02 Monday Feb 2015
31 Sunday Aug 2014
Posted in Pointless Crap, Weight Loss
I have no misconceptions about my body. From the minute I wake up to the minute I go to sleep, I know I am fat. Even if I forget, after a few minutes I am reminded. Every activity, every sit, every time I move; I know I am fat.
However, some of you have some misconceptions.
1) I am fat because I have a hormone disorder. Could I eat healthier? Yes. Could I be more active? Yes. But will it make it be thin? No. I am on medication and it will be a long journey until I am healthy but diet and exercise unfortunately are not my cure.
2) Being fat does not mean that I don’t care about my worth or self. Maybe there is some psychological evidence the contrary but being fat does not mean I am unintelligent or messy or whatever personality trait you want to assign me. Sure, it makes me insecure but it doesn’t mean that I can’t be a functioning adult.
3) I am not Fat Katie. I have blue eyes. I have facial piercings. When referring to me, please do not use fat as a description. Unless I am missing or found dead, my weight shouldn’t be a part of your descriptions. There are many other traits that you can use to describe me. Don’t use a negative one just because it is the easiest you can see.
4) I have been discriminated against quite a bit in my life. Whether its been race or gender, there will always be someone to keep you down. For me, the past 8 years that I have been overweight have been the most tumultuous. Fat women are demonized. We are the lowest of the low. We get zero credit. The things I hear about fat women are horrible. That we are kinkier in bed because be have to make up for being hideous. The we are *insert compliment* for a fat person. Even men who want to date us are called “chubby chasers”. I have been called a “fat bitch” so many times it is crazy.
You don’t have to find me attractive. You don’t have to tell me I am beautiful. What you can do is respect me regardless of my physical appearance.
Thank you.
11 Monday Aug 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
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This morning I started my juice cleanse.
11 Monday Aug 2014
Posted in Food, Weight Loss
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Recently, I was diagnosed with a health issue. While this issue may cause some difficulties later in life, it is treatable (not curable) with some simple medications. Some people may be horrified to find out they have a syndrome or a disease but it comes to me as relief; I have felt crappy for many years, mentally and physically. I have been treated for depression and have gone on many diets all with little to no results. It turns out, the depression and the weight gain are part of my medical condition and I am now getting the help I need. What does this have to do with juicing? Nothing really, but I decided to do a 3 day cleanse to prepare myself for the lifestyle changes I am going to have to make to life normally with my health issues.
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01 Tuesday Jul 2014
Posted in Pointless Crap
I complain about work to anyone who will listen. I try not to do it publicly or on social media but sometimes I can’t resist. However, this is not a rant about my work specifically, this is about work in general. Things that I have experienced at more than one workplace or things that just piss me off in general.
5) Overly Peppy Morning People
I classify myself as a morning person. I have more motivation and energy in the morning and am generally more pleasant in the beginning of the day but that doesn’t mean I want to share it with you. My first real job was at Starbucks and I had to greet people starting at 5:30 am. Most people are in a rush or on their way to work so you can be polite and pleasant without being obnoxious. But then you have the customers I called the cheerleaders. The type of people who speak 3 or 4 decibels higher than everyone else and pronounce “Hi” with 2 syllables. The type of people I would purposely give decaf to. What these people don’t understand is that at 5:30 am, it sounds like you are yelling at me. At my current workplace, I do not work in customer service and yet I still manage to bump into overly peppy people. Even old men at work act like they are pooping out Lucky Charms for breakfast. If the time starts with a single digit, assume I do not want to talk to you.
10 Tuesday Jun 2014
Posted in Products
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For years I have been searching for a back scratcher. It seems like a normal request but I always have to make things difficult. I couldn’t just have any back scratcher, I had to have a back scratcher shaped like a naked lady. My fascination with this type of back scratcher started when I was in my teens and my father accused me of stealing his. Per the usual split parent arrangement, I went to my Dad’s house every other weekend. One night I believe he misplaced his and he assumed I stole it. He had obviously had a bit to drink and called me up opening with the line, “Did you steal my naked lady back scratcher?”
I had no idea what he was talking about. In fact, I remember laughing really hard thinking he was full on drunk instead of just tipsy and accusatory. A few quick trips to google and eBay and I found out that back scratchers shaped like naked ladies were an actual thing.
I spent the next several years trying to find one in novelty stores like Spencer’s. When that failed I turned my search to eBay and tried my hardest to out bid those perverts but my efforts were always thwarted. Seriously, the back scratcher would be around 78 cents (there’s no cent sign on an iPhone?) yet shipping would be $15! Outrageous.
All hope was lost. I resorted to hair brushes and door frames. I once took some suggestions from a Facebook post which included a Pasta Fork.
Little did I know that a trip up a mountain was going to change my life. I went to Palm Springs with my sister this weekend and we took the Air Tram to Mt. San Jacinto. It was very beautiful and refreshing due to the fact it was 110 degrees (also no degree sign on an iPhone?). In an unsuspecting gift shop amongst an assortment of racially motivated native gifts and camping gear, I found the best invention ever. The bear claw.
It is a retractable back scratcher that has exceeded my previous devotion to the naked lady back scratcher and has diluted the bitter taste of regret left over from eBay.
Happy Scratchings!
09 Friday May 2014
Posted in Television
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I guess this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. It has been the same price since I first got Netflix Streaming (I have had it off and on for 4 years) and with a lot of the positive feedback they are receiving for their own shows and the negative feedback they receive from their crappy collection, a price increase was inevitable.
What surprises me is that for the next two years, I get to stay at the lower rate. It also raises other questions in regards to the plan specifics and if they will be changing how many users, devices and discs you can have.
I am not sure when this will go I to affect but if you want to make sure you get the streaming at the lower rate, get it now.
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07 Wednesday May 2014
Back in April, I went to Memphis for a wedding. There are a ton of family pictures from the trip and wedding, but I just wanted to share a few of my favorite memories.
The Famous Peabody Hotel and Ducks
07 Wednesday May 2014
Posted in Food
Last month, for Easter, I whipped up a tasty apéritif that really lifted my (holy) spirit. Now that I am an “adult” I am expected to contribute to my mother’s Easter lunch or dinner. This year I opted for a cocktail as my previous attempts to win over my family with through my cooking has not been successful. My rationale was, if I cannot beat them then I will get them drunk. Because it was Easter I decided on Sangria. What better way to honor the body and blood of Christ than by making Sangria?
31 Monday Mar 2014
Posted in Uncategorized
How do I fix this?
What the heck?
Shake it Katie 