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well. hey there. it's me. kristen. a mama to three rascally boys. trying to figure this beautifully messy life out one day at a time. i hope to inspire you to find the fun in every day. find the yum in every bite. and find the ca-ute in every outfit. it will be authentic. it will be full of love. and full of laughs. and maybe even a few shed tears. but most of all it will be like coming home. like sitting down to coffee with your very best friend. i am so thrilled that you are here. now cozy up & let's have some fun.

kristen brett mills

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after years of people asking me where i got that cute tee shirt. or how to make the fluffiest pancakes. or where i purchased my bazillion throw pillows. or how to keep a tidy home with three rascals running wild. or how I find the courage to forge a new path after divorce. i figured this would be the perfect little spot for us besties to all come together. sharing our love for food. fashion. family. and fun. all while finding your truest & most honest self. but hey. full disclosure. i do not know all the answers. nor am i the greatest fashionista. and hello spoiler alert. i am not even a real chef. but here we can pretend that we are all those things together. we can admit that we most certainly do not have it all together. but we are most certainly in this life together. and i am glad that you are here with me. you're my people.

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current uniform

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current uniform

eye it. buy it.

current uniform

eye it. buy it.

current uniform

eye it. buy it.

Gang. I have been cooking away for over a decade. my love for cooking sparked in college & has just grown over the years. I love the experience of it. I love the deliciousness of it. I love the comfort. The connection. And the memories of it. To me, food is a lot like love. […]

cooking the always pan.

it is crazy to think that we are just two weeks away from christmas. how in the world did that creep up on us so quickly? i still have so many things on my christmas bucket list that i want to check off! all the fun things like. . . . a bajillion christmas treats […]

holidays with walmart.

gang i kid you not. i literally count down the days. stalk the aisles. waiting for the day that all the trader joes christmas treats hit the floor. and let me tell you. without exaggeration. i stock up on my faves. because I have learned the hard way that they go fast . . . […]

christmas treat board with trader joes.

man oh man do i love me some apple pie. the flaky crust. the cinnamony apples. its just so dang good. and its super nostalgic, too. like it brings me right back to thanksgiving at my grandmothers as a young child. i have been wanting to make hand pies for awhile. and finally did it. […]

mini apple hand pies.

if this isn’t the coziest winter meal. i don’t know what is. this crunchy & savory sandwich is sinfully delicious. the translation of this french sammie is “mister crunch.” and i couldn’t love that anymore. its darling. go ahead and add this mister crunch to your weekly menu this winter. it will warm you right […]

croque monsieur.

I absolutely love planning fun date nights. if you have been around here for awhile, you may remember when the city was in lockdown, Ron & I did “dating through the decades.” every week we had one date night that was representative of a decade. sometime it was just the two of us . . […]

date night: the cozy edition with spiked hot cocoa & s’mores.

i have to be honest. i have never met a muffin i didn’t love. but these muffins will stop you in your dang tracks. they are so delicious. the perfect hint of pumpkin. and the crumble on top is literal heaven. the rascals & i love to whip these up. and we do so often. […]

pumpkin streusel muffins

gang i kid you not. i literally count down the days. stalk the aisles. waiting for the day that all the trader joes christmas treats hit the floor. and let me tell you. without exaggeration. i stock up on my faves. because I have learned the hard way that they go fast . . . […]

christmas treat board with trader joes.

man oh man do i love me some apple pie. the flaky crust. the cinnamony apples. its just so dang good. and its super nostalgic, too. like it brings me right back to thanksgiving at my grandmothers as a young child. i have been wanting to make hand pies for awhile. and finally did it. […]

mini apple hand pies.

if this isn’t the coziest winter meal. i don’t know what is. this crunchy & savory sandwich is sinfully delicious. the translation of this french sammie is “mister crunch.” and i couldn’t love that anymore. its darling. go ahead and add this mister crunch to your weekly menu this winter. it will warm you right […]

croque monsieur.

I absolutely love planning fun date nights. if you have been around here for awhile, you may remember when the city was in lockdown, Ron & I did “dating through the decades.” every week we had one date night that was representative of a decade. sometime it was just the two of us . . […]

date night: the cozy edition with spiked hot cocoa & s’mores.

i have to be honest. i have never met a muffin i didn’t love. but these muffins will stop you in your dang tracks. they are so delicious. the perfect hint of pumpkin. and the crumble on top is literal heaven. the rascals & i love to whip these up. and we do so often. […]

pumpkin streusel muffins

i know that i am not the only mama with wild & crazy mornings. you know what i am talking about. the mad dash of getting all the rascals up. dressed. groomed. fed. and out the door with all their belongings. for a happy & punctual school drop off. those mornings can be, eh, a […]

simplifying school mornings.

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