Plaid for Women | Kristin Kaufman | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/kristinkaufman/activity/ Activity feed for Kristin Kaufman. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:39:07 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 a26ebd04416cc2cf4cd3edc26774ce77 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29852 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:30:29 -0600 Ever felt like your life is not heading in the direction you want? Perhaps, somewhere along the way you ‘lost the plot’ and wonder where I am going and why?! Or maybe you have clarity on where and why, yet you ar […]

]]> dbbf8f3fa2b9631799dc2a2d161068e8 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29847 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:30:25 -0600 Routines can give our day shape, and they can give us the feeling of control. Routines are, without question, helpful on many levels. But I do have one question for you: do you own and define your routines, or do […]

]]> b689d927e42a22c159dc6b5bdf1a5cdc Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29845 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:30:17 -0600 Routine is an anchor. Professional athletes have a routine they go through before a game or a meet. The routine anchors them, helping them manage the uncertainty of what will come during the competition. Coping […]

]]> c581f4ac9d30c8c762d0538eef8761f4 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29835 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:30:10 -0600 The world is built on rhythm.  Day turns into night and then night turns into day.  We have always been able to depend on that.  Whatever the day has brought, we can begin again the next morning.  Alcoholics Ano […]

]]> 340d8aa67c85b678af7c09642030fb92 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29837 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:30:19 -0600 The start of a new year brings us visions of new beginnings, a fresh start and an outlook of hope and optimism. We would all say that 2021 is certainly looking like all of that and more!

This past year has […]

]]> 27f3b7e8f5527821f15c57e96de80187 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29832 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:30:11 -0600 Three weeks ago I found myself in what I ended up calling The Quarantucci. Our oldest son tested positive for Covid (remember when “rona” wasn’t all up in our grills?) and we were settling in for another round […]

]]> 2d0c9f227f129ed11cf7ddd6b0c3ae2e Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29829 Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:30:20 -0600 I do not want to “stay safe,” friends.

Of all the things I am most tired of, it is hearing those two little words and trying to pretend that I could actually – ever – do that: “Stay safe.” […]

]]> d16a715d424d063c64780b926e088c5f Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29827 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 13:30:08 -0600 Over the years, I dare to say that most of us took part in endless holiday plays at school or maybe at a church, regardless of where – there was always a common thread of seven little words spoken, “Peace on E […]

]]> 7b41f6ca6144cc271c805798225e6ed6 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29821 Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:30:58 -0600 Gingerbread? How could the sound of this simple word bring back the smell of the Christmas season? What about hot wassail with apple cider, cinnamon, and orange or lemon slices? No matter what the special scent is […]

]]> f9a33e54b172616a756930401eec4d9c Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29817 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:30:42 -0600 “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”

If you were a baby boomer and a singer like me, this song is familiar. It was sung endless times and for many occasions from childhood until late into adu […]

]]> e9cac16c86142d14901524c662622451 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29815 Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:30:17 -0600 The holiday season is upon us.  This time last year, we were bustling about, making plans to spend precious time with loved ones and share our experiences of the years passed.  However, this year is quite d […]

]]> 6064be4cb363e84b03c26db40d49a826 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29809 Wed, 16 Dec 2020 13:30:45 -0600 “Peace is flowing like a river”  says the old beloved spiritual.  I have found this to be true.  Peace is a moving thing, a flowing thing. Sometimes the river flows slowly over little pebbles.  Sometimes it cras […]

]]> b4083de5c1909250d1c771b4cae1765b Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29807 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:30:23 -0600 This past year has been one that has challenged all of us in new and unprecedented ways. Despite our most diligent intentions, the daily stresses of life are present. As we end 2020, and prepare for 2021, how can […]

]]> 50b4f82880d4178f6bd30368f95acf24 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29805 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:30:36 -0600 What does peace look like to you? Does it have a sound? Does it have a scent?

For me, peace looks like a baby smiling in his sleep. Peace is also the feel of his cheeks, the smell of his hair, and the sound of […]

]]> 8db2926fca57164f6ff054caba788264 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29789 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:30:26 -0600 In my twenties I loved fall. I loved the symbolism of the trees shedding their leaves as if to remind us that we too should shed the old to make way for the new. In my fascination with fall, I never really gave […]

]]> 4b073859bb9186f664bd21019b6be3ab Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29791 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 13:30:33 -0600 2020 has been a dumpster fire. No truer statement has ever been uttered. In January, we held our breaths wondering if the death of an Iranian general would start World War III while a bushfire raged across […]

]]> 6f90f321ab24a7f294ba3256264d7fd1 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29796 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:30:10 -0600 I’ll never forget the summer afternoons of my childhood when my mother would call my siblings and me in from playing outside with the neighbors to take a half hour nap. Our friends didn’t have to go in for a nap […]

]]> 9bb6f7f013b6cf12fa252284b7b092ee Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29783 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:30:34 -0600 As we look back upon a year that still has the dark cloud of COVID-19 hanging over it, it’s time to be hopeful for new beginnings and healthy habits as we head into 2021.

