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My name is Kristin, a travel and lifestyle blogger who's all about exploring new places, practicing my French and sharing entrepreneurship tips. Allez-viens !

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One time I swam into a concrete wall during high s

One time I swam into a concrete wall during high school swim tryouts🙈 It was Day 3 of tryouts, and I was nervous. We were nearing the end of practice, but we had one final task: swim the width of the pool as many times as possible without taking a breath.

My face was already red with exhaustion, and my goggles were fogged up with my body heat. My achy body dove into the cold water but way too deep. My goggles were too foggy, and I didn’t dare be the first one to take a breath. I had to make the team.

I thought I saw the wall, so I reached. But nothing was there, so I took one large breaststroke pull. SMACK!💥 My face banged into the white concrete, and my oxygen-deprived self paddled ferociously to the surface. A fellow swim tryout gal — her name was Claire — looked at me with eyes widened. “Uh, you might want to go see the nurse.” I had scrapes and blood all over my face. It was mortifying, but you know what, I MADE THE TEAM! And it fits my life motto: If it’s not a good time, it’s a good story.

Even today, if you look really close, I have a small scar right above my lip from this mishap.

Have you fallen flat on your face? (Or swam into a wall?) Or maybe you’re terrified of doing just that. Putting yourself out there is scary, but that’s how you grow as a human and make the team. I dare you!☀️

~GiVeAwAy TiMe~ This quarantine has been getting t

Am I the only one whose brain is spinning and doin

Am I the only one whose brain is spinning and doing jump and jacks?🙃 These past couple weeks have been some of the weirdest, most emotional of my life. And I have a feeling you’re having a similar experience.

Recently I reached out and asked y’all what’s stressing you out the most. Common answers: budgeting, finding a job, canceled events, uncertainty for the future.

I HEAR YOU❤️ I wanted to make your life a lil easier and more joyful. I wanted you to have a place to process hard feelings and to learn what will help you in this mess. I wanted to give you practical tools to face this unknown together.

And that’s why I created the Quarantine Survival Guide Workbook. I filled these 21 pages with guided journaling, best budgeting tips, boredom buster ideas, planner templates and motivational goal setting🤩

Together we can and we will make it through this. Click my link in bio to get yo’ survival guide!🥰

That quarantine though🙈 new posts on the blog o

That quarantine though🙈 new posts on the blog on how to work well from home AND what to do during quarantine. I have over 30 ideas for you to both work productively and fight boredom💗

hi hello I am currently in my feels☹️ It’s b

hi hello I am currently in my feels☹️ It’s been a really rough week. Everything seems to be falling apart. And my favorite things in the world — traveling and France — feel like they’re being taken away from me. People are understandably afraid of travel, which is affecting my blog. I find so much pleasure in crafting new blog posts, and it’s how I spend a large percentage of my free time. It’s where I find motivation outside of school and work. And it’s been all but taken away.

I’ve long struggled with anxiety, and I cannot tell you how tough this past week has been. I already constantly wash my hands, and seeing everyone else panic sends me into a spiral.

I am angry, grieved and upset that my remaining time at school has all but vanished. I’m struggling with goodbyes and closure. I had 8 weeks left, and I wanted to finish strong in my obligations and relationships. And I feel too numb to even begin navigating how to make lemons into lemonade right now. Being positive is the last thing I want or even feel capable of doing.

I know God is in control. I know this isn’t too big or hard for Him right now. But man alive, this is a lot to grieve.
I have a big trip to France planned that has been in the works for over a year now. Everything I’m looking forward to has been canceled or postponed or is up in the air. And I’m having an incredibly difficult time processing it. And putting one foot in front of the other feels like moving a mountain.

Forever learning the art and beauty of clinging to the truth that God sees and knows and cares and intercedes along with the validity of painful, hard, raw, depressed, angry feelings. Thank you for coming to my ted talk❤️

I most *definitely* did not wake up like this😂

I most *definitely* did not wake up like this😂 new vlog on my top 9 makeup products for traveling — and cash back on all of them🤩 these products will stay on all day long and keep you looking glam for all your photo opts. Link in bio!

“I’m planning a trip to Europe but don’t kno

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