About Kristen

What I Spent I tried four recipes from the ATK Bowls cookbook that I patiently waited for at the library.  Since it’s new and in …

In a recent email from James Clear, I read this quote (by him): The fact that you go to the gym even though you don’t …

Note: I was doing laundry yesterday and remembered that I did not always know I should unbutton shirt collars. It’s a serious habit for me …

What I Spent Actually, let’s start out with a picture of Zoe and one of our rescue cat friends. 😉 I got a $25 Hungry …

I have a bunch of unrelated things to talk about today, so…buckle up for a miscellany post. My squirrel repellent gadget is working great. I …

“You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” says the song. And I think that’s true for most of us, most of the time. …

I’m short on time today, but I know a lot of you love to share what you’ve had for dinner on the What I Spent, …

I got this email about a year ago: Kristen, I was wondering what your feeling is about the essential oil craze that is going on …

1. I scanned a pile of receipts with Fetch. I’ve been using this app for a while now, and I can definitively tell you that …

This has been a long week for a variety of reasons, and not really my best week of cooking. The combo of just getting back …

Things were quiet here yesterday because after I got home from skiing, I promptly got sick with a cold. Bleh. Hopefully it’ll be a quick …

What I Spent I was gone for most of this week, skiing with my parents and siblings out in California at Lake Tahoe. So, Mr. …

I hadn’t planned to do any more posts about my nose, but I’ve gotten a couple of messages asking about it lately, wondering how the …

I got this recipe from one of my aunts back when I was a teenager, and for whatever reason, I haven’t made them much of …

Hello, frugal people! It’s been kind of dreary and rainy here, and I’m feeling a little bummed out from all the clouds. Here’s hoping for …