Author Archives: Kat

About Kat

Cat lover, singer, early music addict, reads a lot. Former R&D chemist with an obsessive need for variety. Now active as a freelance technical writer and editor, web designer, photographer, computer coach, and trainer. Owner, MasterWork Consulting (http://www.masterworkconsulting.com/).

My Mount TBR 2013 List

With hundreds of books on my ToBeRead shelves, it has been hard to select 24 for this challenge. Mysteries, science fiction, history, classics, philosophy, religion—which ones should I commit to reading this year? Some of these books have been on … Continue reading

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One month from today

That’s a hard one. I’m used to thinking on very different time scales, usually driven by project deadlines. I have Next Actions for each project (thank you, David Allen/GTD). I have long-term life goals (go back to Turkey before I … Continue reading

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Oopsie!

Looks like I may need another way to display my photo-blog posts. Since the last updates for WordPress/JetPack/my theme, I’m having a devil of a time uploading photos, assigning featured images, and inserting images in posts. This is NOT going … Continue reading

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Larks vs. owls

I’m a lark. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve awakened at dawn. Although, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve gained the ability to—occasionally—roll over and go back to sleep,  early morning is still the highest energy point of my … Continue reading

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Third Sentence Thursday – January 3, 2013

“At home, I lived in brightness.” from People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks I’m near the end of the book, now. The chapters aren’t numbered, and they alternate between points of view of the present-day protagonist—a young woman who … Continue reading

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