Becoming Katie Butterfly

....or fall clean. Whatever the season is. I got rid of stuff. Stuff from the past. Stuff that was just weighing me down. Stuff I didn't even know I had. Stuff I wouldn't even miss. Pictures of my cat that was on "his" couch. I have plenty of pictures of my cat and I prefer to remember the happy times and not the times I failed him as a Mommy, taking him into that home, letting the guy into ours. But, the past is the past. Bunny forgives me. I forgive me. We are new Creations in our Creator and only new things are in our present and future. I just feel so free! I'm very tired. Especially after not sleeping well last night (was missing one of my regular meds). Let me tell you it's a good reminder of how much I take them for granted, and why I need them. So, how about a little "Fall cleaning" in your life? What do you envision as even a small improvement? Or just a small step you can take to declutter your life? Something you decide to tota

I've been dragging a little bit the last week. Missing the Porkies, sad that winter will soon be here, overwhelmed by all the cleaning and sorting I need to do. And just everything I deal with on a daily basis. Today I decided to treat myself to a hair color/highlights and new cut at my friend's salon. That definitely helped perk up my mood. I feel beautiful again. I needed a new look for this new Creation (I am Katie Butterfly) because my life is like a butterfly! Tomorrow my mom is coming in to help me go through my stuff and get rid of stuff. I'm so blessed to have her!! I'm keeping on keeping on! This fish is gonna keep on swimming, this caterpillar is gonna keep on crawling and this butterfly is going to keep on flying and fluttering around! Katie Butterfly

My friend Jess is always getting me excited about things that excite me, especially this thing called life. And I've been trying to figure out what to blog about... So here it is.... 😊 Tomorrow I've been married to my best friend for two months. THAT EXCITES ME! Going to the Porcupine Mountains... Camping and spending valuable time with family. THAT EXCITES ME! Doing my different art projects. THAT EXCITES ME! Realizing I'm a beautiful Butterfly. THAT REALLY EXCITES ME! My job at the library REALLY EXCITES ME! My fearless sisters and friends/family. They really excite me! Life in general really excites me! How about you.... What REALLY EXCITES YOU? Love and hugs Katie Butterfly

Wow! I'm sitting here trying to find words to describe how wonderful and healing my camping trip was. I feel so new, fresh, inspired, empowered, and just great. I had already told my sister-in-law Jocelyn before we left for the trip that I wanted this year to be different. I wanted to be more involved and take part more and take after her spirit of living in the moment and taking life as it comes. And with her influence that is exactly what I did. The first day, we braved the cold of the Lake, and it was, for lack of a better word, AWESOME. The water was very calm and we could walk out pretty far. Here we are in the Lake. The looks of joy and happiness are real! THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN! The next day we did a 14 mile hike. That was my first time doing such a long hike in one day. It wasn't a hard hike, just long. Physically I have no issue doing such a long hike, it's the mental aspect. I get bored easy, and always want to go on to the next thing. But, I lived in t