Alyssa Dawson

that moment you wait for, for two whole years.

If you are Mormon and have experienced having a missionary out in the field you will know what I’m talking about when I say I’ve waited for this moment for the past two years. In my religion young men and women serve church missions. They each serve at different ages, young men starting at 18 and young women starting at 19. They serve for a period of 18-24 months in the country they are assigned to, they don’t get to choose where they serve. Throughout the time they serve they invite others to come unto Christ and… Read More

Five Awesome Ways to Use Avocados

Hi Impractical Composition readers! MacKensie from One to Nothin’ here. Alyssa and I share a love of eating, so when delicious food meets healthy bods, count us in. As a kid I thought avocados were gross. Like, guacamole-looks-like-boogers-please-get-it-off-my-plate kind of gross. I don’t think it was until sophomore year of college when I tried my sister’s guacamole recipe that I realized avocados might not be all bad. Of course my domestically challenged self attempted to recreate this miracle guac recipe and promptly bought severely underipe avocados and continued to cut, mash and feel perplexed as… Read More

Fun Foods: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot

picture 6/17/13 Italian Chicken 4-5 boneless chicken breasts 1/4 ounce dried Italian salad dressing mix. (I used the other half of the package from the last recipe) Just less than a cup of water. 8 ounces of cream cheese (make sure it’s soft) 1 can cream of chicken soup undiluted 1 can mushroom and your choice of rice or pasta 1. Lightly spray Pam in the crock pot so the food doesn’t stick once once it is done cooking. Turn the crock pot on LOW. 2. Place 4-5 boneless chicken breasts in the crock pot. … Read More

hello monday

top: tjmaxx, cardi: f21, jeans: nordstrom, flats: target, earrings: the limited Hello Monday, thanks for stopping by; for some reason this week I don’t have a problem with you. Can it be because I’ve gotten over your evil scheme to ruin the first day back from the weekend? Can it be because I’ve got something to look forward to tomorrow, like a brother coming home from his mission per-say? It most definitely is the latter. Hello lovely weekend where we got to sleep in, which is a rare occurrence at this house. Hello hot-hot… Read More

awkward and awesome

top/jeans: tjmaxx, sandals: target, earrings: the limited Awkward – Took the 3 kiddos to the mall on Monday, got some dirty looks and people were obviously thinking I was the one who started the so they started calling me mom. – When you are following the car in front of you because they are going in the same direction you are going. It gets so awkward and looks like I’m following them that I start to slow down and they start to speed up. – So I love my purse that I can sling across my… Read More