Life is crazy! Everyone's life is simply crazy.
I will take my small little corner of crazy and be happy it is not crazier.
I love my family. I have seen more of them in the last 4 months than I have since I lived by them.
I miss them. I love them. They stress me out. I wish I could fix all their problems. I can not. They are bigger than anything I am equipped to fix. So, I pray fro them. That is all I can do.
Hope my little brothers survive this "phase" of their lives. They are on a rough and rocky path!
My friends are struggling too. They have made choices they are not happy with.
They are trying to work thru these choices. It makes me sad they are struggling.
Makes me thankful for the life I have chosen.
Life makes me mad when there is amazing pure God given talent is being ignored by an industry that is flooding the market with auto tuned, untalented shit.
Love my family, friends and my life!
Praying that they we all get what we need to be happy & successful people!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Do what you love...
I will admit I am a woman of MANY interests!
I have worked in radio. Back when it was still fun!
I have coached football. The best 10 years of my life. I made some life long friends. Whom I get to cheer for now as they climb the coaching ladder.
I have worked with bands one of which had a top 10 single while I was with them. It is one of the most amazing feelings in the world hearing "your" band on the radio. Or standing side stage to watch a show!
I am currently playing with old furniture. I have always been a creative person. So, fixing and painting old furniture was just a natural fit for me.
I love not having to set an alarm.
I love working from home.
I love being able to do what I want when I want. I love that I get to do something I REALLY enjoy and get paid for it.
Life is too short to be in a job you hate.
Happiness is so much more important than money.
It took me a long time to realize that.
I have worked in radio. Back when it was still fun!
I have coached football. The best 10 years of my life. I made some life long friends. Whom I get to cheer for now as they climb the coaching ladder.
I have worked with bands one of which had a top 10 single while I was with them. It is one of the most amazing feelings in the world hearing "your" band on the radio. Or standing side stage to watch a show!
I am currently playing with old furniture. I have always been a creative person. So, fixing and painting old furniture was just a natural fit for me.
I love not having to set an alarm.
I love working from home.
I love being able to do what I want when I want. I love that I get to do something I REALLY enjoy and get paid for it.
Life is too short to be in a job you hate.
Happiness is so much more important than money.
It took me a long time to realize that.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The Holidays!
My favorite part of Christmas is my dad's tree!
(see below)
It is about 15 - 18 feet tall. The lights are always on. I love to sleep on the couch when I stay during Christmas vacation just so I can sleep with all the Christmas lights.
It is the perfect tree! It has all sorts of old ornaments from when I was little and when my little brothers were little. There are ornaments with old dogs' names on them. Old pictures. Their tree just holds a super special spot in my heart.
Dad, Pat (mom2), and the siblings are going on a cruise this year (thanks to Pat's mom taking all her kids and grand-kids) I was invited but have opted out.
Well, since they have to fly to Miami on Christmas day my parents are NOT doing a tree.
They are NOT doing any decorations. In fact tonight I was told there will be no presents or stockings.
I am crushed! I don't need any presents- I don't have any issues with the gift thing.
But the fact that they aren't doing a tree I am seriously depressed.
I know it sounds stupid. :'(
Back in 2004 I had a really rough November my house was broken into and all my Christmas presents were stolen. Then December my grandpas passed away. I was not in a Christmas mood. I was sad and didn't feel like celebrating anything. I went to visit my dad like I do every year at Christmas and the tree was what put me back in the Christmas mood. I slept on the couch every night that visit so I could soak up the Christmas lights.
I know I will make it thru Christmas without the tree but I know it will feel like something is missing!
Maybe I will pick up a little Charlie Brown Christmas tree so the house doesn't seem soo empty!
Happy Holidays!
Kate
Monday, November 14, 2011
My feelings on the music industry!
This is a blog/ReTweet of Courtney Allen:
RT @MissCourtneyA Such a crazy industry..two of my three mentors have been out of a job this year..I'm talking major music row people..instead we have unqualified people with the jobs that matter! It's no wonder we have horrible artists who don't have a chance at a lasting career...stop trying to calculate the industry & get passionate About the music!!! It's not about the money or the glamour..it's about making people have an emotional experience from the music. And if you're not passionate..get out of the industry and make way for people who want to share amazing music with the world!
This needs to be the what music row is working towards!!
