When I bought my home last September, I thought to myself, “Self, wouldn’t it be fun to do a blog once a month about the things I’m learning about home ownership?” Then it was six months later. So then I said to myself, “Self, what if we just did a blog, like, one time and […]
Life
My Famous Christmas Sweater Collection
This is the blog post you’ve been waiting for. Yea, even my most-requested blog post. My Famous Christmas Sweater Collection. When I was around 11 or 12 years old, my awesome mom found some Christmas sweaters at the DI. She, my sister, and I sported them here and there throughout the season. It was the […]
Disney Band-Aids and Vulnerability
Every blog needs a poorly lighted picture. I pinched my finger last weekend when I was helping a friend move. With pliers. It was a silly mistake, really. I was just trying to remove a bolt so we could disassemble a digital piano and get it moved out of the house. Of course, I […]
Mercy, Miracles, and a Cafeteria
About three years ago, I had what I thought to be a brilliant idea. I wanted a forum for anyone in the world to share gratitude to others who had been Good Samaritans in their lives, whether anonymously or knowingly. I wanted to highlight moments of gratitude, mercy, and miracles. My motto would be a […]
Ten Things Mommy Blogs Taught Me to Worry About: Newborn Edition
So I’m pretty well aware that I’m not a mom yet. But I am very aware I’m addicted to mommy blogs. Let’s not say addicted; that sounds bad. Let’s say, “I am a hugely ridiculous fan of reading [mommy blogs].” They can be written by mothers I know and mothers I don’t know. For me, […]
Learning to hit the brakes
Here’s a picture to make my blog seem more interesting.Not the same day, but the same kids. On a side note,this was the day I worked hard with L to learn to pump her legsso I wouldn’t have to push her on the swing anymore. Mykindness knows no bounds. On a normal day in a normal neighborhood, […]
How to Be a Good Goalie: A Soccer Analogy
I know. I’m precious. As an elementary school-age child, I played soccer for several years.* It was kind of the sport to do among my friends and I had fun teams and great coaches. But I quit when I was about 12 years old. I wanted to start running track and having every Saturday taken […]
How do you get on the 100 coolest women list?
How do people get to be so awesome? Recently I read an article about the 100 coolest Mormon women alive today. As I read through the list of their accomplishments, I was struck with the thought, “How on earth do I become like one of those women?” And I started thinking of more and more […]
Dear Future Mama Liz
Dear Future Mama Liz, I’m pretty sure one day you’ll need this. As you write this, you are thinking about how you’re turning 28 this week. Not married yet. Thankfully, your mom didn’t get married until she was 28, so you didn’t need to worry about “Man, when my mom was this age, she already […]
Naming and caring for your goldfish: a Shakespearean tragedy
One time, we named our little goldfish after the roommates: Cheryl, Liz, Emily, and Amanda. They all died. Lesson learned: Don’t name your fish after yourselves. There is an interesting phenomenon, not scientifically proven, that goldfish are actually mood-fish. If you name them after people, they take on human characteristics. I know because of Li’l […]