Christen E. Krumm

Reader | Writer | Serious Coffee Drinker

Meal Planning

Ah meal planning. What fun (sometimes). Recently I have found that we are saving a ton of money if I meal plan before going grocery shopping (aka since we know what we’re having for lunch/dinner we end up not eating out). It’s also nice to grocery shop with a plan instead of just a list. Yes, I still shop with… Read More

Ocotber Goals

Ocotber Goals

* Better housewife – really excited to have found some cleaning checklists online (more on this later), meal planning, etc. *Quite time – I’ve been slacking in this and I’ve been missing it. I’m going to do a mixture of Elisabeth Elliot books as well as scripture reading/meditation. *Run 10 miles – this would be pretty huge if I can… Read More

The Weekender

This weekend … *Had a complete breakdown. It was bad folks… and there was no chocolate in the house. *Took my sister’s inlaw’s family photos. *Took my sister’s bridal shots (she never had any done) *Drank coffee after the kids went to bed and stayed up until around 3 AM *Started reading this wonderfully entertaining book *Mowed the lawn. As… Read More

Me A to Z

Me A to Z

I found this cute survey while blog hopping around last week. Join in the fun! Link back to your blog with your answers! I’d love to read them!! Age: 26 (02 September 1985) Bed size: Queen. However, with two kids I wish I had a King… Chore that you hate: Anything related to the dog. He’s smelly. Dogs: Wrigley. Our… Read More

Running: The Frustrations

Running is difficult. Let me re-phrase that – finding the time to run is hard. With two kids, I can’t run with both of them (Elsie I could have taken to the gym day care – D is to young and I don’t have a double jogger stroller) and I can rarely leave them both at home, have time to… Read More

Oil Cloth Love

Oh heavens. I believe I have a new addiction. Oil cloth. My mom has one of those older highchairs that clips onto the table. She decided she doesn’t want it anymore and I’ve decided that our kitchen is to small for our bulky highchair, so I told her I’d take it off her hands. The only thing about this particular… Read More

Life on the Gram

Things of Note

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