Kate
@katewaddell.bsky.social
Accountant, Knitter, Urbanist, Mom.
Sometimes I hear someone quietly snoring during open worship at Quaker meeting and it makes me smile. I'm tired too, friend. I'm tired too.
August 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sometimes I hear someone quietly snoring during open worship at Quaker meeting and it makes me smile. I'm tired too, friend. I'm tired too.
I feel like I have real progressive cred now.
August 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I feel like I have real progressive cred now.
Just hanging out on the porch with a goldfinch.
July 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Just hanging out on the porch with a goldfinch.
This article actually made me tear up because I realized how sadly accurate it is. I have so many friends who are also parents and yet I feel very lonely. www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/20...
Column | Parents are burned out and lonely. Are our rigid rules making it worse?
We say we want a village, but modern parenting norms are scaring away the villagers.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This article actually made me tear up because I realized how sadly accurate it is. I have so many friends who are also parents and yet I feel very lonely. www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/20...
Instead of watching news, I'm watching baby deer frolic in the backyard.
July 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Instead of watching news, I'm watching baby deer frolic in the backyard.
The Pope is American and Trump wants to tax the rich. I did not have those on my bingo card.
May 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Pope is American and Trump wants to tax the rich. I did not have those on my bingo card.
Can we just replace every online Mother's Day gift guide article with "A night at a hotel by herself with room service"?
April 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Can we just replace every online Mother's Day gift guide article with "A night at a hotel by herself with room service"?
Dottie has concerns about the newest cat in the house.
April 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Dottie has concerns about the newest cat in the house.
I won some Lego sets at a charity auction and Pandemic is inspecting the goods.
April 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I won some Lego sets at a charity auction and Pandemic is inspecting the goods.
Dottie wants to know when winter will be done and it will finally be warm again?
April 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Dottie wants to know when winter will be done and it will finally be warm again?
Finally using my new luggage tag from All Aboard Ohio for our Spring Break car trip that I wish were a train trip.
March 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Finally using my new luggage tag from All Aboard Ohio for our Spring Break car trip that I wish were a train trip.
My 7-year-old just cried 3 times while watching Sonic 3 because he hasn't figured out that in kids movies when a main character is gravely hurt, they never actually die.
February 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
My 7-year-old just cried 3 times while watching Sonic 3 because he hasn't figured out that in kids movies when a main character is gravely hurt, they never actually die.
They're acting out the Lion King to determine who gets the windowsill for birdwatching.
February 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
They're acting out the Lion King to determine who gets the windowsill for birdwatching.
Today was a first: watched an earthquake happen at a coworkers house on a zoom call.
January 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today was a first: watched an earthquake happen at a coworkers house on a zoom call.
I've been buying books from Bookshop.org instead of Amazon for a few years now, but also just switched to StoryGraph from Goodreads. No regrets.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
January 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I've been buying books from Bookshop.org instead of Amazon for a few years now, but also just switched to StoryGraph from Goodreads. No regrets.
Sometimes when the world is stressful, I look over and see these two and it makes me smile.
January 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Sometimes when the world is stressful, I look over and see these two and it makes me smile.
I spent inauguration day binge-reading trashy romance novels and I feel more intelligent now than I would have if I'd watched the inauguration.
January 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I spent inauguration day binge-reading trashy romance novels and I feel more intelligent now than I would have if I'd watched the inauguration.
This cat cannot resist a Christmas tree. We just don't use breakable ornaments anymore. She is a tiny ball of terror.
December 17, 2024 at 1:49 PM
This cat cannot resist a Christmas tree. We just don't use breakable ornaments anymore. She is a tiny ball of terror.
As part of my job I approve employee travel expenses, and the amount of money spent storing a vehicle while it's not in use (especially at airports) is mind boggling. Public transit to airports is essential. #urbanism.
December 13, 2024 at 2:23 PM
As part of my job I approve employee travel expenses, and the amount of money spent storing a vehicle while it's not in use (especially at airports) is mind boggling. Public transit to airports is essential. #urbanism.
Now that I'm raising two kids with ADHD my favorite movie quote is: "By all means move at a glacial pace, you know how that thrills me".
December 12, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Now that I'm raising two kids with ADHD my favorite movie quote is: "By all means move at a glacial pace, you know how that thrills me".
My step-kiddo moved from the Seattle area to live with us in Ohio a few months ago and most of their comments on Ohio are along the lines of "WTF is this weather!?". Yes, we can have all 4 seasons in one week, that's why we layer and never actually put away the winter clothes.
December 11, 2024 at 1:49 PM
My step-kiddo moved from the Seattle area to live with us in Ohio a few months ago and most of their comments on Ohio are along the lines of "WTF is this weather!?". Yes, we can have all 4 seasons in one week, that's why we layer and never actually put away the winter clothes.
My son keeps staying up too late reading and I'm torn between absolutely loving that he likes to read but also not wanting to deal with a sleep-deprived monster the next day. So far, reading is winning.
December 11, 2024 at 1:44 PM
My son keeps staying up too late reading and I'm torn between absolutely loving that he likes to read but also not wanting to deal with a sleep-deprived monster the next day. So far, reading is winning.
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Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the unsafe, unjust, unhealthy, unloveable places where we live.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Reclaiming our communities from the car is about more than saving the planet. It’s about saving ourselves from the unsafe, unjust, unhealthy, unloveable places where we live.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
Sixteen books we read this year that changed how we think about the process of building cities: an #UrbanismBookClub thread.
I have 6 nieces ages 6 and under to get Christmas presents for. My shopping cart is an explosion of pink and purple and unicorns. And then also poop-shaped candy for my son.
December 10, 2024 at 2:05 PM
I have 6 nieces ages 6 and under to get Christmas presents for. My shopping cart is an explosion of pink and purple and unicorns. And then also poop-shaped candy for my son.
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Now if you really want to highlight the absurdity of this design, photoshop a couple of three year olds into it.
December 9, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Now if you really want to highlight the absurdity of this design, photoshop a couple of three year olds into it.