We’re back from a wonderful time in Washington,  a bit sick and feeling wiped out from a long day of travel, but it was worth it. We feel so lucky to be able to spend so much time with our families each year. I’m working on my Christmas DITL post, and if you did one [...]

I could wear a version of this outfit every single time I go out and be very happy. I think it’s the boots. They are hands down one of the best clothing-item-purchase decisions I’ve ever made. Undershirt: Downeast, $10 Jacket: Nordstrom, $80 Jeans: Not Your Daughters, $65 Shoes: Born, $175 Total: $330 And my jeans [...]

We hosted dessert night for our fellow Mormon business school students and their families. It was inspired by dessert nights we used to have with some of the Mormons families at Company X, and it was awesome. Something like 10 couples and 12 kids all in our apartment living room at one time. Toys were [...]

When I attended Power of Moms earlier this year Beth was our host, and she asked me if I would be willing to review her book, due out in January, titled Real Moms Love to Eat.  It sounded interesting, and I liked the things she said in her presentation at the retreat, so I agreed. [...]

I just spent an hour importing the MySimplerLife 2012 Declutter calendar into my todo list program (Remember The Milk). This will be a nice way to organize my life day by day before we move halfway through the year. (I guess I technically only imported January-May, and October-December since I’ll be living temporarily in Provo/travelling for the [...]