When faced with uncertainty and s […]

]]> 60ebd7903dcdf47404f17e991963255b Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29770 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:30:52 -0600 What is the practice of Gratitude anyway?  It is the practice of gratitude, to be mindful, and appreciative of everything good in your life, even the little things.

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, an […]

]]> 33bcdbaa3f423687127e75395eadc07e Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29032 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:00:14 -0600 The focus for Plaid for Women this month is our ‘favorite things’. What I have learned over the years is that most (if not all) of my favorite things cost nothing…in fact they are free. Here are my top 40! Perha […]

]]> d4c03130d76eb0f9c863e222cb21910c Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29034 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:00:19 -0600 When I was a child, the financial status of our family depended on the particular season of life and availability of work for our father. He was in the military for 20 years, but afterwards he desired to go back […]

]]> 883b1b9b1433bda274298094e2e2f56a Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29030 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 13:00:59 -0600 Self-care is what you deliberately do to take care of your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing.  Caring for yourself is the key to an improved mood, reduced anxiety, and the relationship you have with […]

]]> b14db37974fd7604d11bc10c46eab2c1 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29025 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:00:54 -0600 When asked “what are a few of your favorite things?” Does a tsunami of images bombard your mind? I hear Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music categorically list a multitude of things from “bright copper kettl […]

]]> 7daca585d6d69c210daa4ff807e17747 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29023 Wed, 11 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0600 So what’s a Muslim girl doing in a Christmas Pageant?

Our mosque built a very good relationship with a local Methodist church. Dinners, interfaith discussions, a Q &A about Islam, and even classes exploring t […]

]]> 37439fe73f6f557c6b77acf0931b2a25 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29019 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 13:00:12 -0600 Baby it’s cold outside…and that probably means you’re planning to eat something warm and delicious (and perhaps high calorie) to chase the chills away. We know how all the calories add up over the holidays. Let’s […]

]]> 5d33b93a46987aefae121ab255cbf613 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29017 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:00:44 -0600 Growing up, there was one question my sisters and I always asked but never received a clear answer. As a mom, I hear this question on a regular basis, too.  It is the question, I think, any child with siblings […]

]]> ef795115e5b8247e6510580388195edd Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29011 Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:00:55 -0600 “Star of Wonder,

Star of Light,

Guide us to thy Perfect Light”

The scent of Christmas is in the air as we gather as a family.  The hot chocolate warms us and the music of the holiday season in the back […]

]]> 30c1cd6750937c8ebe44f8da9645dfd7 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=29008 Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:00:32 -0600 When a noisy thunderstorm begins to wake up every one of the Von Trapp children, they find themselves in need of some comfort. Naturally, they run to Maria’s room. The former Nun turned Nanny knows just what to d […]

]]> 735e7647c0bbd7c544f519813d459914 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28958 Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:00:52 -0600 We’ve all done it. We’re reading something on the web on a completely legitimate website and then there’s that popup that grabs your attention: “Doctor says never eat this food.” Or “Eat these foods to get rid of […]

]]> 32139736c4cfb74339e5d3603b0a316c Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28956 Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:00:26 -0600 Are the traditions with which we were reared important?

From my perspective, in a word: yes.

It is somewhat ironic, however, as when folks think about all the varied holidays many of us cannot even remember […]

]]> 53f5603ad1e59b436e16aacaf36aac16 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28954 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:00:37 -0600 She is one of a kind.  Her beauty is rare but what attracts you to her flame is her own brand of uniqueness that wraps you in a blanket of warmth.   Days go by and even months but just hearing the sound of her v […]

]]> 177df4d0a9b72870008c2ff4b704e04f Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28950 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:00:17 -0600 I had the pleasure of attending the DFW Technology Prayer Breakfast in Irving, Texas a few years ago.

Represented at the event were about 800 business women and men united together to celebrate the importance […]

]]> a10b8aef0c4edc5bfe2007f5c8aa94cc Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28948 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:00:09 -0600 In May of 2016, Canadians reeled with the news that our beloved singer, songwriter, and activist, Gord Downie, was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.

