The Kat House

Today was the big day. I took, and passed, my PHR exam! It was the most unpleasant, as well as the most rewarding, experience of my life. I finished with a gigantic headache and an hour and a half left on the clock.
I should receive my score within two to three [...]

I just got off the phone with AT&T technical support. For some reason, my cell phone refused to make or receive calls. After trying everything imaginable, the tech asked me to walk outside with the phone. I started to tell her to hold on while I got dressed, but I figured that [...]

Contrary to popular belief, I actually do have a life outside my blogs. I somehow manage to squeeze it all into the three or four hours per day that I’m not cranking out posts.
Okay, so I don’t quite blog that much, but I would if I could.
My blogging has suffered lately, and for that [...]

I have somehow managed to get through my adult life without an electric can opener. My hand crank opener has worked just fine all these years. And with more and more cans coming with pull top lids, I’ve been in no hurry to make the upgrade from manual to electric.
As I was out [...]

My friend Elliot and I spent the day at Dollywood yesterday.  We checked out the shops, went to the Eagle Sanctuary, fed ducks, and rode lots of rides.  I usually have neck problems after riding the coasters, so I really asked for trouble yesterday.  I rode the Blazing Fury, the Thunderhead, the Tennessee Tornado, and [...]

Mention his name, and big burly men cower in fear. He’s a legend around these parts- fortunately, one I’ve yet to confirm the existence of. He guards the gates of the county dump, but he may as well guard the gates of Hell. Lucifer himself couldn’t strike as much terror in the [...]

Last night a friend and I had a lengthy discussion about crushes.  In particularly, we discussed just when a crush is more than a crush.  After much thought, I have decided to publish my conclusions.
Let us first define the word “crush”.  In my opinion, a crush is an admiration from afar.  Though crushes vary from [...]

Contrary to popular belief, I actually do have a life outside my blog.  I even go out in public every now and then!  Just ask Black Atticus.  He spotted me at Knoxville Center Mall a couple of months ago.  Imagine my surprise when I heard someone yell, “ChattieKat!”  He totally blew my cover, and by [...]

box nails .97
toilet plunger $3.98
exterior paint $11.48
vertical blinds $39.96
Meeting a guy while wearing ragged clothes and no makeup and standing in the toilet aisle - PRICELESS

I come from a very crafty family.  My maternal grandmother cross stitched.  My mother handcrafted dolls and stuffed animals.  Fortunately, their do-it-yourself talents were passed down the family tree.
My grandmother taught me to cross stitch.  She tried to teach all the girls in the family, but I’m the only one who took a real shine [...]