RT @MissCourtneyA Such a crazy industry..two of my three mentors have been out of a job this year..I'm talking major music row people..instead we have unqualified people with the jobs that matter! It's no wonder we have horrible artists who don't have a chance at a lasting career...stop trying to calculate the industry & get passionate About the music!!! It's not about the money or the glamour..it's about making people have an emotional experience from the music. And if you're not passionate..get out of the industry and make way for people who want to share amazing music with the world!
This needs to be the what music row is working towards!!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Friends
The older I get the smaller my circle of friends gets.
I lost a friend few weeks ago. He was 40 years old, married to wonderful woman and they had 2 precious boys ages 8 and 5. It seems so unfair to me that someone who was so wonderful should be taken away so young.
It made me want to call all my friends and tell them I love them.
I got to see a friend this weekend that I have known for 15 years. That is a fairly long time in friend world.
People grow apart and lose touch all the time.
A true friend is one that you pick up right where you left off no matter how much time has passed.
Don't be afraid to tell your friends how you feel.
Hug them a little tighter when you say good bye.
No one is guaranteed a tomorrow.
Life is crazy busy but it should never be to busy to forget a great friend.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Kate
I lost a friend few weeks ago. He was 40 years old, married to wonderful woman and they had 2 precious boys ages 8 and 5. It seems so unfair to me that someone who was so wonderful should be taken away so young.
It made me want to call all my friends and tell them I love them.
I got to see a friend this weekend that I have known for 15 years. That is a fairly long time in friend world.
People grow apart and lose touch all the time.
A true friend is one that you pick up right where you left off no matter how much time has passed.
Don't be afraid to tell your friends how you feel.
Hug them a little tighter when you say good bye.
No one is guaranteed a tomorrow.
Life is crazy busy but it should never be to busy to forget a great friend.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Kate
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Sammiedrew!
I call him Samdrew or Sammiedrew!
He is almost 18! Where those 18 years went I will never know.
Seems like yesterday I was at the hospital holding him and he was teeny tiny!!
Or he was 3 years old and I was teaching him how to tackle. It was hilarious watching a 3 year old tackle my other brother Matt who was 8 years old! It was a fundamentally perfect tackle.
Sam jumped up triumphantly and Matt stood up crying! Sorry Matt, it was a perfect tackle!
One of the proudest moments of my football coaching career!
Samdrew is a great kid. Smart, sweet, funny, sensitive, polite, genuine and all around fantastic!!
He is going thru some MAJOR "stuff" right now.
Can not wait to get to Minnesota to take care of him and the rest of my family.
He needs all the extra prayers he can get right now. Feel free to send them his way! :)
xoxoxoxoxooxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Kate
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Life is CRAZY!
Life is CRAZY right now.
So, much up in the air... So, stressful. So, exciting. So, BROKE!
I knew when I walked away from a "traditional" job the money would be an issue.
But, this week I am struggling. Hate that struggling feeling.
I have 2 people who have asked me to do 2 different jobs. BUT I seem to be in a holding pattern.
It at one point in time looked like it was all going to fall perfectly into place.
The one job would start. The furniture store would close. The second job would be done on a daily basis since it was a work from home opportunity.
I have some little side jobs lined up. Painting this here. Painting that there. BUT those are on the books but haven't come thru yet.
I know it will all work out!
I KNOW IT WILL ALL WORK OUT!
Until then I wish a random $100 or $300 would show up! :)
Wishful thinking!
Im off to try to round up some extra cash!
Let me know if any of y'all need help with ANYTHING!
Have a GREAT week!
So, much up in the air... So, stressful. So, exciting. So, BROKE!
I knew when I walked away from a "traditional" job the money would be an issue.
But, this week I am struggling. Hate that struggling feeling.
I have 2 people who have asked me to do 2 different jobs. BUT I seem to be in a holding pattern.
It at one point in time looked like it was all going to fall perfectly into place.
The one job would start. The furniture store would close. The second job would be done on a daily basis since it was a work from home opportunity.
I have some little side jobs lined up. Painting this here. Painting that there. BUT those are on the books but haven't come thru yet.
I know it will all work out!
I KNOW IT WILL ALL WORK OUT!
Until then I wish a random $100 or $300 would show up! :)
Wishful thinking!
Im off to try to round up some extra cash!
Let me know if any of y'all need help with ANYTHING!
Have a GREAT week!
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