Robin Krill

Simplicity

Robin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 03:49:14 +0000

For me, one of the exciting things about our move from Portland to Santa Cruz was the chance to simplify our lives. It’s funny though, because that was one of the reasons we left Southern California for Portland. But, I think that in this current move we really have gotten to embrace simplicity. In this [...]

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September Update

Robin — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:12:04 +0000

I’ve been meaning to blog for awhile now, but the last month has left me feeling utterly exhausted at the end of each day. On top of being tired, I feel like there is so much on my mind that I don’t even know how to organize all I am thinking and feeling. So, for [...]

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Honey

Robin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:38:26 +0000

These last few months have not been a high point in my life. I have not been at my best. I have been impatient, short tempered, easily frustrated, overwhelmed, emotional, unrealistic. I have not been the best mother I can – hell, I haven’t even been a very decent mother at times. I have not [...]

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Friendship

Robin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:36:08 +0000

This last weekend I got to spend 3 days with some of my favorite people in the world. With everything that our family has had going on and all the stress we have been feeling I could not wait for this weekend to get here. Amazingly, just days before my friends started flying in our [...]

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Darkness

Robin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 02:28:59 +0000

so helpless in the darkness no way out no way to make it stop life so wasted in the darkness no smiles left to give no laughter to hear a pit with no ladder out a simple answer but no way to the solution the pressure never lets up crushing hard on your chest tears [...]

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Missing It

Robin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:53:02 +0000

In the midst of a very up and down and very emotional and stressful time in my life I came across this blog post about perception. Before you read my thoughts please click on the link (here it is again) and read it. In the end this experiment by the Washington Post came to one [...]

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What I am Not

Robin — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:22:12 +0000

As someone who works with teenagers and feels strongly that teenagers need to be encouraged and motivated I work hard to encourage them to discover what they are. I teach them to discover their passions, to find their voice and use it, to be the kind of people that inspire change. I attempt to focus [...]

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Love Wins

Robin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:21:04 +0000

No, this is not my review on the Rob Bell book Love Wins (though I read it and liked it if you are wondering) – this is my take on love and why I believe it can win. It’s been an odd few weeks for me. I’ve been feeling “blue” about a few different things [...]

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My Neighborhood

Robin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:40:00 +0000

There are a number of things I will really miss about Portland, but I think the #1 thing is my neighborhood. Don’t get me wrong, I will miss my friends, but I have learned how to manage long distance friendships over the years. What I have not done before is lived in such a great [...]

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Splurging

Robin — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:39:13 +0000

I am cheap. I like to save money. I like to find a deal. I like to say “not now because we really can’t afford it”. But I am learning that splurging is necessary. Now, I am not talking about going out and spending money we don’t have. I am talking about finding ways to [...]

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