Author Archives: Kristen King

About Kristen King

Kristen King (aka, Mommy-in-Training) lives at 10,200 feet in Leadville, Colorado, where she is a speaker, coach, and consultant. She and her husband, Jesse (aka, Daddy-in-Training) have fraternal twins born in December 2011, two dogs, and two cats. They are both endurance athletes. Learn more and meet the rest of the AmateurParenting.com team on our About page. Learn more about Kristen at KristenKing.com.

Day 7: Party Rockers in the House Tonight

Today was kind of an emotional mixed bag. I slept really poorly last night, mulling over a conflict with an old friend that’s been really eating me up since yesterday evening. But even though I didn’t get much sleep and I woke up still feeling kinda grumpy and out of sorts, I had a relatively great morning with the kids…. Read more »

Day 6: Good Luck Finding a Pool Noodle the Week After Halloween

We recently obtained two kayaks. Wait. That sounds like we stole them. We did not in fact steal them. Jesse traded work for partial payment in the form of kayaks. Any any rate, we have these kayaks. They are lying on the ground in our yard. Behind our big fence. Protected by our big dog. So don’t steal my kayaks. AT… Read more »

Day 5: “And That Was When the Aliens Landed”

I kind of completely love the TimeHop app, and in November I kind of completely love it for two reasons: Reading all of my remarks about NaNoWriMo from 5 years ago is hilarious, hence the title of this blog post. Watching my ever-growing pregnant belly swell to epic proportions in the countdown to my little guys’ birth-day 3 years ago… Read more »

Day 4: Reboot in Progress

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I so do not want to blog about my day. But skipping it wouldn’t exactly be radically accountable, so here I am. My day was rough, and it was entirely, completely, and PREVENTABLY my fault. I set myself up for problems from the very beginning by overscheduling my morning, so when I then overslept marginally and the kids did what… Read more »

Day 3: Progress, not Perfection

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Mondays are usually a little hectic in this house, so I’m used to that. No big deal. But the Monday after Daylight Saving Time ends (aka, the day we accidentally figure out the hard way which clocks we forgot to change), the Monday after I ran a somewhat punishing 11 miles, the Monday when I’m in back-to-back meetings all day and had… Read more »