year ago to the day, I ran my first (and maybe last) marathon, which had been on my life’s bucket list forever. Honestly, even though it was something I had wanted to do for as long as I could remember, I never thought I would buckle down and actually do it. Running had never …
I Read Real Books
My students seem to be slightly obsessed with all the e-reader options available today–they’ve asked permission to bring everything from Kindles to Nooks to iPhones to read in class, and they’ve repeatedly asked me for months to tell them yet again how to cite page numbers off of an e-book. While I can see the …