Katie, Author at Katies Door

There is No Replacement

KatieOctober 23, 2020October 23, 20202 Comments

Vulnerable post right here 😬. This is something hard to admit but its the reality. I’m not a perfect person and I have issues.

There’s something special about having a sister as a best friend. She was only a year older than me, we got married 3 months apart from each other, and had kids at almost the same time. She loved my kids like her own and I loved hers like mine. She was the first to volunteer to help me with anything I needed and we talked to each other about everything. We had our differences and would argue at times, but would quickly let the differences go and end on good terms.

In Homeschool

Benefits of Homeschooling and Some Charter School Options

KatieMarch 27, 2020March 27, 2020Leave a comment

Homeschooling is becoming quite popular. Every one is homeschooling at the moment due to this corona virus outbreak. But I know many parents are excited for school to start back up again and send their kids off. I also know that many parents are going to consider switching completely over to homescooling starting the next school year. So I just wanted to put together some info about a couple different options of charter schools that I know about.

In Life, Parenting

Things to do With Your Kids When Stuck at Home

KatieMarch 14, 2020March 14, 2020Leave a comment

Lots of kids are home from school for a few weeks due to the corona virus situation. And the idea of trying to keep them entertained for a few weeks, and not being able to go places with them, may be stressful. But it doesn’t have to be. If anyone knows how to entertain kids at home, its homeschooling parents. Ha.

Make the best out of the situation and view this time as a good opportunity to bond with your children. Spend quality time with them. Don’t just stick them in front of a TV, but do things with them. And obviously, practice good hygiene and stay healthy.

I came up with a list of things you can do with your kids to help you out a little. Some things, you have to purchase. But things like this, things that will spark creativity, create memories, good bonding time, are worth it!

What you can do with your kids at home:

Arts & Crafts.

These boxes come with everything you need and have a ton of different projects and will keep you busy for hours.

In Fashion

Snakeprint Skirt 3 Ways

KatieMarch 11, 2020March 11, 20203 Comments

Snakeprint has become my favorite print lately. It’s my new neutral. I found this beautiful skirt at Vici Collection and love the way it looks and feels. And there are so many ways to wear it. You can dress it up or keep it casual or do a mix of both. Here are 3 outfits I put together with just this skirt.

This first one is dressy. Something you can wear to church, work, or any other professional event. I chose a pink blouse, but with the neutral shades on this skirt, any other color would match well, as long as its a solid color.

pink blouse snakeprint midi skirt outfit

In Parenting

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Anything

KatieMarch 4, 2020March 4, 20204 Comments

We all know about picky eaters. Some of us have one, or two, or all of them. It can be frustrating when all your kid wants is chicken nuggets or cereal, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nothing else. But we want our children to be healthy, so we try to get them to eat some veggies. We bribe. We beg. We try to sneak it in. But they still refuse.

In Parenting

Your Kids Need to be Part of the Crew and Not the Passengers

KatieFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 20203 Comments

We all love our children and cannot imgaine our life without them. But how often do we feel like they are in the way? Or that they make our life more difficult?

We tell them to go play because we are busy right now.
We get mad at them for being disruptive and interferring our work.
We work all day and then come home, exhausted, snapping at them for any irritating little thing they do, even if it’s normal child behaviour.
We demand that they help with house work, but they whine and complain about it, so we get irritated and then they don’t like us and grudgingly drag their feet while doing what we asked, if that.
They come to us and ask us to take them somewhere or do something with them, but it’s at a bad time and we are so busy right now, so we say we’ll do it later.

In Parenting

Are Video Games Really Worth It?

KatieFebruary 5, 2020February 7, 20201 Comment

Have you ever began playing a game telling yourself that you will only play for 10, 20, 30 minutes and 3 hours later, you wonder how in the world time flew by so quick? Video games have this effect on you. It’s just so exciting. You get a thrill from passing a level, and after you pass, you want to now try and pass the next one. Or if you’re playing with other people, you want to beat them. You want to be the winner.

In Productivity

Get Dressed Every Day Challenge

KatieJanuary 28, 2020February 5, 20202 Comments

I am, mostly, a stay at home mom and my favorite thing to wear when I know I will not be leaving the house is gym clothes. They’re comfy. And cute. Plus they always seem to fit! So why bother getting dressed? I don’t know about you, but when I wear comfy clothes, I am more likely to be lounging around and less likely to want to stay on my feet and get stuff done. I find myself not being very disciplined. I cook, I clean, hang out with my kids, but I also do plenty(I really should say “too much”) of scrolling through social media, watching YouTube videos, browsing the internet, etc. I’m not saying that any of that is bad, but I felt like I could definitely be doing a lot less of the empty stuff and more of something beneficial.

I’ve heard many times that when you “get ready” for the day, you are more likely to feel like you’re not just chillin, but you’re also working which would, in turn, make you be more productive.

In Fashion

Starry Navy Blue Midi Dress

KatieJanuary 20, 20203 Comments

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight.

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish, I wish tonight.

-Anonymus

This dress is so dreamy. Get it? Stars at night… dreams… Anyways, VICI does not disappoint with their dress collection. This one, unfortunately is sold out, but I linked a few very similar and even cuter ones down below at other stores. The yellow sandals was a random purchase while I was being adventurous and telling myself to try something different, but I love how they go so well with this navy blue color. Scroll down for links to the items pictured.

navy blue midi dress with stars

In Life

Teach your kids to work

KatieNovember 20, 2019November 20, 20192 Comments

kids sitting in leaves

Do you struggle with not allowing your kids to do certain things because they’re too young, they’re super sloppy, or they’ll make a mess? Would you rather do the thing yourself just to save the hassle of extra clean up or having something look sloppy? Do you struggle with perfectionism, like I did? Well, let me tell ya, if you want your kids doing anything in the kitchen, or making their own bed, or folding their own laundry(maybe even yours), then that perfectionism has got to go. (You can let it come back maybe after the kids are out of the house). I have a tendency to be a perfectionist, but I’ve made myself work on tuning it out for the sake of letting my kids learn and grow.