Christen Krumm

Reader | Writer | Serious Coffee Drinker

13 Pieces to Fabulous

It all started when I first stumbled upon this on Pinterest during one of my many half asleep feedings of Drew one night: Source: bananarepublic.gap.com via Christen on Pinterest   And then I saw this feature that the ever so lovely Elsie Larson is doing on her blog. I just had a baby. I’m somewhat back to my pre-pregnancy size,… Read More

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

Things of Note

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