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HGTV and Me

HGTV and Me

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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My evening last night was what you might call less than productive.  I finished up with work, got some dinner and made my way home around 6:30.  By 7:00, I was lost in the world of first-time property owners and decorating on a dime. I don’t usually watch a lot of live TV but for some [...]

Monday Musings: An Eye-Opening Experience

Monday Musings: An Eye-Opening Experience

Monday, June 29, 2009

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I had one of those eye-opening experiences yesterday.  You know the ones, where you suddenly realize that either you’ve changed or things around you have changed without you noticing.  It happened while I was at church.  I went through the meeting like I normally do - I bowed my head during the opening prayer and [...]

Washington DC Subway Tragedy

Washington DC Subway Tragedy

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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After being under the weather for a few days, I’ve slowly returned to my normal life this week.  And you know what I realized?  The world kept moving forward even when I wasn’t paying attention to it.  It’s a little disconcerting actually.  But at the same time, the brief respite was nice.  It was nice [...]

Monday Musings: One of Those Days

Monday Musings: One of Those Days

Monday, June 22, 2009

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Do you ever have one of those days (or weekends, as the case may be) where you just can’t do anything?  Where your list of to-do items gets thrown out the window and you spend your entire day sitting around in your pajamas? Yep, that was my weekend.  I literally just shut down and didn’t leave [...]

A Little Library Love

A Little Library Love

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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I’ve always loved going to libraries, ever since I was a little girl.  There is something so beautiful about the rows and rows of books just waiting to be read.  Whether you spend hours there or merely minutes, it is always the same: warm, inviting, and quiet.   I realize that I may be a little [...]

You Learn Something New Every Day

You Learn Something New Every Day

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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When we got Oscar trimmed last week he came home with his hair cut pretty close to the skin.  This will allow him to stay cool during the upcoming summer months, which I’m sure he will appreciate.  It also allowed us to see all the things that his fur had been hiding like his long [...]

Visiting Salt Lake City

Visiting Salt Lake City

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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I have such mixed feelings about visiting Salt Lake City.  I lived there for ten years so I know it well.  I can drive around town and see certain shops and buildings and they bring back a flood of memories.  Some of those memories are great, like the late night food runs with my buddies [...]

Friday Gratitude:  Up, Up and Away

Friday Gratitude: Up, Up and Away

Friday, June 12, 2009

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Air travel is something that I don’t do well.  I tend to break out in a cold sweat, my limbs begin to shake and my breaths come in shallow gasps.  And that’s before I’ve even boarded the plane.  Flying didn’t used to be a problem, but several years ago, this changed.  There was nothing dramatic; no [...]

Dream Home: Nursery

Tue, Jun 30, 2009

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Dream Home:  Nursery

The more the CPA and I talk about starting a family, the more we think about our house and how it will work with our plans.  While it’s premature to design a nursery, of course, I couldn’t help but think about it the other day as we were sitting in our spare bedroom.  I casually [...]

Birthing Trends

Wed, May 27, 2009

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Birthing Trends

When you’re trying to have a baby, it suddenly seems that everyone around you is pregnant or has children.  You run into women pushing their strollers on the street and you see expectant mothers at the grocery store.  Maybe they’ve always been there and you just begin to notice them or maybe it’s true that [...]

My Life on Temple Square

Thu, May 21, 2009

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My Life on Temple Square

I remember when, in the summer of 1994, I received the letter telling me that I would be serving my voluntary mission at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.  I was excited because it was a place I had never been and because it was different from other missions I had heard about.  Instead [...]

Who Doesn’t Want a Little Extravagance?

Wed, May 20, 2009

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Who Doesn’t Want a Little Extravagance?

This week I’ve been dogwalking for one of my favorite clients.  They’re one of my favorites because number one, the dogs (two black labs) are adorably sweet and are just great dogs.  And number two, they live in a fantastic location.  All of the houses have beautiful, landscaped lawns and are surrounded by towering trees.  [...]

Pregnancy: How Do You Decide When to Have a Baby?

Tue, May 19, 2009

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Pregnancy:  How Do You Decide When to Have a Baby?

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post called “How Do You Know When to Get Married?”  Afterward, I received a sweet email from a reader asking if I would pose the same question about having children. While I have written previous posts about my personal experience and how I finally decided that I was [...]

Marriage: Five Questions to Ask Each Other

Tue, May 12, 2009

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Marriage: Five Questions to Ask Each Other

The CPA and I had been dating for a while when we got engaged.  Because of this, we felt that we knew each other pretty well.  The more I think about it, this seems to be the nature of relationships - when you’re with someone for a while, you begin to think you know all [...]

Washington DC: Marian Koshland Interactive Science

Thu, May 7, 2009

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Washington DC:  Marian Koshland Interactive Science

The CPA and I are always looking for cool places to visit in the city.  We’ve seen museums and gardens and statues, things that have historical significance and things that have been added in recent years.  But when we went to visit the Marian Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences, we had [...]

10 Things I Want to Do Before Getting Pregnant

Wed, May 6, 2009

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10 Things I Want to Do Before Getting Pregnant

Yep, we’re still trying and nope, I’m not pregnant yet.  So, with that out of the way, I want to talk about what to do while I’m NOT pregnant.  The constant trying and waiting over the past several months has left me feeling that I’m in a state of limbo.  For two weeks out of [...]

Married Life: How Do You Decide When to Get Married?

Tue, May 5, 2009

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Married Life:  How Do You Decide When to Get Married?

How do you know when you should get married?  This has always been a difficult question for me, which might explain why it took so long for me to tie the knot with someone.  Even now when I’m the one who is asked by friends, I struggle with the answer.  I remember my years spent [...]

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