• A Blog Update…

    Well hey there folks, thanks for stumbling upon the blog again. I’ve been meaning to write this post for awhile now but wasn’t quite sure how to say it. I’m feeling inspired tonight so thought I’d give it a try. Many of you have inquired about my old blog and if I’m able to get…

  • A Career Update…

    I think the last time I shared a career update I was still commuting about an hour and a half to work in the “bigger hospital” near us. It’s time to catch you up to speed. Since February 2022, I’ve been considered a “travel nurse” in some form or fashion. The first contract I took…

  • Cherry Cheesecake Funnies

    This is a throwback to October 2021. We are going all the way back to 2009 for this one! I’ll link to mom’s original blog post with the recipe here: https://www.joscountryjunction.com/let-them-eat-cheese-cakeor-whatever-kalissa-decides I’ve been making this super simple cherry cheesecake recipe for over a decade now and my number one fan of my cheesecake was my…

  • 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…

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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