Chris Johnson
Fueled by family and black coffee, Chris is a circus monkey wrangler, marketing junkie, passionate Duluthian, sushi lover, police wife, and alarm snoozer. By day, Chris is a marketing professional immersed in content generation, social media management, and graphic design. By night, you’ll most likely find her pretending to be the Cleaver family with her husband, Ian. But let’s be realistic, two kiddos run the show at the Johnson house, Benny (4.5) and Emily (2). And somewhere in between work and home necessities, she tries to find time to manage two wild pups, cook, take weekend trips to the Johnson cabin, throw family dance parties, and binge on the Great British Baking Show.
Spender Turned Saver: Budgeting Guide for Your Family
Budgeting.
Quick poll: did you quiver at the word or rejoice? Perhaps a little of both?
Odds are, you likely recognize the importance of budgeting but shudder at the state of your family finances. That is...
A Father’s Day in Prison
Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine myself here. Inside a nowhere-ville McDonald’s on Father’s Day, waiting. Waiting, because for the first time in 14 months I chose to face my skeletons. I...
Dear Babysitter
Dear Babysitter.
It’s one Friday night.
Your knock is gentle, yet still rouses the pups.
You wait for us to open the door, although you’re like family now.
You always enter the house excited with a smile on...
Travel Together: Your Marriage Will Thank You
Before you continue, answer the following:
Do you feel like you’re missing a connection with your spouse?
Are you consistently impatient with your kids?
Have you been neglecting your own individual needs or interests?
Exhausted from constant juggling...
Too Busy is No Longer An Option
I never expected to find myself there, outside of the bedroom wherein a furious 4-year-old lost all control. Venomous words snaked from his mouth while the heels of his feet pounded his bedroom door....
9 Tips from a Shift Work Wife
Duluth is no stranger to shift work. Our community boasts huge medical facilities, industrial plants, the railroad, the port, transportation, and first responders among others. Our area is buzzing with activity 24 hours a...
Feeling by Example: Raising Emotionally Healthy Children
A few nights ago, my family of four sat at the kitchen table for dinner. Overcome with bottled emotion and stress, I melted right then and there. I started to cry. I hid my...