Archive - Busy Living Well

I Have Never Let My Kids Keep All the Halloween Candy and They Still Love Halloween

Plus the pumpkin tool and what we actually hand out.

Oct 6 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

September 2026

We Left Traditional Health Insurance in January and Our Family of Four Has Saved At Least $12,000

An ER visit, a $500 bill, and all my receipts.

Sep 29 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

Everything I Buy at Costco, and Why I’ve Only Been Inside One Once

84 things, two buttons, and what I skip

Sep 22 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

I’ve Tried Just About Every Gluten-Free Bakery in Charlotte. These Three Are Worth the Pre-Order.

Dedicated gluten-free kitchens and real ingredients. Two of them deliver.

Sep 15 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

The Build Spec: Every Product in My Healthy Home

The 3 rooms with the black paint, then the full spec details

Sep 11 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

How I Built a Healthy Home from the Ground Up

Twenty years of changing one thing at a time, and what happened when I finally got to start from the studs.

Sep 8 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

I Didn't Fully Believe in Air Filters Until Mine Turned Red One Night at Dinner

The two brands I trust now, and where each one goes.

Sep 1 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

August 2026

The by-the-door setup that ended our 7:30am scramble

A handful of dead-simple systems by the back door that gave us our mornings back. Start with the socks.

Aug 28 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

The Back-to-School Lunch Reset: Three Stainless Steel Swaps I Have Never Regretted Buying

Two of them travel. The third quietly fixed the chaos in my fridge.

Aug 25 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

Quince fills most of my closet now, and no, it's not too good to be true

Organic fabrics at prices that look like a typo.

Aug 18 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

I almost didn't show up to book club

I would have missed out on some of my greatest friends. Plus the beach reads I'm actually packing this August.

Aug 11 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

Thank you! (and a favor to ask of my paid subscribers)

For my paid subscribers only

Aug 6 • Kristen | Busy Living Well

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