Cristina Fowler Blog

Planners & Progress with a Bit of Everything Else

  • I have a blog post going up soon about my HORRIBLE snacking habit. And like clockwork, @shopritestores swooped in with a box of samples from their amazing #wholesomepantry line.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🧁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Generally, my go-to’s read like 12 yo - chips, cookies, candy bars. But as I get older and learn more about my body and health in general, those are great choices. Shocking, I know.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It also turns out, there are a lot of great, better for me options out there. Who knew?!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have any better-for-me-but-still-tasty snack ideas for me???
  • Happy anniversary to these crazy kids! How many years, you ask? FIFTY-THREE! That's right; these two have put up with each other for 53 years. My husband and I are about to hit twelve, and I can't even. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 💕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm so grateful to have parents that have stuck by each other for the looooooooong haul - through plenty of good and bad. Thanks for showing us how it's done!
  • Not one to mess up a perfectly good pattern, you lucky ducks get TWO posts today! 👯 I feel like my life has become waiting for my life to slow down. It’s not coming, is it? 😑 I am so thankful for this planner. For one, it helps me manage the crazy. And for two, it forces me to take at least a few minutes every week to really think it through AND access my creativity a bit. 🤪 Then again, date night on Friday, errands with the fam on Saturday, and singing followed by seeing old friends followed by video games and pizza with even older friends on Sunday. Things could be worse... 🍀 • • • • • #planner #plannergirl #plannernerd #handlettering #momlife #weekendfun
  • Even though it's starting to cool off the tiniest bit here, all I can think about is still vacation. I love this city, and I love summer in the city. Buuuuut something about this makes me want the beach.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had a few great trips early in the year, but am feeling travel-deficient right now. I still have a few weeks until my next booked flight. That might just be too long...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #travel #travelbug #frequentflyer #summerfun #summervacation #beachdays #CFBtravels
  • I love a good theme, and luckily so does M's school. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌺⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For the last day of school this year (last year?) they had a luau, including this adorable insta-ready photo wall. Here. For. It.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌺⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ M is getting ready to start 2nd grade in just a couple of weeks. I hope he's always this ready to play along. Moms of teenagers, don't burst my bubble!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #momlife #lovehim #thiskid #blogger #instakids #kidsofinstagram #boymom
  • Oy. My week is ALL kinds of mixed up. After two midweek days off, what day is it even?! 🤪 • Tuesday was meant to be spent getting pampered at @cutlersalon. But an unexpected turn of events left me plan free in the Village... which ended up being six hours of rocking my #powersheets at a coffee shop. Then yesterday, I visited two @target stores, bought uniforms for M, and surprised him with @angrybirdsmovie 2. So much fun, but I’m ready for days off after my days off. Ain’t that just how it goes?!
  • Two days of @hpplayus! I have read all the books and watch all the movies (more than once on both accounts). ✨ I have to be honest, I didn’t love Cursed Child when I read it. But there is no denying that the show is pure MAGIC! From the moment you walk into the Lyric Theatre, it’s totally immersive. Also, one word: dementors. 😳 •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #harrypotter #cursedchild #broadway #cityliving #nyc #CFBxNYC #keepthesecrets
  • My last couple of birthdays were mediocre at best, but hubby knocked it out of the park this year. 🎉 🐍 He took me to see @hpplayus - both parts with an early sushi dinner in between. THEN we walked along 42nd Street to our hotel for the night. 🐍 In the lobby of the show, they had a photographer to take your picture with your house flag. When she suggested I make a face, I must have looked disgusted because she said it was very on brand. Slytherin for life! •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #harrypotter #broadway #happybirthdaytome #cityliving #slytherin #CFBxNYC

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