I started reading this book months ago, thanks to the dear Emilia who recommended it to me. Everything in it struck a chord but I have to be honest, it was a little overwhelming too. Maybe it hit a little too close to home. Or maybe it just made me [...]
I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about this yet! Last month I got to cross off a goal on my Mighty List — a big goal — when I met Anne Lamott. She was speaking in the suburbs on a Friday that I had an event [...]
Operation Name Change is what I’ve been calling it and, friends, it’s just about complete. Just a few months before our second anniversary, and I’m officially — legally — Mrs. Kristine Aletha Galli Hankins. For those of you who follow me on Instagram or Facebook then you know I promised to tell the story behind [...]
One of my blogging goals is to share my story — how my business and career path came to be, why marriage is so important to me, and some of the core events that have shaped my life. Which is an overwhelming task. Especially for a girl who’s life has thrown [...]
Friends, it has been such an exhausting month for me–the kind where one thing happens after another, every finished project is followed by a new one, and every unfinished project seems never-ending. I’ve been awful about blogging, I really need a bang trim, our apartment is about 85% put together, [...]
The past few weeks have been so hectic and overwhelming so when I sat down to read Lara’s post yesterday about the progress she’s made on her 2013 goals, something struck a chord with me and I realized that I needed to do the same. Life [...]
Man, moving really takes it out of you. I haven’t had a routine in over a week now and my whole schedule has been completely thrown off. This move has shown me all over again how difficult a change in my day-to-day can be. I thrive on knowing what to expect [...]
One of the things I’ve been struggling with since coming back from Making Things Happen is patience. It seems a common occurrence. You spend two days focusing on your dreams, digging deep to figure out what exactly they look like and what’s been holding you back, and then you [...]
After Making Things Happen ended (a week and a half ago, wow!), Cory flew into Raleigh/Durham to meet me and we drove to Charleston, SC to spend an extended weekend. It was one of the few times I actually relaxed on a vacation and didn’t think about work at all, a feat in and of [...]
First of all, I’M BACK! I’ve missed you guys. How’ve you been? It feels good to be here, writing again. Although I have to admit, I don’t quite know what to say. It’s hard to put into words two days of soul searching, business planning, and all around life dreaming. I filled an entire notebook [...]


