It’s December 30th.
Two years ago today, I woke up not knowing that my life was about to change. I didn’t know that in a few hours, the fire alarm would go off, and it wouldn’t be a false alarm.
Ever wanted to try a capsule wardrobe? Ever been freaking intimidated by the whole thing?
Been there, done that.
But! I found something that is working well for me, so I thought I’d share it today.
When we think of drowning, we think of someone thrashing about wildly, screaming for help, keeping their head above water as best they can, waving frantically. They do whatever they can to get attention, because that's what will save them, right?
Actually, wrong.
A Crock-Pot fire may have killed Jack Pearson, but a house fire isn't going to kill you.
With my own crisis still ongoing in many ways, I thought I'd share some of my ideas about how to care for yourself in a time of crisis.
Tune in this week to find out if Stitch Fix can solve all of Katie's wardrobe woes (of which there are currently many). The suspense must be killing you.
By my estimation, the fire in our house was probably burning for 5-10 minutes. And honestly, I think it was on the low end of that.
So let's say 7 minutes. How much damage do you think a fire could do to a (pretty good-sized) house in 7 minutes? Especially when the fire itself was almost entirely contained to one room? Well...
The truth is, I've had a lot of good days. Lots of days where I'm able to focus on the positives of our situation. I can get excited about renovations, feel like our lives are sort of under control, and feel remarkably grateful that things have gone as smoothly as they have.
Today, though. Today wasn't one of those days. Today was hard.
I don't know why, but I feel nervous about writing this.
Maybe because it's still pretty fresh, and everything is still very much unsettled, and I am still very much unsettled. Maybe because it's just such a big and important story, and I don't trust myself to do it justice. Or maybe because it's been a while (hello, blog!) and I just feel a little rusty when it comes to writing about personal things.
The list of books I’m hoping to read in 2019!