Image from Amazon.com I just finished the book Going Wrong by Ruth Rendell and I have to say I am disappointed. I really wanted this to be better and I kept hanging in there thinking, “Okay…any minute now this is going to be good. Yeah. The protagonist really will turn into the villain he’s been built [...]

I know what you’re thinking. Old fashioned parenting means spankin’ the holy Moses out of your kids, telling them to be seen not heard, and to keep their elbows off the table. Sure, I turned out fine and I was raised with spankings (with a wooden spoon mind you…until my butt broke the spoon. Then [...]

 In Memory of KyOna Hoff I was beginning to think I was going to have some kind of mid-life crisis. A stubborn “muffin top”, drama in the workplace, two kids in difficult stages, illnesses among family and friends, and even a tragic loss of life is enough to make any girl question what life is [...]

I am a fan of Pintrest. I can spend hours looking at great things to eat, wear, decorate, make….you name it. You may remember awhile ago I made some laundry detergent. It works amazingly well, and I am happy with the results. Next I’ll be trying body soap, and dishwasher soap. Can you tell I [...]

    Photos from Google Images Spring is technically supposed to start March 20, but I’m not so sure Mother Nature is on board. Today, in the lovely town of Yakima, it snowed, rained, blustered, and managed to get sunny at the end of the day. I understand March comes in like a lion an [...]

Okay, so the title of this post is a little off, but I’ve had a wonderful spring day and it all just kind of fell together. I have had a great weekend! I hung out with my little brother, Charlie, and his girlfriend Meliza yesterday, which is always fun, and just the fact that I [...]

I think I have mentioned my nickname here before, but I’ll say it again. Hello, my name is Crisis Christine and I am a Prepper. Now, don’t get me wrong…I don’t belong on NatGeo’s show “Doomsday Preppers”, but I will admit, I like the idea of being prepared. I am not afraid of a zombie [...]

Well, I am hoping the weather as of late is proof that ‘ol Puxatauny was wrong. It was gorgeous outside today! Of course, I used this day to run errands and then take a nap on the couch, but at least I drove with my window down and napped in the sun streaming through the [...]

I have had an epiphany! For years, people have been telling me to relax a little, stop stressing over all the little things, take time for yourself and each time I shook my head, and said, “Yeah. Sure.” Well, I was given an ultimatum and realized I needed to listen to the ones that care [...]

Now that I am no longer trying to kill myself via Graduate classes (at least for this semester), I have more time to read. YAY! I am still learning to navigate the Goodreads.com website (which is awesome), but I thought I’d post this to practice “I like big books and I cannot lie.” Christine’s books [...]