My Guest Blog: A pound of fruit and blue moo cookie dough

I did a guest blog for my friend Consciously Foxy this week. You can check it out here:

http://69.89.31.206/~consciw8/guest-post-a-pound-of-fruit-and-blue-moo-cookie-dough/

My beloved NKOTB. It's been 21 years! - Updated

I'm getting too old for this kind of stuff. My ears are still ringing, my throat is soar, my feet are mangled and I feel like I was hit by a bus! But it was worth it! NKOTB, 98 degrees and Boys II Men were amazing. Here are my thoughts on the concert:

Boys II Men did not play long enough, but they were fantastic. 

98 degrees didn't fail either. I wouldn't expect anything less at their hometown show! 

Quick 98 degrees story: It is not uncommon to see them around town. but many years ago I was bartending at the East End Cafe, this guy always came in, and I said to him one night "I know you from somewhere", he just looked at me crazy, next time he came up for a drink, "Really, I know you from somewhere, where have we met" - nothing from him. This went on for what now seems like an uncomfortably long time, but I really felt like I knew him and he would remember from where. My friend, with much amusement FINALLY told me "Katie, that's the dude from 98 degrees"  (Justin specifically) My reaction was "oh, my bad" - I knew I knew him, he just didn't know me - AWKWARD!

My beloved NKOTB. It's been 21 years since I last saw them. I was 10, Donnie had set the Seelbach ablaze, and I think we had the worst seats ever! They definitely delivered to goods this time. Unlike most people there, I do feel that they may be a little old for the pelvic trusting and crotch grabbing in excess, it makes me a liiiiittle uncomfortable.

Quickie, Gamma, Martelli and Dickie - we had way to much fun, It was great to catch up and hang out. 

I would like to call this montage of photos : "The point in the night were you know you need to stop drinking because you have taken way to many selfies" (these were just the ones from my phone!- I'll add Martelli's if she hands them over - DONE!)

                 

Joey will always be my first love! 

High Hopes for 2013

Happy New Year Everyone!

I have high hopes for 2013. That's pretty easy though because 2012 was crap! No seriously.... it was. My normally optimistic, it could be worse, attitude faced a particularly tough time in 2012. THIS will be the very last time I harp on 2012. In order, 2012 brought me -  Asthma, a broken Foot, a month of a mystery illness not cured by antibiotics, a congenital heart disorder, the death of both grandmothers and a bad attitude. By December the only thing I could do was muster up the strength to "reply with a smile", I was mad at everyone and everything. Even well purposed encouragement was displaced by my bad attitude - someone said to me, "you are the strongest person I know" (clearly they did not mean physically - ha). I smiled and said "Thanks". I really wanted to say, "Really, I would like to stop having to be that person for a little bit" - I decided it was best to keep that to myself.

I took a couple of weeks off at the end of the year and tried to regroup. I came back to Cincinnati renewed and optimistic. 2013 is going to bring positive changes into my life. That is the mantra I try to say to myself when I am having a bad day. Goal 1: Be Positive

                                                             

Being physically fit is also important, not just so I don't have to sit through another speech form my cardiologist, but because of the benefits that it can have to my attitude and outlook. I decided not to train for the Flying Pig Half Marathon (the goal I set for myself last year). My hesitation has to do with my foot and my heart. I don't feel comfortable pushing myself in unknown territory. Currently, I am counting Calories using the MyFitnessPal App - this App is the best of all the calorie counting apps i have tried, I highly recommend it and I do Vinyasa Yoga once a week with my yoga buddy Kate. This weekend I am touring the YMCA, I am contemplating taking up swimming too. Goal 2: Be Physically Fit

Skinny Katie circa 2006 .. .In costume, it was Halloween, I was a geisha...sort of

The end of 2012  brought the end of  my cable TV promotion package. When I received my bill this month for $120 I flipped! One person - $120! For TV, seriously... seriously?? So, Cable TV is gone. I bought a Roku box (streaming video box) today, and I am going to read more. I am going back and reading the classic books I "skimmed" in high school and college or never read at all. I started with The Great Gatsby, at least I can prepare for when the movie comes out, plus one of the main characters is from Louisville, immediately garnering my attention.

I am also reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. I started reading this the first time last year, but I clearly was not in the right place to finish it. She takes you through 12 months of changes you can make to find a better place of happiness in your life. The first month, January, takes you through organizing your life and space. This is something I find interesting because I have always felt that a cluttered spaces = a cluttered mind.

The third book I am reading is Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads by Christine Avanti. I like this book a lot! It teaches you the correct way to eat, what portion sizes are appropriate, the right mix of carbs and proteins and has great recipes and sound advice that a normal person - wishing not to starve herself whowould rather live on mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, cupcakes and derby pie, than see world peace - can follow!

Goal 3: Read More Quality Material 



Lastly, I need to Blog more in 2013. I enjoy doing this, and I have many insights that I KNOW the world is waiting to hear :)

Goal 4: Blooooooog (you have to say it with a low deep oooooog)