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Get to Know Me: Camp Exchange Edition

By: kristimyblog July 13, 2026

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The bachelorette itself was camp themed, and one of the activities was a swap party. I ended up making a goody bag of my favorite things. I was surprised to find that I wasn’t the only one who had this idea, but I shouldn’t have been because of course my favorite people would have other generous people in their lives.

Anyway, for today’s blog post, I thought I would breakdown what was in the goody bags I handed out. I themed it to showcase what a perfect night in for me would look like and give you a little glimpse into who I am if you are new here.

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.

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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.

My Thought Progression in 2024

By: kristimyblog February 3, 2025

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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.