Love Midlife Hacks
How to Handle Unwanted Inheritances
I know, I know. What kind of question is this? When we think of inheritances, we usually think of cash. And if you don't want your cash inheritance, I will gladly take on that burden for you! But what if the inheritance is something we don't want to keep forever? In a...
Divorce and Abuse Questions and Answers: Monica Moore Smith hosted by Al Fox Carraway
One of my daughters, Monica Moore Smith, was recently divorced after an abusive marriage. This week she was kindly hosted by her friend, Al Fox Carraway, on her Instagram channel to engage in a Q&A session with Al's followers. Here is the IGTV video and below I...
Sundance Full Moon Lift Rides – Midlife Date Night Fun
Midlife is the time for the most romantic date nights. Don’t do the same old dinner and a movie, find unique things to do in your locale and get out there. Sam booked us for a ride on the Sundance full moon ski lift ride. With gorgeous mountains all around us, it...
Soldier Hollow Tubing Adventure
It's true. For so many years I have been the one to stay home. On purpose. By choice. Going out and doing fun things was awkward, embarrassing, and (very honestly) just trying to figure out what to wear made it too much trouble. Today (yes, today!) we took three of...
South Jordan Fun: Labyrinth, Airborne, and Golden Axe
Sometimes we stroll through art museums and attend live theatrical performances. But our free-time leisure is becoming more active and fun than ever. This week we attended the pre-opening event at South Jordan Fun. They treated us to a private evening of trampoline...
Midlife Wedding Anniversary Adventure Weekend
Celebrating 34 years with the love of my life, Samuel McArthur Smith, was amazing. It was a weekend full of love, fun, and adventure. From flying down the longest per water biplane in the world at Zipline Utah, to SCUBA diving in the Homestead Crater, to great food,...
Midlife Makeover Year 1 Complete
You are not too old to start over and make the second half the better half! I'm one full year into the midlife makeover. I've come a long way but have so far to go. And that's just fine! https://youtu.be/kldLeNSSGkQ What are you working toward in your life?
Sweetest Mother's Day Card — Instagram Edition
Nothing is more joyous and perilous than motherhood. The highs and lows, the joy the sorrow. The stakes are so high. It isn’t just a project or career. It’s a human life you hold in your hands. A life with free will of its own. With all our faults, sometimes our...
Fun Couples Date Night – All-Star Bowling & Entertainment
Many thanks to All-Star Bowling & Entertainment in West Jordan, Utah, for the great date night we enjoyed (with our teens tagging along) bowling, eating, and playing arcade games. https://youtu.be/wHsciTzI8oM Check out their shiny new makeover and don't miss the...
2 Tips for Coping when Kids Leave Home
Empty Nest Syndrome is a real thing. When Samson graduated last spring, I was hit square in the face with the realization that of my six kiddos, only one was still a minor. And with him on track to graduate from high school a year earlier, my time as a momma with kids...
San Diego Couple Trip with Teen Boys
The nearly empty nest thing takes some getting used to. This past week we took a final vacation with our boys before our 18-year-old, Samson, heads to Richmond, Virginia, for two years to serve as a missionary. https://youtu.be/3bA2FIzCQew If that's not traumatic...
Adopted DNA Test Results Q&A
After accidentally discovering two full siblings and nine half siblings, I’m answering some of your adoption biology questions. If you're an adoptee, you might be shocked! The 23 and Me and Ancestry DNA test results Sam and I took together were a big surprise (for me,...