Did you know that MOST bloggers respond to comments via email instead of on the post? I didn't because most do and some don't. (I'll get into this more tomorrow). All that time I was feeling bad about not getting feedback was actually because they couldn't contact me. There's a lot … [continue]
Answer This
It’s a take out night, what are you most likely to grab? Although Zach and I are both HUGE Chinese food fans around here, for whatever reason, getting Chinese tends to be a more calculated choice. It has to be pre-planned. Source When we decide at the last minute that not cooking/eating unhealthy/sitting in front [...]
[continue]Blogging Tips from an Emerging Blogger a Week-long Series
I’ve been blogging for years. Four years to be exact. Of course over the past two, I’ve become more consistent with posting as I’ve started to truly enjoy the writing aspect of blogging. It’s become very theraputic for me and I find that in the past two years, I’ve grown into more the person I [...]
[continue]Dealing With Disappointment
I am happy today. I have a lot of good in my life, but I’m also dealing with a pretty big dose of disappointment. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind as I’ve put a lot of time and effort into applying for a job that would (I think) be perfect in my transition [...]
[continue]I Miss My Mom(s)—- Wait They are Right Here
Sunday was Mother’s Day. I don’t have to tell you all that I still miss my mom and mother-in-law a lot. I do not for one minute want to put a damper on the celebration, but this Sunday I seemed to have a much harder time with it. I will take the church songs and [...]
[continue]I’m Writing This ‘Cause My Mom Asked Me To
I really didn’t think that this was enough to warrant a blog post. Mom demanded a picture and a blog post. This weekend I completed my FIRST EVER 5K RUN! (This is me after the race, not before. I couldn’t have been more happy in that moment.) The main reason that I didn’t want to [...]
[continue]Alphabet Dating Blog Series {H}
I am so excited to be hosting this series with my friend Kaitlyn! Each week we will feature a creative date that centers around a specific letter of the alphabet. We wanted to encourage couples everywhere to get creative when it comes to dating. At the bottom of the post you can check out all [...]
[continue]It’s Not Easy Being Mormon
A while back Shane and I were having an exchange and he was complaining about something church-ish and I said to him, ‘Being Mormon isn’t for sissies.” My mom laughed at that remark. I found myself having this same conversation when I was talking to someone at work recently who asked me, ‘Don’t you ever [...]
[continue]Answer This
Which movie have you seen the most? I am not sure on this one..it could be a number of movies. I know that I saw Moulin Rouge SIX times at the theatre…and numerous times after it came out on video. Source Others include: Footloose, Cinderella, Runaway Jury, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Up [...]
[continue]For the Moms
Since yesterday was Mother’s Day (Happy Mother’s Day, Moms!) I wanted to do a post on my take on some motherhood stuff. This is my mom at her baby shower in preparation for me. I look at this picture and you can just see that I was going to be one lucky kid–look at that [...]
[continue]Former Teacher Appreciations {Part 3}
My final teacher appreciation for the year is the reason I’m here today blogging. Another college teacher, this time for a writing class I took. Her name is Susan and I am forever grateful for her. In Susan’s class we learned about the types of writing in order to teach writing to students. It is [...]
[continue]My Own Teacher Appreciation
I was torn between honoring mom’s again today on my Friday turn on the blog or honoring teachers since it has been Teacher Appreciation this week As you can see the teachers won out on this today. I will however still give some honor to some mom’s again next week. Every day is Mother’s Day [...]
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