kat l.h.

kat l.h.

@hihellokat.bsky.social

Stitching, parenting, and project management problems. Working towards more affordable housing in our state. She/they in Wisconsin, USA. 🪡 stitchitkat on instagram.

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kat l.h.
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Hi new followers! My name is Kat. This account is mainly my stitching, and not a whole lot of personal stuff. But if you like crafts/craftivism, project management, interfaith musings, and fighting for equity, I am the friend for you.

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kat l.h.
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Considering blogging again. I wish I could do it livejournal style where I could lock it down and only let trusted strangers read (iykyk). I want to find ways to get back to writing and processing. Also, put down actual memories before my brain lets them all go.

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Re: earlier this week - My therapist is SO proud. I'm going to be sad when I eventually stop seeing him because he has played such a huge role in helping me navigate the last five years and heal from 20ish years of bad anxiety/relationships/workplaces/situations.

kat l.h.
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Parenting moment of the day: observing a bunch of 4 year olds learning to play basketball, each trying to prove they can do a bounce pass better than the last.

kat l.h.
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Nothing seems to light a fire under me more than someone who tells me I'm not a good fit for something or someone. Tenacity is my middle name. Is that my Capricorn sun saying "Don't tell me I can't do it" or my Aries rising saying, "Bet, let's shake things up"?

kat l.h.
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Don't worry, my Cancer moon felt the shame "why do I try" feelings and cried for 10 minutes before I pulled it together and changed my attitude. I think my therapist would be proud. Sidenote: I'd reactivate Linkedin if more people talked about their charts instead of corporate jargon.

kat l.h.
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You guysssssssss. 25 years?! The way I want this whole collection!! I am forever just a 2006 college kid illegally downloading Degrassi TNG from some Mediafire link on livejournal to watch after going to the bar. #degrassi

kat l.h.
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Happy #WIPWednesday! Who else is doing #steotchalong9? This is my first Steotchalong and I am having a blast! #steotchalong #crossstitchersofbsky #crafters #stitchers

kat l.h.
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Kids you meet on vacation: My son (4) made a friend on the playground (6). Normal playing, running around. Played "bad guys", hopped on seesaw, and kid told him Americans were the good guys and Iran was the bad guys. Ended with "Are you even American?" My son, confused: "I'm from Wisconsin."

kat l.h.
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The kid was also talking to him a lot about G'd (that's fine, we go to temple and talk about how people believe different things), but all of it was so MAGA-coded that I was reminded of how kids will parrot things they hear from their parents/other adults.

kat l.h.
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Did I buy the baklava at the farmers market solely because the baker noticed my Sailor Moon pin, and gasped at my silver crystal tattoo? Maybe, but the baklava was still delicious. The Moonie in me honors the Moonie in you.

kat l.h.
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Is there a word for when your day doesn't go as planned? Went to lunch, place was closed for the day. Got ice cream, gave me the wrong flavor. Went to the doc, got news that changes a trajectory I was on (not bad, just not what I expected). None of these are really terrible, but just annoying.

kat l.h.
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Don't worry, I can already hear my therapist asking me why I didn't let them know that the ice cream was wrong. 🫠 "BeCaUsE I dOnT LiKe To aSk FoR mY NeEds", DUH.

kat l.h.
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In "find the joy" moments that I am really working on, I did meet an excellent new work colleague, I did get to leave work early for 2 doctors appointments, and I have a new specialist I'm seeing who is wonderful And I did eat ice cream. It wasn't the ice cream I wanted, but it was ice cream.

kat l.h.
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Things I ate in the last 24 hrs: - shaved beef sandwich - jalapeno broccoli cheddar soup - panko shrimp - thc lemon soda - multiple empanadas - fancy chocolate - beef sticks - lobster roll We missed our shot at Jamaican beef patties, but otherwise a solid trip to Milwaukee's 3rd Ward.

kat l.h.
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Ope, hi hello. Anyway, some stuff I did this spring... March: Went to the closing of my undergrad theatre program. RIP Alma. April: Ran a WRJ Day of Action event and made 100+ abortion comfort care kits for Planned Parenthood May: Outwitted, Outplayed, Outlasted my work adversary. And stitched. 🪡

kat l.h.
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There's a cafe that specializes in middle eastern desserts that I go to maybe once a month. The woman who makes the desserts does fantastic work. But there's some lore there - her business partner is her ex? But they seem like besties? Obviously, I need to investigate (eat more warbat kashta).

kat l.h.
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Today's happy news is that my mom finished radiation treatments this week and gets her port out in two weeks. We can officially say she kicked cancer's ass. 💪🏼🩷

kat l.h.
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It's February 5th and I am over a month into my pattern no-buy. I had a couple of exceptions: -Two Patreons (been cycling between designers to help support their work) - One donation-based pattern (because I was donating to the org anyway, so why not?) #crossstitch

kat l.h.
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Sometimes I think project managers were born from the group assignment in high school/college. We are A+ students who will never let one person drag down our grade ever again. #projectmanagers #projectmanagementproblems

kat l.h.
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Today in project management problems: a person who only schedules time to cover his problem items from 1-3pm on Fridays, causing Sunday Scaries and Monday Chaos. In this essay, I will explore how this affects my mental health and contributed to 2 Energy Drink FAFO Kat.