Wife, mother, blogger, writer, homeschooler, desmoid tumor patient, all around smartass, and Skittles enthusiast, not necessarily in that order.
Author: Christine Knapp
Yeet Yourself Into This Lake We Call Life
It has been brought to my attention that my TikToks suck. First, the teenager clued me in. Because of course it was the teenager. I’ve seen them. They suck. Then the adult child agreed. Uh, yeah. When I asked the husband what he thought, his answer …
I Bought Terrible Earbuds So You Don’t Have To
When my husband buys gifts they always come in threes. One for me. And the exact same thing for each kid. Like the weighted blankets. Remember the weighted blankets? (If you don’t, you can read about it here.) For Christmas he bought us all AirPods, each …
Yes, I’ve Been Vaccinated. But Will I Get a Booster?
As of today the Covid pandemic has lasted longer than my first serious relationship. We might want to try letting Covid move far away from his girlfriend and go away to college so he can realize the world is full of free beer and hot women. …
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Here’s What the River Taught Me
The unpaved road began just minutes after my GPS died. My car and I were now crawling along a single skinny lane with rolling river on one side and thick, towering forest on the other. Thankfully, I was following someone who knew the rest of the …
Your Guide to My Child’s Changing Gender
Back some 25 years ago, a pregnant me went in for her very first ultrasound to find out the gender of the beautiful creature growing inside my ever expanding belly. I say beautiful because this is motherhood and that arrow to my heart was instant. I …
A Guide To Post Pandemic Me
Hello, friend! So glad you’re reading this. After more than a year of hunkering down during a global pandemic, I am shot the hell up with beautiful vaccine goodness and can safely reenter society. And now we can do stuff like be in the same room …
The Only Hotel Review I’ll Ever Write
I recently had my yearly oncology checkup. Unlike every single recipe blogger, I will not make you scroll through a thousand word post about how the dish you are looking to prepare was inspired by my girls’ weekend away at a Napa Valley Winery before I …
Gen X Road Trips Were Not Pinterest-Worthy
I recently saw a TikTok filled with Pinterest hacks for traveling with children and HOLY HELL were my Gen X eyeballs popping out of my head. Now first, I want to say that I’m not ragging on these moms. I come from a time where you …
You Get To Be Sad
I have to admit, yesterday was a bad day for me. The past month, quite frankly, has been its own special hell, but most of that isn’t my story to tell. Yesterday is mine to tell and I think I’m ready to tell it. Recently, a …
I'm Sick and So Are You 