The Best New Year’s Resolution
It’s January 2 and I’m still in New Year’s resolution mode. While I’m happy with my theme of “Be Kathryn” for 2018 (and beyond). There is another one that I think is crucial for everyone to follow. What if we all tried to love...
A New Year
Many holidays bring a lot of emotional baggage, but New Year’s seems to really pack a wallop. Not only are you exhausted and stuffed from the holiday marathon you just endured, but now you are supposed to make a plan to remedy all your faults and come up with a...
Your Most Valuable Commodity
It isn’t money. It isn’t your knowledge or experience. It isn’t luck. It’s your TIME. Nothing is more important because it is the one thing that you can’t replenish. Once it is gone, there is nothing you can do to get it back and you...
Are You Having a Good Day?
“How was your day?” is the first question that my husband asks me when he gets home. Most of the time I say it was good and offer a few details, but other times the day can seem less than good and I explain why. The problem is that those details or...
Metaphors Aren’t Just for English Class
When you think of metaphors you may start picturing your high school English class and reading Animal Farm or The Great Gatsby, but metaphors can be really valuable tools while navigating your life. How is that, you ask? Well, let’s start by defining what a...
Hi there!
I’m Kathryn Van Auken (pronounced van awwken) and I’m a writer and maker living in Colorado with my husband and two Westie dogs (and a parrot, but he’s a twit, so I don’t count him). I write about creativity, grief and everything in between. When I’m not writing, I craft ALL of the things, cook, read, watch “The Office” or “Bob’s Burgers” for the 100th time and eat queso as much as possible – don’t judge. Thanks for visiting.
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