Kristen Farrell – Page 8 – Kristen Farrell

Writing with a Purpose

If you’ve been following my blog for the past week, you’re aware that I’m doing the Your Turn Challenge. Before six days ago, I hadn’t blogged in three weeks. I started blogging in July 2013: a year and a half ago. In that year and a half, I wrote and published 25 posts, including this […]

My Seashell Surprise

Every time I visit a beach, I pick up seashells. For years, I picked up seashells without having a clue what to do with them. It was an activity to do at the beach. And when I went home, the shells sat in the plastic bag that I put them in; they no longer had […]

Stuck?

Windex was the answer. Freaking Windex! Last year I got engaged. On Easter Sunday, after an 18 mile training run, my fiancé Jonathan got down on one knee and proposed. “Oh my gosh,” I said, in shock. I had been completely oblivious to the signs. “Yes,” I exclaimed. He put the pear-shaped diamond, his mother’s, […]

Planning To Be Spontaneous

My mother is a persistent planner. Lists are her thing. Whether she is plotting dinners for the week or organizing a family event, she writes a list that contains absolutely everything needed. She’s the mom in the family, so you know she remembers the items that my father, my brothers and I would forget. Paper, […]

Improvement: What is the Key to Change?

The subject of improvement is very topical as a result of last night’s State of the Union address. The goal of this entry is not to criticize President Barack Obama’s agenda; but rather, to show how the key to improvement is motivation. Is there an aspect of your life that you believe can be better? […]