Blogs Are Seriously Still a Thing? And I went and MADE ONE?

What the What? 

I'm not going to lie, I seriously though blogs died back in 2006. High-school, scene/emo, Myspace era KitCat is thrilled right now. Where is a mirror so I can snap a quick selfie?

Just kidding. About the selfie part, not the rest of it. For proof here is me, circa 2007 (my junior year of high school):

I still can't believe my mom made me go to Catholic school.

This picture is pretty tame, especially makeup wise. I usually never left the house without half a pencils worth of eyeliner on (that I was usually forced to take off by 3rd period cause Catholic high school had pretty strict rules). 

I am also pretty sure I had a blog when this picture was taken. God if I could only remember what I used to write about. Probably a lot of complaining - teenage problems you know.

Anyways... Back to the Present

We all have stuff going on in life, and when you find someone who seems to be going through the exact same stuff you are its reassuring! That is the point of this blog, not only a space for me to be expressive, vent, and have an outlet - but also to let others know that they aren't alone!

Most of you probably know me from TikTok as CozyChaosKitCat, which is also my handle here on Blogger, Goodreads, and Wattpad. This handle was carefully chosen to represent what my life is. A lot of chaos, with a little bit of cozy, and then KitCat - a nickname that only a few select close friends call me. 

Oh, look! A KitCat!

IRL I go by Cat; I'm a married mom of two, who has recently become a Stay-at-Home-Mom (not by choice) and I am trying hard to embrace this new season of life. 

Since my teenage years I have always had a job. From my first job at 16 working at a sushi restaurant, to my three years rising in the ranks at GameStop after graduating high school, to the various jobs I have held over the years I have never been unemployed as long as I have right now. This job market is tough y'all, and I have sympathy for anyone who is job hunting right now, myself included.

A few other things about me: 

• I am a Booktok Girly, obsessed with dark romance
• I used to be a writer in high school and wanted to originally go to college to get my degree in Creative Writing but life had other plans and I stopped writing for a long time but now I am trying to rekindle that flame 
• I have a spreadsheet for everything
• I am a full-time student about to graduate with my Bachelors in Business Administration - Project Management
• I am a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant (just starting out, which is not going to be part of this blog *see below*)
• I have ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Bipolar tendencies (meaning I have some symptoms on the Bipolar spectrum but not enough to warrant a diagnosis)
• My kids are also neurospicy - my 2 year old son is autistic and my 7 year old daughter has moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety disorder.
• My husband is my rock - our marriage has not been perfect and we have had some rocky moments over our 10 year relationship, but we are stronger than ever now.
• I love WWE and hockey
• I have multicolored hair and tattoos and retained my emo style on an adult level (I guess that qualifies me as an "alt-mom"?)

What to Expect from my Blog

Honestly, I don't know. It's going to be a lot of a lot. Life updates, my day-to-day experiences, moments to celebrate, moments of hardship, writing updates, reading updates. Maybe I'll drop some of my favorite recipes, share how I keep my life (somewhat) organized?

The only posts I have planned thus far are:

• My journey so far as neurospicy mom to neurospicy kids
• Potty training... WTF.

Just stick around and find out. I am chaos after all.

What NOT to Expect from my Blog

Similar to my TikTok, I am not sugarcoating this blog to make it look like my life is perfect. Cause it sure as heck is not. 

You also will not find photos with my kids faces - I am not going to be the mom that plasters their kids all over social media, so any photos shared will have their faces either covered, or not in view. 

You will not find ad-partnerships, or me pushing products for brand deals. If I do rave about a product its because I bought it with my own money, used it, and love it. 

This includes any Mary Kay products - despite being an IBC, I am not raving about a product to make sales on this platform, I do have a separate TikTok (still being built) which is for that and they will not cross over. 

HOWEVER - if any of you do have Mary Kay questions, feel free to email me at mkbycatk@outlook.com and I will be more than happy to answer them for you.

In The End...

If no one reads this, that's okay. Everything I do, first and foremost, is for my own mental health, happiness, and the well-being and happiness of my family. 

I also welcome questions and suggestions for posts. I am an open book and if there is anything you want to know, feel free to ask. If I get enough questions I might do a periodic Q&A post, so be on the lookout for the possibility of that as well. 

Stay cozy, stay chaotic,

KitCat