SarahJo Ciotti

January 01, 2012 05:18 AM MST
The best parts of being a kid are the endless energy and imagination. Give them pipe cleaners and craft glue and they’re creating masterpieces; though sometimes after a few months of being cooped up during the winter they need a little spark to get them going. Here are a few craft ideas to keep little hands occupied.
1 Min Read
December 16, 2011 05:35 PM MST
The most wonderful time of the year is filled with social gatherings at family homes, friends’ apartments, and even offices. Some may be staying with their own families, but others may be visiting with roommates or the in-laws. In these and other social gatherings we don’t always know what is expected of us. So, cracking open our figurative book of holiday etiquette, we’ve compiled a few "do"s and "don’t"s for various holiday occasions.
3 Min Read
December 07, 2011 05:05 AM MST
Just like any fairytale princess, Jenny Oaks Baker has worked to achieve her dreams. Although instead of spending hours every day cleaning after evil step-sisters, Baker spends hours practicing the violin; instead of dressing mice in home-made garb, she dresses each note played with passion and technique.
4 Min Read
December 07, 2011 05:04 AM MST
College students and singles know what they can and cannot live without. We can live without a working stove; we cannot live without a new sweater that would finish off an outfit for that job interview or date perfectly. Okay; maybe that’s just me.
3 Min Read
November 16, 2011 05:04 AM MST
Scaling cliffs and avoiding feral animals are sometimes exciting when in the great outdoors. But what if those cliffs are actually piles of stuff you have to scale just to enter your home? And those figurative feral animals are harder to avoid since your family member brings them into the house by the dozens? And though you have a bed somewhere in the house, finding it is more difficult than finding shelter in the wilderness?
4 Min Read
November 16, 2011 05:04 AM MST
Professional organizer Linda Isom has organized her own home and was a featured organizer on this week’s episode of A&E’s Hoarders, called "Eileen/Judy." (Read more about it by clicking here.) “In a nutshell, an organized house is an enormous time saver,” said Isom. “The general structure to the home influences children’s behavior, has a positive effect on your psyche, and makes it much easier to get things accomplished.” Having loads of clutter experience Isom has a few tried and true tips to share with us.
3 Min Read
November 14, 2011 05:07 AM MST
Popular fashion trends have increasingly included the baring of skin, creating added frustrations for fashion-minded women who try be modest in appearance. As if we don’t have enough frustrations in our lives? Not wanting to resort to Victorian-era dresses with impeccable detail, skirts hemlines that pass the shoes, high necklines, and sleeves to wrists (I get claustrophobic just thinking about all of it), many resort to time-consuming personal creations, or (don’t say it!) dowdy “mom wear” in order to avoid trendy mini-length sweater dresses, low necklines, or sleeveless blouses.
2 Min Read
October 26, 2011 04:05 AM MDT
Members from 100 countries worldwide gather in one place to assist in the Lord’s vineyard—the Internet. Reaching 20,000 users on September 30, the LDS Church’s Helping in the Vineyard website has been able to accomplish 628,929 tasks and translate 500 pages into several different languages.
5 Min Read
October 20, 2011 04:23 AM MDT
You can take five minutes from your day to visit Helping in the Vineyard (vineyard.lds.org) to apply your skills and talents to a greater cause. This official Church website for online service provides opportunities we can accomplish from our homes or offices for five minutes or however long we have to devote.
3 Min Read
September 27, 2011 02:04 PM MDT
The Wedding Letters, a new book by a New York Times Bestseller Jason F. Wright (author of The Wednesday Letters and Christmas Jars), goes on sale today. And just as The Christmas Jars spurred a new Christmas tradition for families around the country, this book set me to thinking of how you could do your own wedding letters – letters of advice, encouragement, and happiness for the bride and groom – either for your own wedding or as a surprise gift for someone else’s.
3 Min Read
September 21, 2011 04:05 AM MDT
The USNS Comfort has just returned from a five-month mission to nine countries, where it was able to help more than 56,000 people.
4 Min Read