✨ Shorts | Friday October 8th 2021

“She fully embraced the occasional desire to escape real life.”

Dungeons & Dragons explained in 10 words or less.

Also, to hell with the word ‘occasional’. It always takes me at least three tries to get it right.

✨ Shorts | Friday October 1st 2021

“Storm’s a’brewin.”

Literally, there is a storm brewing outside my house at this very second and I’m in SUCH a productive mood.

Does stormy weather get you energised too?

✨ Shorts | Friday September 10th 2021

“She had developed a healthy enthusiasm for apathy.”

This is the most relatable oxymoron I’ve ever written.

✨ Shorts | Friday September 3rd 2021

“When you find your love for life again, everything clicks.”

The past few weeks have been a period of such transformation for me.

After just two weeks of working with @wholehealthwithemma and making positive changes to my daily schedule, my nutrition, my activity, my sleep and my life in general, I honestly feel like I have a new lease on life.

Thank you Emma for helping me understand the steps I need to take to keep my body and mind healthy and happy.

Ugh. I just feel so much relief.

I already feel like I have so much more time and energy to put towards the pray4kates blog too so stay tuned for more frequent new posts!

Life is good.

✨ Shorts | Friday August 27th 2021

“She sat in her home. Happy. Content. Alone.”

Being alone doesn’t have to be a bad thing 🖤

Look After Yourself

I initially thought to post this blog on my business blog, but I figured it might have a place here too. It’s not a short story. It’s not a fun recipe or a game review. The aim is to share a simple message: Look after yourself.

✨ Shorts | Friday August 20th 2021

“Tense mind. Tense body. Tense all over.”

It’s been a real goddamn week.

😬

✨ Shorts | Friday August 13th 2021

“Today is a good day.”

😊

✨ Shorts | Friday August 6th 2021

“How sad that the mind should wither before the body.”

The circle of life is cruel sometimes.

Korean Marinated Grilled Beef (Bulgogi)

Ok, so there are no pictures to help you envision this dish…but that just leaves it open to interpretation which is way more fun, in my humble opinion. UPDATE: I found some images of this dish in action so you can put your imagination away for now. This recipe is brought to you by the talented chef (and energy drink enthusiast) Liam McKay. He’s done the hard work in putting this recipe together, so you (and I) don’t have to. So, without further ado, here is a delicious (and very easy to make) rendition of a fantastic dish…Korean marinated grilled beef, a.k.a. bulgogi. It takes just 10 ingredients and 4 easy steps! Enjoy…

✨ Shorts | Friday June 25th 2021

Their breath do stink tho 😖

Shorts | Friday June 18th 2021

Seriously, the only people with their shit actually together are plumbers, I swear.

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Shorts | Friday June 4th 2021

Yep. It’s a day.

Shorts | Friday April 9th 2021

A blooming grove. A childless mother. Requited love.

Say Hello To My Scumbag Thyroid

Yep. Ya girl’s got a hyperactive thyroid. All I know is that my body has betrayed me and I’m paying the price for it. Let’s chat this shit out…

tl;dr Happy New Year & Stuff

You’ll be pleased to learn that I haven’t, in fact, disappeared off the face of the Earth. I’ve just recently been consumed by my bi-annual hiatus from this blog. You know how it goes. I’m the worst. We’re all well aware of this by now.

So, after an extended (and much needed) break, your friendly neighbourhood Kates is back, and you’d damn well better be #praying for her.

My Life Is As Stale As The Lingering Doritos Crumbs Clinging To My Shirt…Send Help

Friends, I’m in need of some advice.

What do you do when you find yourself sitting in front of the TV every weekend, thinking about how you wished you’d get out and about more, then settling straight in for another 8 hours of the latest true crime doco series?

Winter cometh. To thee I proclaim, “Begone, thot!”

Winter. The bane of my existence. It is almost upon us and I am far from prepared.

Let’s quickly delve into a few reasons (there are so, so many) as to why I feel like Thanos really dicked things up by not including this foul season in his ‘sit down, be humble snap’.

Birthdays. Who’d have ’em?

I turned 26 this week.

My little sister turns 23 this year.

My 5 year old nephew is almost taller than me.

In 4 years I’ll be 30.

I think I’m having a quarter life crisis.

Help.

*slinks into room, drops blog post on table, sprints to nearest exit*

Hello. It me. Your friendly neighbourhood Kates.

me rn

Welcome back to this severely neglected blog. I didn’t mean to treat it so badly. I’ve been lazy over the past few months, but no longer! It’s time to revive this poor, half-dead beast to its former glory. Granted, its former glory is basically the equivalent of a tame little kitten who just wants to be loved, not at all comparable to a fully grown leopard out hunting shit and being a total bad-ass.