I really don’t like posting a blog that’s mostly me bragging about myself. But tonight, I’m gonna do it. So if you don’t wanna read about me (or how awesome I am) (just kidding), this may not be your favorite blog of mine.

BUT. I’m just proud of myself. I really have “grown up” over the past year.
Mostly within the last few months.

I’ve definitely buckled down and put my focus on school.. trying to figure out exactly what I want to do. I’ve learned that if I don’t do that now, I may end up being unhappy for the rest of my life. I can’t just pick a career and go for it. I’m the kind of person that takes forever to make a decision and sometimes it’s not even the right one. I’ve learned from past mistakes that it’s usually worth it to weigh your pros and cons and look at EVERYTHING in the long run. Yes, I still do spur of the moment things and sometimes things don’t work out. I still “live in the moment.” But I’ve become more of a planner. I like to know what the outcome will be (or how I want it to be) before I do something.

I’ve lost a few friends, and I’ve gained a few friends. That’s how life works. Once you graduate you definitely “weed” out many people in your life that you didn’t need anyway. I’ve learned who will be there for me when I need it and who won’t. I’ve also gained many new and very good friends. I’m a big believer in the fact that people come in and go out of your life for a reason. That’s certainly happened to me over the past year but it feels good to know the ones who are in my life now, want to be there.

(Here comes the bragging part…)

Lately I’ve been told that I have an “old soul.” I think I’ve been told that by 5 or 6 different people. At first I thought they were calling me old so I kinda ignored the statement. After I heard it a few more times I thought about what it really meant. My take on the term “old soul” means that you’ve been through things that most people your age haven’t gone through yet. Or that you are somewhat more mature than others. So… I guess you could say that about me. MOST of my friends are older than I am, only because I feel like I have more in common with them. I’m thankful for those friends because they’ve been able to teach me and help me realize things that I didn’t know.

I’ve also gotten better about judging people. I’ve always said… ‘you respect me, and I’ll respect you’… and I still live by that. However I used to see people that I didn’t know and I would completely make up a story for them and then draw a conclusion about them. I think this is definitely human nature and it’s hard to control. But, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt. When I meet someone, I automatically assume they’re a good person until I’m proven wrong. Despite the negative things others say, I look at them from my own perspective first. It’s definitely a quality that I’ve gained and that I’m proud of.

Alright, I think that’s enough. I’m sure you’re tired of reading about me. :)

Goodnight!

Katie

I keep forgetting to post on here. Oops! I always think about it but then I realize I have nothing to say! Writer’s block is getting the best of me. However this morning I thought I’d just write about what I’ve done this weekend…

Friday: I had my math class (just 50 minutes) so it’s not bad at all. I don’t mind it. I’ve got a really good teacher so I actually kinda enjoy it. Which is very strange for me to say. After class I went and got the kiddos and spent the day with them. We played outside most of the day because it was about 70 degrees… in January!! We also watched a bunch of music videos on Youtube and I watched my kids sing and dance to people like Adele, Stevie Nicks & Blake Shelton. (I’m such a proud nanny.) Later that night Z and I headed up to our friends house in Westfield. We grilled out and had a huge bonfire. We stayed up there that night.

Saturday: We woke up that morning and I got to play with my God baby. I’m in love with her!!! I never knew how much fun being a God mother would be. I also learned how to shoot skeet that day. Now… I ‘ve known how to shoot a gun… but to shoot a small orange thing flying through the sky (when you already have bad eyes) with no sunglasses is HARD. I hit 1 out of 8. I’m proud of myself though. I’ll practice so next time I’ll kick everyone’s hiney.

(Side note: On Thursday, I saw a Nutritionist for the first time. I learned so much and loved it. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn a little more about that kinda stuff!! It’s definitely worth it. I knew that I knew about “healthy eating” but not necessarily the science behind it!)

And…. today is Sunday morning so I’m still working on today. Hopefully I can get the energy to clean my house. It’s clean for the most part.. so I don’t have much to do!! Z starts his new job tomorrow! I’m so excited for him. Fingers crossed that he loves it and all works out!

Okay… that’s all. See how eventful my weekend was? :)

Katie

Something to remember.

Woooo!

It’s 9:30pm and I just cleaned my whole house. I’m not real sure where my sudden burst of energy came from but I’m sure glad it came. Today wasn’t very stressful. However, my morning didn’t start out the best. While I was minding my own business and making my coffee… I spilt it EVERYWHERE. And I don’t mean a cup of coffee.. I mean the container of coffee grounds. I went to put it back in the fridge and (the lid wasn’t all the way on) it hit the side and went EVERYWHERE. I have to admit that I did put some of it back into the container. But hey, (1) I mopped my floors two days before and (2) be honest with yourself… would YOU really want to part with all of your coffee at 7:00 in the morning? Didn’t think so.

