Girls Night Out- Smitten Style
I want to meet you in person! No more cyber friends...real life I have hugged you and talked over dinner with you friends. So.... I am putting together a little GIRLS NIGHT OUT to make that happen. Call up your BEST gal pals and make a date for Saturday, March 1st at 6pm . We will be meeting at City Creek Shopping Center in downtown Salt Lake City. We will eat, talk, laugh, do a little shopping and make new friends. I am wanting to make reservations at one of the restaurants in City Creek but I need a head count on who is coming before I can … [Continue Reading...]
Six habits that will Improve any Relationship
1. Tell people the good thoughts you have about them without reservation and in the moment. When I was in college, I went on a few dates with a boy named Jim. I don’t remember much about him other than the color of his hair, the type of car he drove, and the apartment complex he lived in. But he taught me a great lesson that I have carried on throughout the rest of my life. He said that he was taught that you never kept a nice thought to yourself. Viola! If you implemented this you could probably stop reading right now and … [Continue Reading...]
How to get the SHOULD’s out of our Lives
If you have been a reader of Smitten for awhile now, you might have heard me mention "guilt words" or words that make us feel not enough. SHOULD is the worst one of all. The actual definition of should is: used to indicate a duty, obligation or correctness. In other words it implies an expectation and more times than not, when we use it, it has an expectation towards ourselves attached to it. Think about this little scenario ( I am sure it is one we have all found ourselves in at some point) You are talking … [Continue Reading...]
8 Great Budget Friendly Activewear Sources
February; a whole month past January 1st. So how are your resolutions going? If your list included some form of getting healthier and/or more fit then you are not alone! It is the #1 resolution followed by getting organized and budgeting better. Let's check all three of those off your list by providing cute, comfortable, and affordable workout clothes to help you sweat in the chicest way possible... well, I guess that's 2 out of 3. Maybe if you set it out the night before then you will hit that organized goal too. Here are my top 10 sources for … [Continue Reading...]
Why Journaling Promotes Healing
Hi, my name is Kallie and I am a journaling junkie. It's been said that "the written word is power" and through my journey I have come to believe this as a TRUTH! I have been known to have a journal or two or ten. It's my thing. It's one of the few, who really knows me and sees my whole broken self. It's my place to let the real, raw me be seen, my journal is one of the only places my walls come down and the all masks disappear. My journal encompasses all of me- the good, the bad, the ugly, the … [Continue Reading...]
The ULTIMATE Valentine Printable Pack
Oh BOY, have we got some exciting news! Hang onto your hats ladies, because we have the DEAL of all DEALS for you today! Not even kidding. We seriously cannot wait to introduce you to... Yep, that's right! 22 popular bloggers & designers created 22 of the most DARLING printable packs to make this the most successful & memorable Valentine's Day you've EVER had!! This baby seriously has EVERYTHING you could EVER want or need to pull off the BEST V-Day EVER! Valentine's for the kids' … [Continue Reading...]
WIN the ULTIMATE “Valentine’s Day Basket” + Blog Hop
Love is in the air, my friends! Smitten is celebrating February, 14th 2014 with an incredible giveaway that you won't want to miss! Are you ready for this?! TWENTY-EIGHT of our FAVORITE bloggers have put together amazing Valentine's Day baskets filled with everything you will need for fun, romantic night! That's right, ladies... no more stressing over what to do or scrambling at the last minute to pull together a memorable evening. Valentine's Day is 100% planned for the lucky recipients of these twenty-eight … [Continue Reading...]
Celebrating the Success of Others!
How do you celebrate the Success of Others, when all you feel is anger, jealousy and resentment? This is something that has been on my mind and heavy on my heart for the last few weeks. I am hoping I can explain all my feelings without sounding petty while I am doing it. Wish me luck eh'?! Have you ever had one of those moments when you feel like something was said or was placed in your life at that exact time for a reason? Well, this was one of those moments that spoke to my heart with brutal honesty and gave me some … [Continue Reading...]
A few lessons I am Learning………
It has been a long time since I have written anything from my heart. I guess that is because I was writing for others and not for myself. It is funny thing- being a writer. It has healed a lot of wounds for me and yet it has created some too. I have learned the hard way that I am not a writer for the masses. When I am forced to write I lose my voice and that is hard for me to swallow. I adore writing when it comes straight from my heart, but sometimes what is in my heart is something I think no one would ever want to read. Maybe this is what … [Continue Reading...]
What I Wish I’d Known Before Selling Our Home
New Beginnings. Fresh Starts. Clean Slates. Those have been the buzzwords around our home the last six months as we have purchased and sold a property at the same time! Talk about stressful! It did not help that the Sequester kicked in a few weeks after we moved/closed on our new home. YIKES! Let me say irrevocably that buying and selling can be some of the MOST STRESSFUL things you will EVER do. BUT they can also be among the BEST! Here are a few things I learned - hopefully they help someone and save someone a lot of GRIEF and STRESS … [Continue Reading...]
