Kristen

Kristen
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Kristen is still in the middle of her love story. She and her best friend of four years gave in and finally decided to date. Two years later, she was engaged. Two years after that, she was married. She’ll celebrate her 17th wedding anniversary this May. Mom to Ellen (8) and James (5), she works full time in Human Resources outside of the home. Her children have taught her that motherhood is hard. And wonderful. And HARD. A proud alum of LSU and Johnson and Wales University, she also collects college degrees. (BS in Psychology, AS in Culinary Arts and BS in Culinary Nutrition). She’s lived in Baton Rouge a majority of her life, with sojourns in New Orleans, Charleston, SC and Providence, RI. The south is clearly home. Recovering from a nearly crippling case of adolescent insecurity, she is still the most likely to have the heel of her shoe caught in the hem of her pants.

Thank You … For Not Saying “Thank You.”

My daughter’s sixth birthday party was a few weekends ago. We (I) like to celebrate usually with an at-home party, a meal’s-worth of food, homemade birthday cake, balloons, tablecloths, opening presents and some sort...

Leave It at the Door

I don't breathe deeply enough. "Take a deep breath" is so easy to ignore when I'm going or planning or worrying or cooking or working or feeding or cleaning or driving or... you can fill...

You’re Only Ready for Where You Are

I watched her little girl running around our living room while I held my newborn, so still. She grabbed for everything I had on the coffee table. And tried to eat it. She hit...

“You Can Do Anything…But Not Everything.”

I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and I ran across this quote: "You can do anything but not everything." I paused. The rhythm I've developed when I scroll doesn't include stopping at the quotes. I...

I’m Not a Housewife, But I AM Real

"I'm not a housewife, but I AM real." If you know Bethenny said that, then we can be best friends - well not best friends, but we can totally hang out. In the dark - so...