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Monthly Archives: October 2012
No More Babies. Because I Said So.
How many kids do you want to have? How did you decide that? Did your own family size have anything to do with that? Did your environment have anything to do with that? When Josh and I got married, he … Continue reading
Posted in Domesticity, Just 'Cause
Tagged babies, children, church, contraception, decisions, family, family planning, God, having children, LDS, prayer
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31 Day Fall Challenge: Making Your Home a Haven
I follow this great blog, Women Living Well, and Courtney there is doing a great challenge for women to make their home more of a haven. I’m all about being the best homemaker I can be, so I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Domesticity
Tagged candles, challenge, children, Christmas, church, decorate, fall, haven, home, music, Women Living Well
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Our Previous Homeowners, and How They Constantly Drive Me Up the Wall
Oh. My. Goodness. I really needed to vent right now, but to understand the context, I must give you a little background… Josh and I moved into our home a little over a year ago, after it had been on … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Domesticity
Tagged DIY, frustration, homeowner, linoleum, obstacles, repair, wallpaper
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So you have a degree, now what?
First off, I wanted to apologize for the NON-BLOGGING I’ve been doing. I have many excuses for why, but we’ll just skip those for now. Also, please set aside any college favoritism and competitiveness (i.e. BYU sucks, my school’s better … Continue reading
Posted in Domesticity, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachelor's degree, BYU, education, example, family, homeschool, motherhood
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Our Frugal Christmas
So here’s the deal, this is our first Christmas with a kid.. outside of the womb… and last year we didn’t get our family anything because we had just gotten into a house, were pregnant, and poor. I know, shame … Continue reading
Posted in Domesticity, Frugal Craftiness, Provident Living
Tagged child, Christmas, doing christmas, family, frugal, holidays, home, ingenuity, presents
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The “Steve Jobs” Attitude
It would seem that there is a common trend with the way businessmen with creative and highly innovative ideas act. There is an arrogance and cockiness to them, that although may seem justified by their accomplishments, are in fact unprofessional … Continue reading