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i stuffed it as full as i could with newspaper i couldn t possibly stare at a sliced up box of pasta in my spice cabinet so i needed something to make it inconspicuous i wrapped the boxes with brown butcher paper ta da my five minute riser is done and works great my spice bottles fit perfectly here is the second riser the riser on the back row i placed vertically the riser on the front row i placed horizontally it worked perfect this is so much better i can see all the spices and hopefully find what i am looking for in under one minute next time in case you think that i only use these twelve spices the cabinet door has a handy spice rack which holds all my other spices this was just the overflow area i really spiced things up around here if you don t own any risers for your pantry you are missing out they are one of my favorite kitchen organization products find some here here or here posted by brittany at 8 22 pm no comments 4 26 2015 write in the spring of 2010 my super smart talented professor cousin angie sent me an email about an opportunity to submit stories she even encouraged me to submit my stories i was impressed she thought i was talented enough four years ago i wrote six stories that were published they were all rapid fire my writing was coming fast and the editors kept publishing my work then i got pregnant which for me means that every single thing in my life stops with the exception of trying to stay alive and keeping my children alive it has taken me four years to submit another story in spite of my desires for the past three years i ve had the goal to write not only did i have the goal but i kept feeling prompted to write as we do i ignored brushed off and found many ways to distract myself from this prompting mostly in the form of shopping or eating oh yes and the perfect of excuse of being too busy taking care of my family i gained 5 lbs and wasted a whole lot of money just trying to avoid my prompting until last week i had just run five miles i was feeling great i came home to an empty house everyone was gone but me i used the morning to study ponder and meditate as i began going about my daily tasks of laundry dishes checking instagram facebook and email i heard that little voice in my head saying write i had so many great excuses not too instinctively i grabbed my purse then a brownie but something stopped me for whatever reason monday april 20th was the day that the excuses stopped i promptly marched up to my computer sat down and thought now what i began browsing the internet i started doing some research one hour later as my searching and questions drifted to paper i had a rough draft of a story i was shocked how did that happen so shocked that i decided to surprise myself some more i submitted a proposal to have the article published i decided to get back to my household chores when after just 30 minutes i received a message saying that my article had been accepted i finished the article submitted it less than 24 hours later it was published while i m frustrated at myself for waiting so long i also know that for whatever reason this is the right time for me i m excited to continue writing and have set some lofty goals for myself to ensure that i don t stop the moral of this story is that if god is telling you to do something if he is inspiring you and whispering to you over and over and over again to do something he will prepare the way he will help you accomplish your goals posted by brittany at 11 19 am 1 comment labels about me deseret news inspiration resolutions 4 23 2015 my opinion regarding my opinion photo credit nan hyde i recently wrote an article for ksl com addressing 4 problems in youth sports today those who know me well and sit on the sidelines with me were probably laughing hysterically at some of the things i wrote in fact as i sat at my son s soccer game last night i confirmed that i was the perfect example of every single problem i wrote about in full disclosure let me tell you my mistakes we all learn from them right problem 1 focus is on winning not on having fun my son s team was winning 5 0 last night and i was still yelling like a crazy mom most of which was exactly what a parent should be cheering great job nice hustle looking good boys go team i may have heard myself say so help me if you let them score i will spank you all i was getting a little worried we wouldn t clutch the shut out that our team so desperately needed they needed it for themselves not for me these boys had been working their behinds off the same ones i was going to spank they deserved to see the fruits of their labor luckily they got the shut out and i didn t have to spank any of them the point is winning is fun it s just not everything problem 2 children s performance becomes more important than their health the entire reason i began researching this issue is because my son brought home a red bull which he had bought while with his super responsible and completely handsome dad they just wanted to try a little experiment and see if it changed my son s performance during a game really my husband wouldn t drink the stuff but he d let his son my son took a few sips before the game he didn t dare drink the whole thing after i scared him with horrible details about how he would probably die if he were to consume the nasty drink turns out he didn t play any differently he did great which he typically does ironically he got injured pretty bad within the first 15 minutes of the game which leads me to the next point i made in the article when i realized that my son was not going back in the game and getting frustrated that i was sitting there not getting to watch him play i went over to him on the bench now this is definitely something a parent shouldn t do during a game but he was injured and i wanted to make sure he was ok or so i thought until i heard myself saying can you just try to walk it off are you sure you can t run you re really not playing the rest of the game i missed your last game and i have to miss your next game ugh my husband who just happened to be coaching the game suggested i run home it was 2 minutes away and grab him an ice pack my reply i don t want to miss the rest of the game he can wait until it s over as soon as i sat back down in my chair these words i had typed just two days before came blaring into my mind we need to be more concerned about a child s lifelong health instead of his or her or a parent s temporary sports aspirations whoops problem 3 specializing children too young 2 of my 4 boys play soccer year round my 6 year old son is on an academy training team nuff said problem 4 caring more about the game than the child as we were driving home from the game rushing to be late to a scouting court of honor my first question was how is your leg my second question was do you think you ll be able to play in the game on saturday hmmm game or child my opinion regarding my opinion is that i have some serious work to do thank goodness our children are forgiving thank goodness he is still young and i still have time to change let s just hope that i can learn to take some of my own advice posted by brittany at 10 36 am 1 comment labels soccer 3 03 2015 is something really better than nothing while updating my blog recently i noticed that i had over a dozen blog posts that were unpublished simply sitting in draft mode they were mostly pictures that i hadn t taken the time to add my commentary to