Personalized Gift

Personalized Gift


Gift giving can be a stressful thing for many people. I love finding the right gift for someone and seeing how excited they are when they open it.  With Christmas just a little over 2 months ago, many of us are burnt out on figuring out what to give our friends and family. 
When I think about my favorite gifts that I've given and received, they are the ones that are more thoughtful or meaningful! 

About a year ago I was in a local boutique and found some pretty bracelets with phrases and sayings engraved on them. I then learned about the brand MantraBand and fell in love with all of their bracelets. After some careful deliberation I finally picked out "Oh, the places you'll go" and wear that bracelet almost everyday.

The bracelet sayings are put into categories: Peace, Love, Happiness, Strength, and Journey! There is really something for almost every situation. Here are some of my favorites!



Recently I needed a birthday gift for a close friend and thought a MantraBand bracelet was perfect. Its so fun to look thru all the sayings and find one that fit what my friend had been going thru lately! These bracelets are so pretty and high quality. I love to wear mine on its own or layered with other bracelets.  I also love that the engraving is subtle and its almost like the saying is just something for you that not everyone else can see!



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Kara Krittenbrink
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Best Dressed Guest

Best Dressed Guest


Although I seem to have weddings on my calendar year round, the Spring and early Summer always seem to be the busy wedding season! This time of year I like to get a new dress (or two) to add to my collection so I'm ready for the upcoming weddings and parties. One of my best friends since childhood is getting married in a few weeks in New Orleans so I've been in search of a great dress to wear to the wedding. This big event calls for something really special. As I've been looking I have saved some of my favorites and wanted to share some of the great dresses I've found!

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I'll be sharing the dress I'm wearing in a few weeks!
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Kara Krittenbrink
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New Year, New You?


While I'm not typically one to wait til the beginning of a new year to make changes in my life, I do like how a new year gives you a clean slate and motivation! Instead of just focusing on what I want to change, I always want to focus on things I am doing that I want to keep up in the upcoming year! I think its good to remind myself that I am doing some good things for myself and to keep up with them as I make other changes. Most of my resolutions & habits revolve around self care! I think it is so important to make yourself a priority and do things that are good for you and make yourself happy!

The rest of this month's posts are going to be based of the below resolutions and habits I want to keep up.

3 Things I Will Continue Doing in 2018

1. Working Out - The last year and a half I have been in the most consistent routine of working out that I've ever had. I'm on the lookout for finding a new gym that I like that has strength training/cardio classes. I will keep up going 2-3 times per week but want to add going to a yoga class on the weekend as part of my weekly routine.


2. Keep Skincare a priority - Since I was a teenage I've always had some sort of skincare routine. As I got into my upper 20s I started to try new products and focus on what my skin needed. In the last year I really think I've put together a morning and night routine that works for me and my skin has been better for it. I'll be posting an updated skincare routine soon!

3. Travel - There is really nothing that brings me as much joy as traveling! New places, experiences, people, food, views... I could go on forever! My goal each year is to travel to a new city that I have never been to before and I've done this for over 15 years! I have several trips already on the books for the year but still need to confirm my trip for a new destination.

3 Resolutions for 2018

1. Find a way to eat healthy that works for me - Although I've tried different diets, I firmly believe most of them aren't sustainable. This month, I am doing a clean eating challenge. It is pretty restrictive but I'm 11 days in and honestly feel great. I've done several cleanses/ clean eating times and never had felt this great or had this much energy. I'm hoping this month will help me create some good habits that I can keep up!

2. Keep a Consistent Blog Schedule - I've shared a few times in the last year how I'm disappointed that I have not been as consistent at posting as I have been years before. Starting now you will see more content and hopefully soon a new look and some extra features on Everyday K!

3. Buy Smarter not More - I've started this a bit but I really want to focus on what I purchase in the next year. I want to make sure it is items that will last longer and really add to my wardrobe. I will spend more on these items but have them forever.

Every quarter I'll be doing a check in to see how I am doing with each one of these things!


Are you making any resolutions or changes this year? If so, what are they?

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Kara Krittenbrink
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