KathyElle

Photographs

Every once in a while, I take some time to clear out old photos in my phone. Before the days of iStorage (is that what it’s even called?), I was always buying those itty bitty SD cards to increase the storage of my phone. Was I using all the apps? Nope. Was I running aContinue reading “Photographs”

One Day

Over the summer, I tried my hand at the Billy Collins Poetry Masterclass. Am I a poet? Nope. In fact, I am certain that my “poetry” will have Mary Oliver, Robert Frost, and Edgar Allen Poe rolling over in their graves. Rilke would write letters telling me to never quit my day job. Regardless, IContinue reading “One Day”

On Purposelessness

A while back (long while back) I wrote about my thoughts on being. Simply being for the sake of being. It’s been a little while since that post, and since the last one I posted, I have certainly had quite a ride. I moved to Chicago and moved back to NYC. Guess nothing really isContinue reading “On Purposelessness”

2021 Intentions Revisited

I have not written in a little bit of a while – mainly because life has been a whirlwind and I am still in the process of processing things. (Isn’t that something? The process of processing?) I’m reaching the end of my (goodbye til next year?) stay in NYC and sitting in my empty apartmentContinue reading “2021 Intentions Revisited”

My Adoptaversary

Ruff Ruff! Hello furrrr-ends! Today is my adoptaversary and mom doesn’t even know I’m on her computer typing away. We had the BEST day today!!!!! Mom gave me special treats, the kind that I only get once a year, we snuggled on the couch, she gave me ear and paw and belly rubs and weContinue reading “My Adoptaversary”

The Feelings

I’ve been quiet the last few weeks, between being busy with work, interviewing for a new position, some travel, and trying to spend as much time with friends as humanly possible, it’s been a busy last few weeks. I am happy to say that I have accepted a new position, and I am very excitedContinue reading “The Feelings”

On Expectations

I was recently having a celebratory birthday dinner with some friends and a discussion came up regarding the future of our relationships with one another. What will that look like? Although I am quite an anxious person (my anxieties have anxieties), I’ve handed over the trajectory of the future of all of my relationships toContinue reading “On Expectations”

Cooking Meditations

When it comes to my culinary skills, I am the furthest thing from Thomas Keller, Wolfgang Puck, or Gordon Ramsey. (Well, maybe I sound like Gordon Ramsey sometimes – oops!) In fact, I often imagine the things Gordon Ramsey would say to me if he ever actually watched me – it certainly would not soundContinue reading “Cooking Meditations”

My Sourdough Pet

It seems like the sourdough bread craze took the world by storm. It was the new really hip thing to do. Yes, I joined the bandwagon. (But really, I was totally ahead of it… I swear! I baked before it was cool!) During the lockdown, I had my own baking escapades – banana bread, whiteContinue reading “My Sourdough Pet”

Envy

From a young age, I remember learning that I should not feel envious. My Catholic upbringing filled me with deep fear of purgatory and the promise of hell for being so sinful as to feel envious. My parents instilled in me that I was a terrible child for being jealous and that I should neverContinue reading “Envy”