Hello, hello, friends! And happy July!! I cannot believe June is already over. This episode of ‘Candidly Kristen’ took me by surprise because June felt about 5 minutes long. I wrote some more personal posts last month already, but I’ve been loving these monthly recaps as well. Previous ‘Candidly Kristen’ posts: Life After the...
Do you ever wish you could just run away to the mountains for the week? That's basically what I did for the past week at Covecrest camp in Georgia. In this post, I reflect on 7 ways life is so much better at Christian summer camp, and talk about why it's so much easier...
Do you ever feel like 'God's plan' for your life is so big-and-scary that you don't know how to start living it? From attending daily mass for a week, I've realized that God's plan isn't so scary after all. In this post, I talk about how I learned to live God's plan just one...
This was my fourth time going to Camp Covecrest in Tiger, GA, a Catholic summer camp hosted by Life Teen ministries. Each year I’ve talked about going to ‘Catholic camp’, the general responses are pretty much the same... I hope this post can help unpack a small piece of what 'Catholic camp' is really...
Hello, hello, friend! If you follow me regularly, you may have heard that I’ve been preparing for the LSAT (law school admissions test). My December graduation is quickly approaching, along with applying for law school! With a hectic spring semester, I dedicated the month of May, post-final-exams, to prepare for the June LSAT. Everyone...
Like I mentioned in my Candidly May post, my family and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Orlando! My parents’ wedding anniversary always falls around Memorial Day, so we like to take a trip over the long weekend to celebrate. My brother and I visited Hollywood Studios (my first time on the Tower...
Hello hello, friends! Look at me getting up this Candidly Kristen post before May is over! May has been another busy month in my life, so it’s nice to sit down and reflect on just how much happened. Before I start recapping May, I’ll link my Candidly Kristen monthly posts from April, March, and...
Do you struggle to find makeup products from the drugstore that actually work for you? Believe me, it feels like I've tried every affordable product to work for my skin! In this post, I'm sharing my all-time favorite drugstore makeup products. Some are long-time-loves, and some are new products I think you'll enjoy. ...
Have you ever been called the "mom-friend"? I have, for as long as I can remember, and for more times than I can count. I used to take it as an insult, but I've come to realize it's actually one of the best possible compliments. Maybe being the "mom-friend" is cool, after all....
Pink has always been my favorite color, but it's not always easy to find good, high-quality wearable pink nail colors! I pretty much only wear pink on my nails, but I always have my nails painted (seriously, always). I've tested out a bunch of nail colors, and narrowed it down to a few of...
