Yesterday my husband got put into the bishopric of our ward as the second counselor. A quick little bit of background for you—in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, members are called to serve in various capacities in the congregations to which they pertain. All callings are voluntary and unpaid, and no one …
Number of Field Trips I’ve Gone on Since Monday: 2 (which is WAY too many for just 4 short days) Minutes Spent on a Chaotic Middle-School Bus This Week: 91 (*shudder*) Number of Items on my To-Do List at Work: 75 (all of which need to be completed before the end of the school year) …
(A few things to point out in this picture—I am not angry, just focused. And check out the oranges in my hand–I don’t trust the food at the aid stations, so I bring my own. P.S. This is at the start of the race. Hence the reason I’m dry.) Last Saturday dawned drizzly and …
Last night at 9:35 P.M. as my husband and I had just gotten finished saying our bedtime prayers together, I got a call saying that my beloved grandmother had passed away. While the news was not unexpected, I was still immediately flooded with grief and emotion, but at the same time, I felt an …
With all my informal research on minimalism, I have discovered that most people looking to simplify eventually end up drastically paring down their wardrobes so that they mostly include well-made classic pieces and just a few “fun,” trendy/colorful items. As my own look has evolved from mostly t-shirts and jeans to a more professional, …
Last weekend was charmingly simple—we didn’t have much going on, which is how I like it sometimes. Sometimes the social media world at large (I’m looking at you, Pinterest!) makes us think that we have to go all out for every holiday in order to maximize the enjoyment and show the world that we …
image via Runner’s World My half-marathon is coming up on Saturday, and with a 10-mile run last weekend that went superbly, I’m feeling a lot better about the upcoming race. It had seemed like all of my long runs (just about, anyway) during this bout of training had been uphill battles that I was …
We have been living in our current apartment for almost three years now (it will have been three years in about 3 weeks), and here is the sad truth: I’ve kind of hated our apartment almost since day one. At first, my twitterpated newlywed self could easily look past the many indiscretions and blemishes …
