You're it.

I've been tagged- by Kelli. I love Kelli. I couldn't possibly say no to her. The problem is, it's sort of hard for me to think of seven truly interesting things about myself. So, prepare to be underwhelmed.

1. I hate being told what to do. Various life examples, at three different life stages: A) People tried to give me a nickname when I was a little girl {Katie}, & I was definitely in the habit of telling them that my name is Kathryn, not Katie. I would have none of this nickname business, despite people's insistence. B) When I was making my college decision, every single person on the planet was telling me to go to BYU, trying to convince me that it was the only place where I could be happy as an undergraduate. It is likely a fair assessment to say that I was a fiercely independent teenager so, naturally, I went the complete opposite direction & enrolled at the most liberal university in Washington. I'm glad I went & it was a terrific learning experience- but I eventually ended up at the Y. C) I worked as an executive assistant when we first moved to New York. After 2 weeks, I was absolutely, positively miserable. I hated responding to other people's endless daily requests. After getting on my intended career track {job #2}, I found that I felt increasingly stifled in the bureaucratic environment of a large firm. I'm now wonderfully content at an entrepreneurial hedge fund {job #3} where I work almost entirely independently, yet have the resources of a great team should I need it. Love it. To be clear though, I'm not a hermit- I'm just independent, & generally like working as such.
2. I can't sleep with socks on. I just can't do it. I hate having constricted toes. Besides, Mike really loves it when my freezing feet touch his leg. It's his favorite.
3. I favor the Left. I can only talk on my phone with my left ear {I'm probably deaf in the right, for all I know}. I can only carry my bag on the left side {sometimes resulting in pain}. But the right side... I just can't do it.
4. I have 5 Love Languages. Have you read the book? If not, you should. It talks about the different ways that individuals give & receive love. It turns out that I like to receive love in most ways {keep in mind that most people have a "top 2" or something}. This may make life difficult for Mike on occasion, but I'm very good at loving, despite the fact that I might be approaching needy at times.
5. I would hire a full-time back scratcher if I could. A real person, not a metal instrument. Having my back scratched {preferably while falling asleep, although I'm generally quite flexible} is one of my most favorite things in the world. Mike would probably say that he is my professional back scratcher, but professionals don't get tired & quit, do they {love you!}?
6. I'm ridiculously terrible at bowling. We have bowling night on Thursday of this week for work, & I'm pretty sure my team is going to hate me. I'm awful. Like, I've-never-broken- 70 awful. But I do really like to bowl. And I think the shoes are great.
7. I'm happiest at the lake, at the cabin, in the living room, with my family, talking about nothing in particular- or getting killed by Dad at Trivial Pursuit. We should just throw that game away {which we basically have, since Dad makes up his own questions most of the time anyway}.

I tag: Patrick, Ryan Holdaway, Mom & Tara. And Joanna & Erin. Plus Kellie {this means you have to actually start a blog}! If you don't do it, a swarm of killer unicorns will attack you in the middle of the night. Just an FYI.