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Thoughts & reflections about life alongside other people, and the wife-mother-sister-friend of it all.

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  A wonderfully ordinary day

  Posted on May 10, 2012 by Kat French in real life, relationships

  We had bratwurst patties for dinner tonight.  Yes, I said bratwurst patties.  As in, “bratwurst, without all that silly sausage casing to slow you down.” It was every bit as awesome as you might imagine. We had Pepsi Next to drink, which should be called Pepsi Compromise.  ”You want to avoid sugar because it’s bad [...]

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  Good Storytellers are Good Listeners

  Posted on May 9, 2012 by Kat French in relationships, story & craft

  I have a friend who is almost a good storyteller. He has a wealth of interesting, eclectic life experiences and knowledge to draw from.  He can tell a story in a funny and entertaining way. He can tell a good story. But he’s not a good storyteller. Why? Because he doesn’t listen to the audience. Whether it’s [...]

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  The Enneagram @ an Ad Agency or Web Dev

  Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kat French in managing attention, relationships

  Why is it that the tics of personality that others share with you irritate you so much more than the ones they have that you don’t? My workplace and personal relationships are a mixed bag of enneagram and Myers Briggs types. Whenever I get completely exasperated with someone, it’s almost always a Four or INFP [...]

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  Wherein my family totally ignores the Derby and has a great weekend anyway

  Posted on May 7, 2012 by Kat French in real life, relationships

  I had Friday off unexpectedly for Oaks Day, which is basically a holiday in Louisville, Kentucky. It was also Star Wars Day (“May the Fourth Be With You”) so I briefly thought about spending the whole day watching all the Star Wars movies with my kids. But the weather was really beautiful, at least early [...]

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  Sympathy for the Duck

  Posted on May 2, 2012 by Kat French in real life, relationships, story & craft

  We’re all familiar with the fable of the ugly duckling. It’s easy to empathize with the kid who struggles growing up in a family where s/he feels defective for being different. At least, I can certainly relate to that character. But I had the thought today that being the Mama Duck in that story is [...]

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  What’s your unspoken job title?

  Posted on April 30, 2012 by Kat French in real life, relationships

  One of the things I appreciate about my current copywriting job at a digital agency is that it’s allowed me to specialize in what I’m best at.  I’ve always been a Jack of all Trades, which was fine, except I knew I could achieve mastery if I could just focus my attention on one or [...]

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