Understanding Katie

  • Long Days

    Ya’ll. I’m beat. Like, all the time. You know when you wake up about half an hour before your alarm goes off and then you’ve just fallen back to sleep when it actually…

  • Intentional Nothingness

    Last week, Chris and I got into a big fight. We argue from time to time, like most couples, but we don’t really do the knock-down-drag-out fighting very often. And this was one…

  • Losing My Mind

    I am losing my mind. Seriously. I’m going insane. I’ve heard of mommy brain or whatever you want to call it and I experienced it slightly with Bean.  I’d forget where I put…

  • Hump Day Musings

    I have sat down to blog for three days now and been stumped. You know in cartoons when a bunch of people try to fit through a doorway, but they all get stuck…

  • Incommunicado

    I am terrible at communication. (Which is odd. Because I am a blogger.) Specifically any kind of communication which involves technology. (Again, this is odd. Because I am a blogger.) Emails sit in…

  • State of My Union: Year Six

    This past Saturday, Chris and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. Ironically enough, we were attending a friend’s wedding on Saturday and as the ceremony unfolded, I found myself looking at the bride…

  • Vanity and Motherhood

    Chris and I have just about decided that my next car is going to have to be a mini van.  I have mixed feelings about that.  I know we need it.  Right now…

  • How to Procrastinate

    I am an excellent procrastinator. Really. I’m exceptional at procrastination. I have the ability to choose when I will procrastinate. I think that’s my key to success. Most people who are procrastinators procrastinate…

  • The Postpartum Me

    Last year, I went through a few really rough months as we transitioned from our life in Connecticut to our new life in Florida. During that time, it was actually Chris who first…