Anywho… back to my sudden burst of energy. I was in one of those “girl” moods. (You know.. the one where you either want to punch someone or something.. for no reason, or you just want to scare them to death by crying… for no reason? Yeah one of those.) So I decided to clean out my purse. After that I cleaned the medicine cabinet, drawer in the bathroom and then underneath the sink. This lead to putting clothes away and then vaccuming the whole house. 

Let me go back to the beginning real quick. As soon as I started cleaning the medicine cabinet I decided to turn on my music. (As soon as this happened, Z said…. “are you in a cleaning mood or something?” then he shut the living room door and started playing Xbox. He must know what the music means.)

So the point of this story is that vaccuming (or just cleaning) is my new favorite thing to do when I’m stressed or in a “girl” mood. I suggest you try it. It helps. Not to mention you’ll have a clean house to go to bed to. In my opinion that’s an awesome feeling.

Sorry, that post was a little longer than I meant it to be.

Goooooooodnight!

Katie

It’s been a lonnnnngggg week. My schedule this semester is already kicking my butt. (Is it May yet?) I think I went to bed around 9ish every night. My Anatomy class is so fun but so fast paced. My brain hurts when I think about the next class.

But….
I didn’t write this post just to complain about everything…
I wanted to share a quote that I love:

“If God brings you to it… He will bring you through it.”

I love this. It really helps to remember this quote right when you think you’ve got too much on your plate, or you’re too scared or too stressed to do something.  Sometimes you just have to let all your worries and fears go, try your absolute best, and know that you’ll get through it. Grin and bare it. (Or is it BEAR it? Probably not because that’s the animal.) I’ve kept this quote in my head the past few days and it’s really helped me get through the week.

Hope it helps you too!

I hope to post another (more interesting) blog sometime this week.

Katie

This picture goes along with my last post… “Just In Case You Were Wondering”….

Oh my. Spencer Paige you just made me CRY (and I just put on my dang makeup!!!) and you gave me chill bumps. You’re so sweet. I love you and you know I’ll be there for you whenever you need me. MWAH!

I feel like I should explain to you the reason that I still haven’t obtained a degree. (It kinda makes me laugh to say obtained.) I was folding towels and realized that people probably wonder why I haven’t gotten into a program or graduated yet. (Sidenote 1: Also while folding towels I realized that we go through more towels a week than 2 people should. Im starting to come to the conclusion that Z uses one for his body and one for his hair.) Anyway, yes this is my 3rd year of college and I’m still at a community college. Truth is, I wouldn’t want it any other way.

The past three years I have taken all the basic classes that I would need for really any program. I’ve changed my mind so many times about what I want to be when I “grow up” so by taking these basic classes, I’ve opened up a lot of doors for myself. I could go this way, that way or even that other way. (Make sense?)

I love being at a community college that’s close to home. No, I wasn’t afraid to leave home. I’m an Army brat. Moving is my specialty. I’m good at adapting to new surroundings and making new friends. I love being here because it’s easy. Yes, easy. I can still work where I did before college, have my car, save money, save my parents money, (you’re welcome mama and daddy) and still get to see all of my favorite people everyday. I’m definitely not bashing those who did move away for college, either. Kudos to them. I’m talking about me.

The biggest problem for me was that I couldn’t make up my mind. Of course when I was little I always said I wanted to be a Veterinarian. However, I can’t watch the ASPCA commercial with Sarah Mclachlan’s song and not cry, freak out and change the channel. Sorry, Sarah. Nothing personal. Just that song. On that commercial. So needless to say…. being a Veterinarian isn’t for me. (Sidenote 2: I’m not sure if I’m supposed to capitalize Veterinarian, but I feel like I should. Mostly because they can probably watch that commercial without crying so.. they’re my heroes.) Then, I thought maybe I should be an author. Go ahead, laugh. I just did. I realized that obviously I can barely right a few paragraphs without getting distracted and making sidenotes and lots of ( ). (Oops) Back to the real reason I posted this — After I realized that occupation wasn’t in my future I moved on to health care. ANYTHING in the health care field. To this day, that’s still what I wanna do. I’m working on making my mind up on which program I wanna apply to. I’ll let ya know. ;)

Katie

YUMMY.