Kate at a Healthy Rate

grocery budget?

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:33:07 -0400

I’m looking into apartment logistics and trying to figure out what a healthy budget is for groceries per week.

any help with what you spend/think would be great help!

I know it varies from place to place store wise and I live in a very limited grocery store town so I can shop at Save a Lot, Walmart, or County Market.

Here's where I'm struggling

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:57:15 -0400

As (some of) you know, I’m pretty young in age. But as you may not know, I’m pretty old at heart. My parents joke that I’m 35 years old and always tell people “I don’t know if she’s ever been a kid.”

I posted earlier that we had to put our dog down this weekend. Because of this view of me being older than I am, I’m kind of the “glue” for the family. I had to call my oldest brother and tell him, I had to force my mom to text my other brother. My mom is distraught over this situation, I don’t blame her. Living with something for 11 years and taking care of her through everything is tough business. However, walking out onto the back porch and seeing your mother cry, putting your arm on her shoulder and having her bawl in your arms is TOUGH. Having to take care of things in the back yard because she doesn’t want to have to tell the neighbors and waking up to notes asking me to do things so she can avoid the situation is TOUGH. Looking over at dinner to her hardly eating and on the brink of tears is TOUGH. Trying to figure out how to help her is TOUGH.

I guess I’m not sure what I’m looking for in this post, I guess just to vent. It’s rough because most of my friends’ parents are friends with my parents and I don’t want to go around airing the family problems and I guess I just don’t know who else to talk to.

This weekend, the family said goodbye to our best friend of 11...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:50:08 -0400

This weekend, the family said goodbye to our best friend of 11 years. Since October, she’s been battling cancer and last week she started showing pain, loss of appetite, and various other signs and on Friday a tumor on her foot burst. Saturday, she couldn’t even walk, but she wouldn’t lay down. We took her to the vet and said our goodbyes. If there is a cruelest, unusual form of torture, it’s saying goodbye to your animal and sitting with her as she goes. It’s been an incredibly rough weekend, but I know it’ll get easier over time and that it’s better for her than suffering through pain.

opinions on reading while walking/stationary biking?

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:14:48 -0400

So my summer schedule is solidly booked. Booked as in 40 hours of work and 15 hours of classes weekly, not including travel time to work and class (LOVE illinois construction…), and a few other obligations.

I LOVE reading, I think it’s something that’s super important and should be done every day if possible. I want to make it possible.

If I’m still feeling the workout and sweating, is it “harmful” to read while doing it? The treadmill is boring, but it makes the most sense for me with my schedule and reading would be killing multiple birds with one stone. Or am I going to somehow harm my workout?

wearing shorts in public.

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:47:33 -0400

this is huge.

The last time I work shorts in public that weren’t gym shorts (and that isn’t even often) was probably before at least five years ago.

Again, this is HUGE.

Sure, I may feel uncomfortable in them, but I’m working towards a better me and accepting myself, in virtually anything, is an important step.

192.9

Mon, 06 May 2013 13:06:17 -0400

summer weight start.

let’s do this

update on awkwardness

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:54:37 -0400

So I saw the dude over the weekend at this festival thing (by chance) and we chatted and now we always wave and smile and say hi and chat but today I was weird and didn’t say anything. Later I went to say hi and we chatted and I just apologized for my awkwardness and I think that went over well. Until then it got awkward again. SIGH. Hey, it’s a start.

*I have a week and a half left here at school and then I’m back to regular posts due to it being summer. Love and miss you all!*

HOW DO YOU NOT BE AWKWARD?

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:29:57 -0400

so like I’m crushing on this guy HARD and lately we’ve been chatting more and more but I feel like I’m so awkward and it makes me seem standoffish?

Is there a way to fix this?!

GPOY I met Phillip Phillips tonight!

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:26:50 -0400

GPOY I met Phillip Phillips tonight!

flashback friday labor day 2012 (is that cheating?) headed out...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:29:00 -0400

flashback friday labor day 2012 (is that cheating?)

headed out for a mini vacay this weekend with my best friend. we soooo excited!

Happy 100th day of the year! Regardless of where you are so far...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:49:28 -0400

Happy 100th day of the year!

Regardless of where you are so far in 2013, we are all 100 days smarter than we were at the end of last year!

And that, my friends, is something to celebrate!

All the cool kids were posting their outfits of the day, so I...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:59:26 -0400

All the cool kids were posting their outfits of the day, so I thought I would post mine. Pretttty happy with my outfit today.

I need to start exercising and eating better. Just as soon as...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:03:40 -0400

I need to start exercising and eating better.

Just as soon as the three million hours of work from now til finals is over.

Until then, this is how you’ll see me (although probably the smile will turn into a frown and will be followed quickly with tears.

losing weight is a family affair

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:49:55 -0400

Grandma while reading diet sheet: “‘enjoy pasta without butter and creamy sauces.’ Well, how can you enjoy that?”

Lol, I get OKC now

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:08:22 -0400

dude: do you usually leave before breakfast?
me: No! that’s not what I mean.
dude: so you’ve done the old walk of shame, huh?
me: No, I’m a classy lady. (**not saying people who have aren’t classy**)
dude: are you also a granny panty wearing lady?

WHAT THE HECK?!

So, I joined Ok cupid

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:43:24 -0400

and this is hilarious to me.

is it always this scary?

also, is there something wrong with me? Everyone who is interested is at least ten years older than me.

Yesterday, a guy who is 15 years older than me said “so how about it? can you get over the age thing orrrrr?” And, while I see nothing wrong with age differences, when you’re my age 15 years is creeeeeeepy

what scale do you use?

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:34:45 -0400

My parents are on the hunt for a nice scale.

Help!

Friday list of awesome

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:04:55 -0400

I made this shirt!

Yep, that’s all I got but I’m on Spring Break and getting up, watching a movie, a few tv shows, and making a shirt is a huge accomplishment!

everyone should eat pie for me

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:23:59 -0400

because I gave up sweets for lent and I can’t have any for SEVENTEEN MORE DAYS!

Yesterday, I received the perfect opportunity to visit my...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:52:12 -0400

Yesterday, I received the perfect opportunity to visit my incredibly talented brother at work at The Purple Pig.

I got the Roasted Heirloom Carrots, Avocado, Fennel Toasted Quinoa, Sunflower, Sesame Seeds & Winter Citrus salad and Butternut Squash, Pumpkin Seeds, Brown Butter & Salata. IT WAS DELICIOUS!