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Welcome!

I’m glad you clicked your way to this little page in the giant galaxy of the internet! My name is Katlyn and I’m a freelance writer who works from home with my two toddlers and Labrador Retriever. My husband and I have been married for eight years and we are living at our seventh address in our fourth state. For work I write what I’ve been assigned but here I write about what’s on my heart and mind.

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Trying to be conscious of the reality that the number of photographs we will have with each one propped on a hip is numbered. Trying to be aware that one morning she will wake up and say “ribbit” instead of “bibbit.” Trying to remind myself that Hot Wheels cars won’t cover every floor of my house forever. Trying my best to take in the sounds of their sleepy voices in the morning, the play that fills our days, and the way they feel in my arms when I carry them up to bed each night. Trying to hold each of these moments in cupped hands, for fear I’ll miss one before it slips away to make room for another.
**New blog post** “All of parenthood is filled with overcoming obstacles and making sacrifices. Breastfeeding families work hard and make sacrifices. So do formula feeding families.” Link in bio.
6.2 & Polka. 🏃🏼‍♀️🍻🎶
Tomorrow Levi and I are running the CLE Hofbrauhaus 10k. We’re low key worried about the heat and humidity but not worried about the 6.2 miles. We’ve put in the time and pounded the pavement and at this point, we trust our training. Also, all runners get a beer and bratwurst at the finish line and the medal doubles as a bottle opener. If that doesn’t scream motivation, then I don’t know what to tell you. Prost! 🏃🏼‍♀️🍻🏅
BRB... stepped into a little piece of heaven.
Busy bees. 1.5 and 3 year olds never stop moving. Someone is always into something and a lot of days I feel certain we’ve hiked the Appalachian Trail, made a five-course meal for an entire baseball stadium, solved Landau’s problems, completed three Super Bowl halftime routines, changed everyone’s outfits twice, and moved through Kübler Ross’s stages of grief about 10 times (because toddlers are emotional creatures and feel it’s the end of the world if they don’t have their favorite spoon or you can’t remember every line to a made-up song on YouTube). I will look at the clock after all this.....and it will be 10 a.m. The exhaustion is real. It’s physically, mentally, and emotionally taxing caring for these tiny souls. Today I thought, what if I just sit? What if I pull my reins in a bit and let theirs out some? When they’re still toddling and accident-prone it’s hard not to follow behind their every step and make sure they aren’t tumbling down stairs (this has happened more than once), putting electrical cords in their mouths (this happened today), or eating watermelon out of the trash can (this happened last week). - But, maybe I am the one who needs to pump the brakes. Maybe I need to stop and slow down. And if I sit, if I model being still, they’ll too find a sense of calm. Or at least be more likely to stay in a general vicinity longer than five minutes. People say the days are long and the years are short but that’s not the real paradox. In this season, all I know is my mind and body are drained but my heart is full. So, instead of chasing, planning activities, and initiating games, I’m going to try to sit with them more. Let them take the lead and give them the chance to develop those independent play skills. Are they still going to be flitting around like hummingbirds on crack? Absolutely. Are they still going to get into stuff? Of course. But I’m going to make a point to stop from time to time and sit still. Give my mind and body a moment of rest. Feel how full my heart is. And enjoy these short years while I can.
2000 words in that sun draped chair.
Caught between a rock and a hard place. #cuyahogavalleynationalpark #ledgesoverlooktrail #optoutside #usinterior #homage #TEAMhomage #ohiofindithere #ohio #usnationalparks

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