I Wanna Be K8.... (I mean who doesn't ;-))

I need more days like this.. full of sunshine and good friends :)

So I'm sitting here in front of the computer yet again, same reason as usual.. putting off school work (this has been a more common occurance this year, but we can save that for a completely different blog :-P). Regardless, it was a typical Monday at school.. or maybe typical isn't quite the word.. I think my colleagues agree with me.. WORST Monday of the school year. But again, I said I wasn't going to talk about that.

Despite the negatives at work and my stressful Sunday, there are many positives in my life, and I'm continually trying to focus on these positives. Three weeks later, I finally think I've overcome my sickness.. and I've been celebrating this by returning back to Jazzercise... it feels so good to get back to a work out routine, if only the rain could go away, then I could make a better effort at my run schedule. It seems like everytime I say "ok kate, you are getting up early tomorrow to run.." it RAINS! Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! Here's to hoping May as more flowers than showers...

On a happier note, a facebook post reminded me of a song I hadn't heard in awhile:

Lyrics to "Kate":

She plays wipeout on the drums
the squirrels and the birds come
Gather around to sing the guitar
Oh I...have you got nothing to say

When all words fail she speaks
Her mix tape's a masterpiece
Walks through the garden
so the roses can see
Oh I...have you got nothing to say
And you can see the daisies
in her footsteps
Dandelions, butterflies
I wanna be Kate

Everyday she wears the same thing
I think she smokes pot
She's everything I want, She's everything I'm not
Oh. I...
Have you got nothing to say

She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
And she speaks and she breathes
I wanna be Kate

Down by Rosemary and Cameron
She hands out the Bhagavad-Gita
I see her around every couple days
I wanna see her so that
I can say...hey Kate

She never gets wet
She smiles and it's a rainbow
Oh oh...You can see
I wanna wanna wanna wanna be
Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate
No, no, no, no, no

It's clearly about me, minus the whole "I think she smokes pot". :)

In all seriousness, with all the positive things I need to be focused on.. I should be more of this person that Ben Folds sings about. Putting negatives aside, I want to be a good positive role model for those that step into my life on a daily basis... so the next time you see me or hear me being negative.. just start singing me this song! :)

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