Kristina
When My Holiday Style Isn’t Your Holiday Style
I have a friend on Facebook who is sort of known for being a cold-weather grump and holiday Grinch. The second it gets cold out, the first snowfall, the moment someone lights up an...
Mental Health Awareness Day
Learning About Health as a Child
I was lucky when I was little to have a working family with pretty decent health care. Growing up, I was at the dentist every six months for my...
It Was Just Me. Again.
Our family vacation in July was wonderful. Just the three of us venturing to the beach for a week-long getaway. But, I’m new enough in my job and lacking sufficient paid-time-off that I had...
Shake The Sand From Your Toes… Not Your Soul
Summer is winding down (wait, what?… but, it is…) and if you were lucky enough to travel anywhere this summer, for a long weekend or even a week-long getaway, chances are you’re also *lucky*...
Let Them Help
Cleaning as a Type of Self Care
One of my fellow blogger friends recently published a post on How to Introduce Chores into Your Child's Life and allowing your little ones to help around the...
My Job, My Honor, My Privilege
Preparing To Be Parents
When we were preparing to become parents, I remember lying in bed each night, being completely consumed by all the things we needed to start thinking about. Should we set up...
Is She the One?
First Impressions
You walk into the crowded room, there are people everywhere. Talking, walking around, mingling. You find your spot and take a seat, just kind of browsing the room with your eyes, taking it...
Ten Acts of Love That Support Friends with Kids
A friend of mine texted me early in the morning one day to tell me she was already having such a tough day with her 18-month-old son. Her text started with, “Ugh, I need...
When Your Pill Box Looks like a Box of Chocolates
I remember being at my grandma’s house and always seeing her pill case next to her bed on the nightstand. Labeled with each day of the week, a.m. and p.m., full of (what looked...