@kristenanniebell

What a treat it was to see @jonbatiste perform. ( I was so excited I forgot to wear pants.) His musical presence isn’t like anything I’ve seen before. He is unguarded and playful, and he bridges the feelings from his heart to yours with a magical rainbow of sounds. He is all at once: in his own world, and yet intimately present alongside you while you listen. His authenticity is impossible ignore. He is truly enchanting.

February 05, 2024

Someone pls tell me what it means

February 03, 2024

Seeing the outpouring of love for our @queenpinsmovie has made me so happy! @kirbyhowellbaptiste and I had waaayy to much fun making this film- and I still can’t get over that it’s a true story. Check it out on @netflix !

January 31, 2024

I can’t believe I JUST learned (thanks to @realzachthinkshare ) about decision fatigue and mental load. For years I struggled to articulate this “feeling” I had, as if my brain needed a nap. Not my body, just my mind. I’d become practically paralyzed with brain fatigue when I had to make the teeniest most inconsequential decisions. Even fun ones! I used the word “overwhelmed” to describe this, but it wasn’t specific enough.  Prior to my discovery of @realzachthinkshare , when someone in my house asked me where the ketchup was, I wanted to scream (at the very top of my lungs)… “YOU HAVE EYES! USE THEM!” …Which, logically I know is a bit intense. But I reeeaallly felt like doing it. Watching Zach explain mental load and decision fatigue had me feeling SO SEEN! I realized that important decision making, like … whether and when to get the flu shot, mentally adjusting my whole day to allow for a sick child staying home, how to make a quirky family schedule work (so we still had a lot of time to snuggle together)… was taking A LOT out of me. I struggled with “overthinking”… but I was doing the right amount of thinking, because they were important, right? I’d then find myself no longer having the capacity to think about some of the smaller things. I wanted someone to make some decisions for ME. Queue mental load and decision fatigue! Once I understood this, it made SUCH a difference in my ability to be kind to myself when I’m overloaded, and not wonder if I’m unhinged and inadequate for being stressed about one too many choices.  I was then able to identify and put into words (🤯) to those around me how I was feeling and WHY, and it got a whole lot better!… If you are the default caregiver, or ANYONE who makes a lot of choices each day, please know hitting a capacity point is totally normal and YOU are absolutely normal.  Check out @realzachthinkshare for alternate ways to talk about mental load, decision fatigue, and the invisible domestic labor in our homes.

January 26, 2024

Happiest birthday @erikajaye. I LOVE living life with you xoxoxo

January 13, 2024

To the man who this year started using his flashlight to read the menu, who eats 175 g of protein a day, who loves his friends ferociously, who never balks when I ask him to participate in a dress-up party, who taught our daughters how to change a tire, who once had the hiccups for 72 hours, who still loves a savage tan, who snuggles with the dogs even though he doesn’t like them, who fixes all the bikes, and who always riles the kids up before bedtime: I will never be able to articulate how happy I am that you were born, and that I found you. Happy birthday my love 💜🎉🥳

January 02, 2024

Thank u @marcuslemonis for inviting me to Participate in the #greatamericantipoff. It wa so fun surprising these hard workers. Remember tipping is relative! If u like the service - even leaving an extra dollar can make a difference to your server! They work harder for u, u get better service, everybody wins! (Ps the neches burrito at @homestate is worth every penny) Repost from @marcuslemonis • What’s the most money someone should pay for a burrito? #greatamericantipoff Repost from @marcuslemonis • What’s the most money someone should pay for a burrito? #greatamericantipoff

November 26, 2021

Thankful💗

November 26, 2021

Holiday prepping is easy when the gifts come ready in beautiful boxes! 🎁 KiwiCo subscriptions make for a great gift for all of the bright, innovative and curious kids in your life! Go to KiwiCo.com/kristen to get your first month free. *Restrictions apply @kiwico_inc

November 25, 2021

Who says school can’t be cool … and purple? I’m so excited that my and @hartben new book, THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE SCHOOLS, illustrated by @d_wiseman, will be out next summer! If you loved THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PURPLE PEOPLE, you’ll love this book too. You’ll get to learn all about how to make YOUR school purple. 💜 You can pre order it now at the link in my bio! @randomhousekids

November 18, 2021

From now until the end of ’21, @hellobello will donate one diaper (💩🥅) for each stream of our new song They Call Me, available now on Spotify and Apple Music! visit theycallme.hellobello.com #rideOrDiaper

November 16, 2021

Date night with the #dadbeast seeing the one and only #davidsedaris @davidsedarisbooks @kpcc ❤️

November 14, 2021

Wednesday morning zinger from @adamgrant : • This is how The Giving Tree should have ended: with the tree teaching the boy to stop taking so she could keep giving

November 11, 2021

When your man brings up a healthy, perfectly sauced late night snack - unprompted-with TWO spoons…KEEP HIM 💕 @good_culture

November 10, 2021