by Kristina | Jan 6, 2018 | Advice, Life
I have a thing for even numbers. Even though I was born on the 13th day in the 5th month of the year, I was born in 1984. For whatever reason I seem to do better, and find more happiness, in ‘even’ years.In 2010 I lost a bunch of weight, discovered my love...
by Kristina | Nov 16, 2017 | Advice, Skiing
I knew I was in over my head. My thighs were on fire and my glutes were screaming at me with equal fervor, but I wasn’t going to quit now. I’d paid for the cabin, rented the gear, and driven five hours in a blinding snowstorm to try something new. Little did I know I...
by Kristina | Oct 26, 2017 | Advice, Lists, Travel
I’ve been having a week, and it’s only Wednesday. Maybe it’s the change in weather, maybe it’s the dread I’m feeling at having to avoid pounds of Halloween candy in the next few weeks (a task at which, no doubt, I will fail), or maybe...
by Kristina | Sep 7, 2017 | Advice, Nonprofit
At the nonprofit where I work, I do a lot of hiring and interviewing. An average job posting receives 50 applications. I’ve combed through thousands of resumes and sat in hundreds of interviews at this point. And I’m here to tell you, there’s a right...
by Kristina | Jun 15, 2017 | Advice
Sarah McCroy embodies being your own action figure. I was in Target when I first saw them. Unassuming. Hanging discreetly on a clearance rack. Discounted not once, but twice, and waiting for just-the-right-someone to take them home. I knew instinctively I was that...
by Kristina | Jun 2, 2017 | Advice, Life
We booked movers and packed boxes with the best of intentions, but nothing ever goes as planned. Here are the 5 things I learned moving twice in 12-months. The good news is Jordan bought a cute house in this crazy Seattle market. Now we are moving and moving is the...