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  • by Kate
    This site has been a mess for a hot minute, but I think I’ve finally turned a corner, and now it’s all on my shoulders so hopefully things won’t crash and burn the way they have repeatedly since mid-November. Do I know what I’m doing? No. Do I have hosting set up for the next […]
  • by Kate
    I turned 39 earlier this year. When my wife hit that point a year ago, she made a comment about wanting to have walked a certain amount of distance before she hit 40. I thought it was a good idea at the time, but didn’t really think of it as any sort of necessary thing […]
  • by Kate
    Somehow, I survived the week. I capped off today by riding my bike on a Target errand and promptly collapsed at home for the night, because that’s just what time is like around here right now. Before the weekend is over, I have to read 2 books and help get the apartment presentable assuming we […]
  • by Kate
    Here we are, week 2 of Blaugust. I’m still lost in the busyness of daily life, but, I’m trying. Week 2 is supposed to be about introductions. This place is only a couple of years old, and I’ve only managed a single introduction post in that time, and it wasn’t even for Blaugust. Here are […]
  • by Kate
    I have barely survived the first week of Blaugust 2024. Prioritizing this place on the daily feels next to impossible, especially with how little time I’ve spent here in the past few months. We did manage to make syrup from the juice we made on Sunday. So, I’m hoping we have decent cherry syrup for […]
  • by Kate
    I thought about posting yesterday, and then got sucked into nonsense on top of exhaustion, and completely forgot to write anything, so this morning there will be a recap of yesterday, and at some later time, I guess I’ll be putting up 2 posts in 1 day? At some point, I need to take actual […]
  • by Kate
    We finally used my grandmother’s steam juicer today. If you’ve never heard of one of these things before, it’s something like this. I will never make crabapple jelly without one of these, because you get the most crystal-clear jelly you will ever see, without having to cook apples and then hang them from cheesecloth to […]
  • by Kate
    Back in May, I spent $25 on a bike at a garage sale, only to realize I’d forgotten how to ride. Between my rusty skills and the rusty bike, I’m not sure how I managed to find the courage to pedal any further than our apartment garage, but I did eventually figure out how to […]
  • by Kate
    Did I forget I still need to do a post today and it’s after 7pm? 100% yes. Life now is busier than it was when I was doing this a year ago. It’s weird to realize there are lots of things taking up my days, and somehow I made the choice to be doing them. […]
  • by Kate
    I am no more prepared for this endeavor than I was last year, but, here goes nothing! At least this time around I knew this was coming. Of course, it’s Thursday, and one of my busier Thursdays at that, so I’m hoping I can get something short and sweet thrown together to mark the occasion, […]