while i had taken the time to title them and to add pictures to them i didn t get around to putting all the final touches on them so i didn t feel like they were worthy of being published it got me thinking about how many things in my life are in draft mode simply because i don t have the ability or time to accomplish them completely or exactly the way i feel they should be this made me question is something really better than nothing when it comes to documenting my feelings and life on this blog absolutely yes i would much rather have a few pictures posted with a couple of comments than nothing at all something to trigger my memory something for my children to look back on and remember when it comes to raising my children is it better to give them 100 some of the time or 50 all of the time ideally i d love to give my children the best part of me i d love to show up and be a 100 super mom all of the time realistically that s not even possible i m not perfect but i can always try to show up for my kids i think my children are pretty happy with my mediocre job they don t seem to notice that i don t make gourmet dinners or pinterest worthy crafts they seem to be content to just have me around as i go through the different facets of my life my relationship with god my husband my extended family and friends i would love to give them all the best part of me for now giving all these things something of my life is better than nothing at all as i show up each day little by little the draft version of my life will turn into an amazing published final version but as any great story unfolds i must be patient here are some ideas i thought of that can help me remember how to give something as opposed to nothing i would propose that there are three things we can all do 1 listen most people around us just want to know that somebody cares my children don t ever want to hear what i have to say but they always love when i will sit and listen to them the same goes for our husbands friends and extended family members people want to be heard 2 be present all you have to do is show up be around for your children so that you can listen put down your electronic devices and enjoy the things going on around you no need for frills or bells or whistles just simply be there wherever there is 3 lower expectations we need to lower our expectations of ourselves and of others we need to be happy with our best effort sure setting high standards and goals is something we should do but not with everything all the time let s make our expectations more reasonable this will lead to less disappointment and more fulfillment when the little things get accomplished as we do these three things we ll notice that our first draft starts turning out pretty good maybe our second draft will be even better we can continue to edit and build upon our masterpiece constantly until we are satisfied with the life we are living posted by brittany at 6 08 pm 2 comments labels inspiration 1 13 2014 enough is enough i saw this quote today what we see depends mainly on what we look for john lubbock it sparked something in me that has had me pondering reading and praying all day i wish that more often in my life i was able to see all the good things that i am doing in my home with my children with my husband and for those around me but usually i m just seeing all of the many many many things that i m not getting done lately i ll blame the winter doldrums this is what i see my house in not big enough clean enough or perfect enough to raise my family in my body is not pretty enough skinny enough or perfect enough to enjoy life in my parenting skills are not good enough polished enough or sub par enough to even raise children so on and so forth my thoughts look pretty ridiculous in writing but often these are the things my head satan is trying to tell me i realized today as i read the quote by sir lubbock that i need to see the imperfect perfections that are all around me i need to see that i have more than enough i m usually striving to make life perfect and that isn t going to happen i need to look for the beauty in my life without all the perfectness surrounding it today i realized there are a couple things i must do daily to make this happen 1 i must fear god more than i fear man meaning i must not be afraid that others will look at me and judge my life by my messy house body or parenting style i must care much more about leading my life in a way that is pleasing to god and not other people 2 i need personal revelation all the time i need to feel close to my heavenly father in order to stay far away from the thoughts that satan puts in my head i need to fill my life with good things and good people to help keep me close to my god 3 i will have more faith more faith in the power of revelation more faith in prayer more faith in myself and in others more faith that what i am doing truly is heavenly father s plan for my family and i more faith that i can do hard things as i spent the day focused on the beautiful things that happened instead of the many many many messes and things that didn t get accomplished i was able to see the incredible beauty that surrounds me i have realized that enough is actually enough posted by brittany at 4 47 pm 1 comment labels about me inspiration 12 20 2013 merry christmas one of my favorite things about christmas time is receiving all the christmas cards with updates about everyone s families here s a quick update on our family payton 11 years old sixth grade loves soccer and is still playing on a competition team this past year they won the president s cup tournament and his team took first place in their division great student school is easy for him babysits for dad mom all the time ridiculously responsible endures piano obsessed with all things sports soccer football basketball had fun playing fantasy football this year and likes to spend way too much money on jersey s and nike elite socks he is the easiest son and such a joy to have in our home he really steps up when tim is out of town and takes over the man of the house role very well never have to ask him to do anything twice he is an ideal oldest child parker 8 years old 3rd grade started taking piano and loves it his favorite thing to play is a beethoven song his grandpa taught we hear it at least 30 times a week loves school loves his teacher loves his classmates an amazing big brother peace maker fight starter of our home depends on the hour loves animals does pretty good taking care of his guinea pig and leapord gecko always asking to get more pets family clown he loves to be silly and make people laugh of course he plays soccer a requirement in our household he has a heart of gold always wants to be good and do good very sensitive to everyone around him love his creative spirit which means he is always leaving something laying around the house but usually that is combined with some sweet note that he has written for someone or a bracelet he made for one of his brothers cooper 5 years old kindergarten all boy loves superheros sports wrestling weapons fighting being wild chaos has an incredible imagination and lives in la la land much of the time creating amazing scenarios in his head tells people he s left handed and allergic to peanut butter both not true loves school especially that he is old enough to be in the same school as his brothers his favorite part is taking the bus to and from school recess and all his new friends loves playing any sport but es...