Love the imomsohard swimsuit video? Then you’ll LOVE our Love Your Body 2017 campaign and the amazing giveaway for a free swimsuit! Click HERE to enter! We’ve recently established among the Happy Gal family that while I am many things, I am, sadly, NOT funny. Here is some proof from my child on Mother’s Day. Note that she found… View Post
Click HERE to enter the Love Your Body 2017 Giveaway! The seasons play a funny trick on us when it comes to body image… All winter long, nestled deep beneath sweaters, jackets, and other cozy layers, all the insecurities about our thighs, stomachs, and upper arms feel like a thing of the past. We almost convince ourselves (in between bites… View Post
Click HERE to enter the Love Your Body 2017 Giveaway – Including a swimsuit from Lime Ricki! This summer I’m teaming up with some incredible women who also want to spread the message that you can have the summer of a lifetime in the body you have NOW. We are calling it Love Your Body 2017, and each one of… View Post
A few years ago I was smack in the middle of May and I was like, Hold on. This is reminding me of something… There is at least one moment each day when I need to be in three different places at the same time… Every morning I’m scanning my brain about what special clothing requirement, school supply, event, program,… View Post
If you’re anything like me in a busy spring season, one important routine begins to slip through the cracks immediately: dinner. When I’m on the go starting at 3:30 in the afternoon there just isn’t time to make it, let alone sit down with my family to eat it. Often, people have to eat at different times as they run… View Post
As I mentioned in my last blog post here, my neck is causing me some strife. I shared some of the details from the last 6 months, and my current perspective. If nothing else, this neck experience has been an opportunity to learn how to own that space between stimulus and response. Responding with faith and optimism can sometimes feel… View Post
Organize Your Thinking – The Opportunity I have a little problem right now. It started last fall and it isn’t getting any better. At least not yet. I first noticed it when I was driving. I tried to look over my right shoulder and couldn’t rotate my neck all the way. Thinking it would work itself out, I didn’t worry… View Post
Refugees are in need of help all around the country, and you can do your part right here in Utah. Jenny Layton shares her experience being a mentor for a refugee family, and how you can get involved too. If you would like to mentor a refugee family, visit www.ccsutah.org.
A few weeks ago on Studio 5 I shared our family’s experience of mentoring a refugee family from Somalia. Check it out…Studio 5 Segment Filming that segment got me thinking…an important part of organizing my life has been organizing my family. And one of the greatest ways we have organized our family is with a focus on regular family… View Post
Even I will admit it – of all the holiday candy, Easter steals the show. There is just something about all of those candies in pastel colors, shaped like eggs and filled with caramel, peanut butter and marshmallow. Pretty hard to resist. I don’t mind sprinkling the basket with a few of my kids’ favorite candies; but how about a… View Post
Spring is a busy time for my family, and because healthy eating is important to me, I really need to have quick, easy & healthy recipes for a fast and convenient dinner. Rotisserie chicken is one of my best go-to’s. It’s so tender and has such great flavor, and it makes cooking dinner a snap! Here are some of our… View Post
I have an unhealthy cycle in my life. It goes a little something like this: I attend an event, see something on Pinterest, or hear about something new, and immediately determine that THIS NEW THING must become a part of my life. Sometimes it’s something for my Happy Gal business, other times it’s something I want to do for me,… View Post
