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Intentional Living with Kristina

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Me. In All My Imperfections.

Really this post is for me, kind of like a “here it is, it’s OK to be ME in this space type pep-talk.”
I had this realization lately that sometimes I don’t feel like I share the whole me in this space. Sometimes it’s because I don’t want to deal with the judgement, other times I don’t find the “right words” but the truth is this:
I’m a Christian, I love Jesus but we don’t go to church every week, in fact we don’t have a church home right now, but that doesn’t make our love for Him any less.
Some days I don’t get a shower until at least 2 pm, and I have a new found love for yoga pants, in fact I should get another pair….or seven. Most days my hair ends up in a messy bun.
We don’t believe in the cry it out method and some nights most nights our sweet little A ends up co-sleeping in our bed for part of the night and that’s OK, it works for us.

One of my favorite things on a warm afternoon is to sit on our front porch keeping Ryan company while he washes the cars, jamming to music and drinking a cold beer in my flip flops.

I’m ridiculously optimistic, even when things are a total drag I believe that they are going to turn out alright, and thus far they always have. 😉

As much as I love people, a quiet night in is my favorite and I’m much more of an introvert than an extrovert & in a new crowd if I can’t read the people around me I’m way less open.

I only wear black socks and if I go to bed with socks on I usually lose them in the bed.
We’re the kind of friends that drive hours to weddings and baby celebrations, and pick up the phone when people call even if they probably don’t deserve it, and usually when roles are reversed its not reciprocated but we do it anyways, because we are those kinds of friends. 
I cuss, more than I should and sometimes more than I’d like to admit – but I’m working on it.
I’m the worst liar on the planet so I just don’t even try, and I’m the type of person that if you ask I’m bound to tell you what I think, and I wear my heart on my sleeve.

I can be quite opinionated around those I’m closest to. 

I hate conflict so usually it takes quite a bit to get me to snap.

We don’t have Facebook, we decided back in 2010 that if someone didn’t have our numbers or emails they probably didn’t need to know what was going on in our lives, so we deleted them and never looked back.

Being a wife and a mama are my two very favorite things in the whole entire world and as far as I’m concerned those two things take precedence in my life.

Taking time to sit outside under the big dark sky and stare at the stars is one of my favorite things to do.

Sometimes I tend to be sarcastic and witty.

I believe a good laugh makes everything better.

Ryan and I have gone grocery shopping together every time since we moved in together in December 2006 and we still do it even now that we have A, and we don’t plan on it changing in the future.

I’m a sensitive soul, much more than I actually like to admit. I cry when I’m moved, I cry when I’m sad, I cry when I’m happy, and I’m a lot more emotional now that we have A.
I’m a people-pleaser, as much as I hate to admit it; with that and me not liking conflict, I’m nervous to even post this, but the truth is, none of that matters because this blog is about me, and so here I am.
Me. In All My Imperfections.

Comments

  3. AvatarShirley R. says

    I share your people pleaser tendancies, but like you said, all we can do is work on our charater and develop as life goes on. (And i am totally a cry-er too!)

  4. AvatarSantana Vitales says

    I love your new About me page & I really enjoyed this post! i dont have facebook either… & I dont regreat, I got rid of mine for the same reasons.. If your my real friend then you have my number. Really enjoying your blog! Hopefully once we get to CO, we can meet!

    • AvatarKristina Streeter says

      Yes! Yes! Yes! I’m so glad someone else doesn’t have FB! 😉
      I’m so glad you are enjoying my blog, and I’m so glad you come back and read it!! Can’t wait until we get to meet!

  5. AvatarSkyMommy says

    I love this post so much and can really relate to most of it, especially the bit about going all out for friends without it being reciprocated. It’s really frustrating but I can’t help myself.

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