Music lovers in their 40’s and 50’s had grown up alo […]

]]> 1ae03b80a65eb14e4172779c5d491b8b Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28946 Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:00:32 -0600 Question:  Are you a glass-half-full or half-empty kind of a person?  I know we’ve all heard the old saying so much that we don’t give it much thought anymore.  However, in talking with two potential clients re […]

]]> 147083db78010505673f0c0e3c694cc4 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28944 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 13:00:47 -0600 What makes a family tradition something worth holding on to? This question has weighed heavily on me for years. When I was 17 years old, I left home. I used college as an excuse to get out of an overwhelmingly […]

]]> 7de6782112ab18935ae8c7e6390aa186 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=28942 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:00:00 -0600 Traditions are stories, beliefs, rituals, and customs that are passed to family, from one generation to the next. Research shows that these traditions are important in building strong family relationships […]

]]> 94bcb5dc528fe10dbcf25afe9a80058b Kristin Kaufman's profile was updated https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/22178/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 13:33:34 -0500 0 75be04111b461b61f242dfc403066a3d Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25943 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:00:05 -0500 What does being BOLD have To Do with It? In a word: everything. Nothing ‘big’ is ever accomplished without courage. Period. When we stretch ourselves to accomplish something new, transformative, strategic, ris […]

]]> a4399de66998572215cf22563f9529dd Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25949 Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:00:04 -0500 Being an adult can be hard. And if you’re naturally a more serious-type person like me, life can feel real heavy, real quick.

When you’re handling an ongoing life challenge, struggling under the weight of it […]

]]> 8f35dc1e472caef9519910726d9af328 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25932 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 07:00:53 -0500 Three years ago, I came across several articles on the benefits of gratitude and decided that each morning I would write down a few things I was grateful for. I did it for a while and found it to be very […]

]]> 61ebb9247726d2e7f8bb20db67d555c5 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25376 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 12:00:02 -0500 Stretching Your Vacation Dollar

Americans are notorious for not using all their vacation time and in 2015 it was estimated that there were 658 Million unused vacation days at the end of the year according to […]

]]> bc9a611c799835c14e9f9df8c5d20bfa Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25906 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:00:56 -0500 In 2009 I was able to get my son Matthew admitted to Austin State Hospital. He had kicked a dent into my car. The police department of San Marcos who were very familiar with Matt, claimed violence and he was […]

]]> a22a4482614536643703b7c006e643d5 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25899 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 07:00:16 -0500 We have an epidemic happening in this country and I’m not talking about the latest health scare.  I’m referring to the growing problem that many Americans are running into once they hit retirement age… they don’t […]

]]> f00942cc09c8b79fe15ee8db174eae25 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25890 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:00:05 -0500 Doing a regular breast self-exam is an excellent habit for every woman to develop because it can make you breast self-aware. Awareness of how your breasts normally look and feel is important, because any changes […]

]]> a34ab1d8415b31536a159e05fd9c4c54 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25896 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 07:00:03 -0500 Blink and suddenly you begin to hear people talking about you in terms like, ‘She’s in the autumn of her life, she’s in her golden years, or the dreadful-evening of life’…who would ever want to go to sleep! Regar […]

]]> a799f433a6fe3c82ebe77ae0d13c46c2 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25873 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 07:00:39 -0500 Are you ready for Life’s Big Changes? These events may range from marriage, divorce, job changes, remarriage, children, step children, unexpected illness, parental care, and of course your own retirement or your “ […]

]]> 92a2ac8895539f69a3518e884a88e738 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25879 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 07:00:28 -0500 Q: Debbie, let’s start at the beginning. Where were you born?
A: I was born in Dallas, Texas.

Q: What was your childhood like growing up?
A: My parents worked in the retail industry and I was the only child i […]

]]> b6c6fc6170d15fc3d4f1527c8624a8e3 Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25864 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 07:00:53 -0500 With the next school year upon us and leaving summer behind, it can be a good time to begin to get some discipline and new habits into place to help us get back into the swing of things. Steps to making those […]

]]> 884ee361b7ac595bc4c6e8787db271fe Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25370 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:00:15 -0500 According to Student Loan Hero the average American student graduates with over $36,000 in student loan debt creating a total of $1.4 Trillion in student loans.  Planning ahead for college and selecting a college […]

]]> 812690e868e19adc7931fe693149282b Kristin Kaufman wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=25848 Thu, 24 Aug 2017 07:00:02 -0500 None of us have time to focus on things that don’t matter. Life is just too short. This video is my personal story of awakening to this truth. The message is the same, no matter what the topic of discu […]

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