Sunday Sums and Parts For May 10, 2026

The idea here is that I was playing with all the summaries and parts of my week, playing off of the sum of all the parts saying. The parts will be recapping things I’ve done on different corners of the internet, and the sums are different things I’m turning over in my brain. Maybe we will like it enough to continue doing it here, or maybe it will shift and change into something else somewhere else.

Embracing the Idea of Naïve Art

My sister Jasmine and I were having a conversation recently about hobbies and art, when she said, “You know, Kristi, I think you should embrace the idea of naïve art more.”
And maybe the name is obvious, but I went ahead and asked her, “What is naïve art?”
In short, it is art developed by people who have taught themselves how to be artists.

6 Things to Love About DuckTales

Today is National Donald Duck Day, and I would say that Donald Duck was one of my favorite Mickey Mouse characters growing up. And as an adult, I fell in love with the rebooted version of DuckTales. So today, I wanted to talk about why I think DuckTales is a great show and why you should check it out.

5 Things I’m Giving Away on Instagram for Memorial Day

After looking at this blog title, I have realized that giving away 5 things instead of 6 is pretty off-brand for me. The truth is that I was so excited about this giveaway that I wasn’t really thinking about the numbers, and I will have to remember that in the future.

Instead of focusing on that, why don’t we talk about the products I’m giving away? I’m so excited to take advantage of the opportunity to share some things that I am going to share with one lucky winner.

6 Loyalty Programs I Took Advantage of for My Birthday

So, I was originally debating on continuing this idea from my food blog or writing about a different topic. What made me decide to continue on with this idea is that Ben Soffer, Celebrity went on The Toast on Friday and renewed my feelings against Starbucks. This motivated me to continue on my train of alternative places to visit other than Starbucks.

The short version (but click for the hyperlink to the long version) is that I don’t love the conditions around the Starbucks loyalty program, so I found other ways to celebrate my birthday. In conjunction with my food blog, here are 6 non-food related loyalty programs I signed up for and tried to take advantage of for my birthday.

28 of My Favorite Things

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This week, I am going to turn 28. I don’t really know what to say about it that I haven’t said before when it comes to my birthday. I don’t know if I can claim to dread it, but I’m not necessarily excited about it either. It seems to be another day on the calendar, which leads me to wondering if this is what transitioning into adulthood is?

Maybe this is what it is like to feel like I’m coasting? I’m not sure, but in an attempt to focus on the positive things, I thought I would share some of my favorite things today. Since I am turning 28, that is the length of this list, so if this is your first time here, this is a good opportunity to get to know me

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I’m Back on YouTube?

Why do I continue to let the perception of others impact how I see myself? I don’t know, but I am trying really hard to move past that. And that starts with coming back to YouTube, and maybe everything else too.

4 Notes I Took During My First Art Academy Lesson

Last week, I shared that I was writing a “Life List” after being inspired by the Netflix movie. One of the items on that list was to “Design something, or creatively explore something else.” I’ve always just considered writing as my form of art, but there are so many more creative avenues that I can explore. So, I took some initiative and started learning how to draw/paint with the Art Academy lessons, and I wanted to share the notes I took today. As a beginner, I think I might be able to offer information that other beginners also don’t know to improve their own work.

I finally got to wear a cap and gown for college! Katrina took both my grad photos and the anniversary photos, and I always look at them when I'm not feeling so great about myself. It works, because she has such a magical touch.

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Trying to Pull Together My Life List

While I would say that I am pretty content with my life, finishing The Life List Netflix movie did make me think about the child-version of me and whether she would be happy with where I’m at now. It was hard to reconnect with my inner child, because I think that I have consciously and unconsciously worked to try and hide those urges away where the light doesn’t shine. So while I was able to pull together this list today, I imagine that it isn’t full and complete to the little girl I once was, and maybe that’s okay. Maybe I’ll meet her again one day and ask her.

6 Hair Products That I Loved (But Didn’t Have Time to Share Before I Moved)

I am going to talk about the hair products I loved here on the blog today, with all of my honest thoughts (and maybe a reminder to purchase them again when I can). If you didn’t know, I am in the process of trying to grow out my natural hair, which is why I chose to focus my attention on those products here today.

Forever Stuck in My Girlhood

Girlhood feels like such a big topic to talk about that I don’t think I could really ever cover every aspect of it, but since it’s on my mind, I wanted to talk about it for today’s blog post.

They were so proud, even the airport was decorated with Chiefs-themed decorations.

What It’s Like Being in a Winning Super Bowl City

Superbowl LIX honestly made me think of last year’s Superbowl, when I was actually in Kansas City when the Chiefs won Superbowl LVII against the San Francisco 49ers. So that is what I wanted to write about for today’s blog post.

My Thought Progression in 2024

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There was a rumor that TikTok would be banned in the United States, but TikTok is still around and I will give it credit for finding the idea for this blog post from there. Specifically, my sister Kimmy did a TikTok post consisting of a photo of her from each month with text of a lesson she learned in the corresponding month. It was so cute that I wanted to do it too, but I also feel like I’m learning so much all the time. It would be hard for me just pick one lesson to share for each month.

My New Things of 2025

While everyone has had been reflecting on how to make this year the best one they’re going to have, I have been working on ushering in the new things in my life. Since I have to get back to it all, I just wanted to spend time quickly touching base today on the exciting things the future has in store for me.

5 Artists I Added to My Perfect Autumn Playlist

The music that I played while in Denver played a key role in shaping my experience. This list is to commemorate the artists that contributed to cultivating the perfect fall vibes that I wanted while on vacation. Hopefully they add something to your fall rotation too.

I Got Summer 2024 BINGO!

As the summer is wrapping up, I am happy to say that I obtained a downward diagonal bingo on my summer 2024 card. So for today’s blog post, I am going to keep it really simple today and talk about the things that let me claim bingo on my card. I don’t want to let this eclipse the fact that we’re in fall now.

A Day Out on the Water

When I made my bingo card for the summer, I didn’t put “Go out on a boat,” simply because I did not think it was in the realm of possibility. It was a pleasant surprise when Asanti said to be free this weekend so that I could join him and his friends on their boat adventure.

My Review of Netflix’s The Crown

Most recently, my fiancé and I finished watching Peter Morgan’s The Crown. It isn’t often that we have a show that we both enjoy, so it was sad for us to have this show come to an end.