• It’s Time To Go…

    This is a throwback post to September 2021. Many of you already know I’m a HUGE Taylor Swift fan. I could get into all of the reasons I lover her and her music but there’s one particular song that really stuck out to me on the deluxe edition of her 2nd 2020 album Evermore. It’s…

  • Baby Step 3!

    As some of you know, we’ve been following Dave Ramsey’s baby steps to get out of debt. It’s a seven step program to financial freedom and we’ve been drinking the kool aide since 2019 when our son was hospitalized with some pretty serious medical issues and we were totally broke and one of us had…

  • Rumors.

    I heard a rumor about myself the other day. It attacked my character. It attacked my work ethic. It wasn’t true. I was ruthlessly defended by a dear friend who then told me about the incident. My first reaction was shock. What they were saying couldn’t even be remotely true based purely on logistics of…

  • An Update

    Dusting off the old keyboard to pop in and say hello. It’s been a long time since I’ve made a blog post. There are many reasons for that but the main one is I just don’t have a lot to say. I haven’t been moved to write for some time now. It’s crazy to look…

  • New Cross Stitching Shirts!

    I’m excited to announce I have a few new cross stitching shirts to share with you! I teased a sneak peek in a recent blog post. These are the mock ups I’ve made. I design all of my own shirts on Adobe Illustrator. I’m not a cross stitcher myself so I don’t understand all of…

  • Christmas in June

    I found a reel the other day and it said “My toxic trait is that when I get overstimulated by stuff, I just start throwing it away.” and that is for sure me. I don’t like stuff, I don’t like toys everywhere, I don’t like clutter. In my house, everything has a place and there’s…

  • Friedman Family Update – June 2024

    My June calendar is spilling over at the edges. Between coordinating babysitters, baseball games (we have 3 just this week), new t-shirt designs, and work my schedule is filled to the brim. First off, I want to wish everyone who celebrates a HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! If there was any question as to whether I support…

  • Weekend Recap

    Well we just had a super awesome weekend and I wanted to share about it. Craig still can’t be in the field because of the rain but that didn’t stop us from planting at home! We went and picked up some bridal wreath spirea and some hydrangeas to plant. About $250 later, we’ve got the…

Hey there, I’m Kalissa!

I’m a Midwest mama of three crazy boys. I’m a nurse by night and professional napper by day. While I started blogging in 2019, I launched an Etsy shop in 2021 so I can spend more time at home with my family and less time working as a nurse.

I love mountain biking with my hubby Craig, creating new recipes, podcasting with my gal pals, small town living, roller skating, Taylor Swift, and getting way too personal with strangers on the internet.

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