About Kristen

Before we get into our lists, a small theological diversion, which you can skip if it doesn’t interest you!   Last week, we talked about …

Just a few quick random things from me this morning! Realization: I can eat three egg bites I’ve only had the actual Starbucks egg bites …

I did not intend to make a collection of tiny frugal things, but when I sat down to write this post, I realized they were …

First, there’s a question that keeps coming up in the comments, so I’ll answer it here! Some of you were surprised that I took a …

What I Spent  This week, the burnout has been hitting me hard. And I feel rather crispy.  A small comfort is that many of my …

Reader Elizabeth Y. sent me an Instagram reel of Adam Grant talking about the idea of adding a contribution journal to your gratitude journal. He …

A reader wrote to me the other day to ask if I would talk about weathering these uncertain economic times (tariffs, a tumultuous stock market, …

1. I added a birthday offer from Safeway to my account They’re giving me 2x the reward points for my birthday month, so I “clipped” …

Hello, everyone! Today we have a question that is rather specific about nursing school; it comes from a reader who wanted help assisting her coaching …

What I Spent First up, thank you all so much for your encouragement about my job offer! I appreciate all of you cheering me on. …

This week, I am thankful: that I have a job offer! I interviewed yesterday morning for a new grad job on the floor where I …

Elisabeth came to my home on the web last week, and this week, I’m over at her house, virtually. 😉 She wrote up a whole …

Just a note: there is nothing April Fools-ish about this post. My brain is too absorbed with nursing school to come up with anything clever. …

In a recent miscellany post, I said that I wasn’t too worried about AI coming for my blogging job, mainly because what I write is …

What I Spent  This week, I spent: $26 at Safeway $23 at Trader Joe’s $25 at Sam’s Club What We Ate I did not intend …