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I'll do anything

Dear Kittens,

1. If you are thinking to yourself, that Catie should be in bed right now- I do not disagree. I should've been in bed two hours ago. But here I am, awake. I'm wondering if maybe this not being able to sleep that great is somehow hormonally related? Anyway, despite being tired, I am not all about sleeping right now which is a big, big bummer.

2. I love taking Murray to play with his friends, but the bad part about doggy play date is that there are a lot of motherfucking mosquitoes out there and they love Baby Catie more than anything else in the entire world. I am lucky enough to not only be the favorite of mosquitoes, but to be allergic to their bite so that I swell up extra super big whenever I get bit and the itching is AMAZING. Almost always I scratch a mosquito bite until it bleeds. Anyway, so I finally started using bug spray, which does a pretty good job of keeping the mosquitoes off of me, but now I'm covered in a horrible chemical that says right on the package THIS IS A HORRIBLE CHEMICAL. Gah!

3. I am so looking forward to tomorrow. Firstly, it's manicure and pedicure day. Secondly, it's take yourself out for a sushi lunch day. Thirdly, it's go to the market to get delicious foods for the weekend day. Fourthly, it's go get your boat out of storage and it ready for summer day. Fifthly, it's take your puppy on a long walk day. Yeah, okay- you get the picture. I'm planning on a great day. Yipee!

4. Now I've got to go wash this horrible chemical off all the parts I sprayed it on and then I go to the bed and hopefully I rock the sleeping party. If I don't, then I will read and either way it will be time well spent.

Love,
Catie

Just on the other side of the lake

Dear Kittens,

I think I just go in baby steps with getting back into this blogging thing. Tiny posts. No over thinking it. Those are the new rules. We see how it goes.

1. For the last several weeks I've been making a concerted effort to look as cute as possible. All the time. I've gotten cuter sleeping apparel, I'm all the time with the cute outfits and it's sort of amazing what a huge difference it makes in how I feel about myself and how I relate to the world. Not like I was a slob before, because I absolutely was not, but I was just making the effort some of the time. Now it's all the time. EVEN WHEN I SLEEP.

2. It is the time before my period and usually it's not a big deal. I might get a little weepy or more snippy than usual, but this time? Oh, it is full force. There is paranoia, insecurity and general emotional mayhem. I am a FUCKING JOY to be around. It's so bad that I am irritating myself. I have a friend lunch date on Thursday that I am looking forward to. Hopefully that will help me get outside of my head for a little while.

3. Tonight was our dog training class. I was a bit apprehensive about the whole thing in the beginning mostly because other people can be a chore, but I'm enjoying it. I would enjoy it more if my dog was not so easily excitable. It's one thing to practice obedience training drills on the quiet sidewalks of my neighborhood, but doing this stuff with a bunch of dogs! around? Please. It's a lot of work, but he's doing okay. Not great, but okay. I love Murray so much. Having a dog is the greatest thing ever. I will still not say that all the stuff in the early days was worth it, but I'm glad to have Murray.

And now I prepare for the sweetest part of the day. BEDTIME.

Love,
Catie

Treasured Kittens

Dear Kittens,

OH HAI!

As it turns out, I have a blog! A horribly neglected blog. I would blame Facebook and Twitter for the neglect, but the truth is writing here has not been fun for me for some time. I have some theories as to why, one of which is just plain being done. I've been doing this for almost 10 years and that is a long time. Of course, because you are just baby kittens, you have no idea that 10 years is a long time. It is a long time, I'm telling you. Anyway, the point is- I'm not have any fun writing here, but I'ma try a few things to see if I can turn up the fun. Let's see if it works!

1. The cleaning company we used sent me an e mail today addressed to "Treasured Client". Um, maybe I would feel slightly more treasured if they used my actual name? Maybe?

2. Whenever we go out for sushi we always end up with a bowl of uneaten rice. And the waitresses always make us take it home with very specific instructions on how to make fried rice in the morning. I don't even try to deny the rice now because I love this tradition.

3. I have been extraordinarily happy lately. I've also been doing a lot of walking lately. It seems pretty likely that the two are connected, yes?

This feels like a good enough beginning.
Love!

Catie