About Kristen

This week I am thankful: to have my student nurse badge back Somehow on my walk to school on Sunday, my badge fell off. I …

That question is the title of an article that popped up on my phone the other day and I saved it because I thought it …

1. I packed my lunch and my coffee for my weekend clinicals This past weekend, our “clinicals” were just at college, doing simulation and paperwork. …

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 years with no car (and two small kids!). I am so impressed by …

What I Spent This week, I spent: $32 on a Hungry Harvest box $40 on a Dinnerly box (Dinnerly is like Blue Apron, but cheaper) …

This week, I am thankful: that my friend passed her NCLEX! Remember my friend Mia? I knew her from church, and while we both are …

Last time I did a day-in-the-life post, nursing school hadn’t started. My days have changed a LOT since then, so here’s a peek at a …

A lot of weeks when I sit down to write my Five Frugal Things post, I have a good idea of what I’m gonna include. …

Know what’s funny? In a previous Meet a Reader post, we met MB in MN. Which is pretty similar to MB in the Midwest! This …

What I Spent This week started off with some very warm weather; in fact, on Monday I was walking into class and I felt rather …

This week, I am thankful: that I passed my math test! This is the one where we have to get 18/20 (with two tries) or …

On the dashboard of my blog, I have a little app that shows me some of the recent search phrases that are leading people to …

1. I got two pairs of Yurbuds on eBay I bought a pair of pink earbuds from eBay some years ago. I’ve mentioned before that …

Meet a Reader is back! Lina is a relatively new reader (she found me at kind of an odd time in my blog history, which …

As I was writing this post, I looked down at my shirt and thought, “Hmm, I need a shirt that says, ‘Tired Camper’ right now.” …