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HI, I am Katie.  Wife, Mother, businesswoman and lover of crafts.  Follow along as I discuss careers, motherhood and everything in between.


Reading US Weekly is one of my guilty pleasures.  On the last page of the magazine, they always have 25 things you didn't know about a celebrity.  I am no celebrity, but here are 25 random facts about me!

1.  I eat ice cream out of a coffee mug - it's genius because then your hands don't get cold!
2. I love coffee
3.  I love to decorate but I don't think I am very good at it.
4.  I have no cousins
5.  I was proposed to on a bench next to public bathrooms.  YES you could see the lake as my wonderful husband likes to point out but... the bathrooms were right next to us.  That's a hilarious story for another day.
6.  I was in college the first time I ate salad
7.  Hawaii is on my list of places to visit
8.  I was in the audience of TRL (Total Request Live - a show on MTV in the 90's) AND it was Fan Appreciation Day so we were give tons of cool things.
9.  I met Carson Daley in a bar in LA.  He took his picture with us.
10.  My favorite color is pink.
11.  I am a cookies and ice cream person, not candy
12.  My best friend calls me Goob.  She has done this since 7th grade.
13.  I have never broken a bone
14.  I am hard of hearing in my right ear.
15.  My happy place is JoAnn Fabrics and Garden Factory in Rochester, NY
16.  Hydrangeas are my favorite flower.  Annabells specifically.
17.  I couldn't wear contacts after I had my first son.  It wasn't until after I had my daughter that the dryness in my eyes went away and I could wear them again.
18.  I don't like wearing socks in my house
19.  Orange juice and cheese are a great snack.
20. I can't read books with any kind of suspense or murder.
21. I am not a morning person (hence why I love coffee)
22.  I am a "glass is half full" kind of person
23.  My first job was as a donut froster at a local garden center.  It took me years to eat them again since I ate them every weekend for 2 months.  Don't worry, I am over it now! :)
24.  I love country music
25.  I fall asleep in the car for long car rides.  As in, I fall asleep pretty instantly!

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I am a working mother of 2 little ones, a wife, career woman, novice gardener, and a lover of all crafts! Grab a glass of wine and enjoy a happy place on the internet.