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With so many new readers popping up {yay!} I thought it would be fun & appropriate to do a refresher about me post.

Hi. I’m Kate!

1. I’ve never lived anywhere but California.
2. I hate leafy foods {i.e. arugula, mint, basil if it’s not chopped up, etc.}
3. I am pretty petite {5’3″} and love heels, even though I have NO coordination. I trip and/or fall a lot.
4. I work in merchandising for the home/furniture division of an e-commerce company; it’s a job that keeps me veryvery busy.
5. I believe that I have become a much more positive person in the last year. But, I still consider myself a realist, not an optimist.
6. My biggest dreams are to own a home and to open up a store.
7. I have a great big complicated amazing family.
8. I believe in surrounding yourself with people and things that inspire you.
9. I like to make things pretty.
10. I am great at making lists and planning.
11. Overachiever.
12. I watch too much TV — especially crime dramas.
13. I have Crohn’s disease.
14. I get my craftiness from my mom.
15. I think it’s important to be liked; I can be a people pleaser.
16. I am pretty generally inarticulate. I’m really self-conscious about saying “like” too much. I’ve managed to remove it {mostly} from my speech, but it seems to have been replaced with, “um.” Not a great choice either.
17. I don’t believe in fairytales.
18. I drink jack and coke.
19. I’m high-strung at work but mellow everywhere else.
20. I love passionate people.
21. I’m an old 28.