This is Me

Hi. I'm Katie and I run this show. (Or at least I like to pretend that I do.)

Here are some little known facts about me for your reading pleasure. 

If you didn't come here to read, move along, sir, move along. 

(Yeah, you know who you are.)

#1 In my head I am a neat freak. In my life, my execution suffers a little bit.

#2 I don't like to go to bed with dirty feet. If I don't shower before I go to bed (even for a nap), I wash my feet in the tub first.

#3 My hair is pretty curly though I have always preferred it straight. Sadly, I never met a flat iron until after I'd had my first child.

#4 The closest I come to wearing makeup is cherry Chapstick and clear mascara.

#5 Vacuuming used to be my favorite household chore because my kids wouldn't interrupt me while I was doing it; they didn't like the sound and wouldn't get close. Now they don't care and it is no longer a zen experience for me.

#6 I keep hearing that my greatest competition is myself. This worries me a little bit because neither of us is very motivated.

#7 I can almost always remember the side of the page that I read something on.

#8 I have a mnemonic device to help me remember which shelves in my medicine cabinet hold my glasses and toothpaste. (Toothpaste top, bifocals bottom.)

#9 I would rather take two trips to put two things away than carry them both together and have to put one thing down in order to put the other thing away.

#10 I skip flossing maybe 3 times a year.

#11 I like to know exactly how many hours I have been awake before I go to bed.

#12 I love having Christmas decorations up but absolutely hate decorating for Christmas.

#13 I used to think I was laid back. Then I had kids.

#14 I can't walk through a room (or a hallway, or a bathroom) without doing a visual scan and making a mental note of everything that needs to be put away. (See #1: neat freak, and #13: then I had kids.)

#15 I enjoy taking pictures of myself taking pictures of myself, 

That's me, in a nutshell...wishing I had more time to blog about random things instead of feeling the pressure of needing to document every funny thing my kids say, every birthday ever celebrated, every mess ever made, everything we've ever done as a family, and every place I've ever been.