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February, 2010

  1. You Might be Katie Leas if: Part YOU SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

    February 21, 2010 by Blondette

    Why, it’s my birthday too!

    Here are some facts that would lead you to believe you are Katie Leas, born February 21, 1981:

    1. Your legal name is Catherine Marie
    2. You were almost named Sarah (nobody doesn’t like!)
    3. You were named after both of your great-grandmothers on your mom’s side and your grandmother on your father’s side (middle name)
    4. Your 30th birthday is next year on a national holiday- President’s Day
    5. shit, did you just say 30?
    6. The doctor wasn’t so sure you were coming out – his name? Dr. Mabee.
    7. You were born on a military base.
    8. You were a temperate and happy baby who liked mud puddles and sitting in baskets.
    9. Catherine with a “C,” Katie with a “K” – confusing people on the other end of the phone for 29 years.
    10. You learned your real first name sometime before kindergarten and subsequently when there were 2 Katie’s in your class, you spoke up and said, your real name was Catherine and you could go by that.
    11. aka: Kate Marie, Katie Duwee (really need to ask my godparents about that one), Bubbles/BubblesMcGee, Kat, Princess Mary LaLa
    12. You share a birthday with your aunt- Happy Birthday Mary Kay!
    13. Your best birthday so far was your 21st because you were surrounded by so many friends.
    14. Your worst birthday was your 26th.
    15. You’re thankful your parents didn’t stop after Brian.
    16. You were 3 weeks late. See, Tammi, I’ve actually improved!
    17. The Showbiz Pizza robot band is still scary!!!
    Katie Leas as a baby.

    Me when I was still fresh.

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  2. I Wrote You in My Head Only

    February 14, 2010 by Blondette

    When I can’t sleep, I compose. Once, I swear I composed an entire symphony in my N1 sleep. It may have been a dream mixing with the classical music station that I was fond of listening to before bed at that time of my life. Regardless, I often compose posts, conversations, and schedules when my brain is supposed to be slowing down for the day. Common problem for the insomnia driven – you are tired, but your brain doesn’t cooperate. About 95% of the time, once I write to you all (in my head) and put all my “to-dos” in order (okay, I usually have to go through it a few times so I remember and just out of pure anxiety), I drift off.

    During particularly stressful and busy weeks at work, my dreams mirror my days and are cast with work colleagues, clients, and settings. So, no matter how hard I try, I just don’t quite shut off completely.

    Last night, Saturday night, I stopped and reflected on my compositions. You see, most of the time, I don’t carry out three quarters of my “to-dos.” I become so one track focused on work that I do not keep up with anything else. And then I wear myself out thinking about it, feeling guilty about it. Imagine, I thought, if I were to just do one of those things. Imagine if when I came home, I took 15 minutes to do laundry, 5 minutes to clean the litter boxes, 5 minutes to clean the kitchen. Let’s just say half an hour of chores. Well, that’s not too much time to take away from my work and it could quite certainly be about the same amount of time my weary self lies awake composing.

    So, that’s what I’m going to work on. I’m going to try and I’m going to see it reduces my stress level.

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