About Me
I’m so excited you’re here! Welcome, My name is Katey 🙂 I’m in my late 20s and I live in Chicago, Illinois with my two rescue pitties and my fiancé, Jesse. I grew up in the Chicagoland area. My childhood is always interesting to write about because I usually think of it in the context of my father. See when I was a kid, my dad was one of my favorite people but he was also in a wheelchair. I didn’t really know what that meant at the time, but I knew it was different. Gradually, as I grew up, I came to understand the complexities of his life and the disease he had – Multiple Sclerosis. I was an only child and my mom was his full-time caregiver. As a kid, when I wasn’t playing outdoors I spent a lot of reading and writing. While our life wasn’t the easiest, I cherished every moment I spent with my dad. Growing up with a chronically ill parent wasn’t easy, but it prepared me in a lot of ways for the current situation I find myself in, and for that I am grateful.
So a little more about me? Right after earning my Bachelor’s degree, I decided to move to Paris to pursue my Master’s Degree in Global Communication. I lived, studied, and worked in Paris for almost two years and did a lot of traveling during my free time. Now that I struggle with my health, I am so grateful I took a chance on myself and lived abroad!
After finishing up my education, I moved back to Chicago and started working full-time. I’ve bounced around full-time jobs for the past 5 years, holding a variety of similar titles: Marketing Assistant, National Communication Manager, Marketing and Communication Manager. I never found myself inspired and happy working at a company. I’m not sure if it is the nature of the work or my anxiety, but I always found myself feeling burned out and uninspired.
In April of 2021 I was fired from my job for needing three months off for an accident. While initially really upset for being fired for a disability, I decided to take this opportunity and find my passion again! I finally have free time and I’m really excited to start blogging again and I hope that others will find something from my writing.
For more information about my health journey click here.
Meet the Pups
Leela
Oh, Sweet Leela. We adopted her in September of 2019 – I had been following Chicago Animal Care and Control Adoptable Dogs for a while and her sweet face popped up on my Facebook and I couldn’t get enough of her. It felt like fate. The spelling of my name was based on Katey Segal (who voices Leela on Futurama). Once I showed my fiancé a video of her melting into a volunteer’s lap, we rushed to the shelter to pick her up before closing time. This sweet girl has been such a blessing to our life. She can be stubborn and reactive, but I am appreciative of her wariness of strange men. We got her when she was about 11 months. She was originally found as a stray, adopted at a free event, and then quickly returned :(. Luckily we scooped her up and will hold on to her forever
Dooley
Dooley. My sweet Mr. Dooley Doo – a wonderful volunteer took him on a doggy day out and I couldn’t get enough of his quirky face and desire for constant love. His story is not an easy one. He was found abandoned in a freezing cold house with a small Chihuahua and fish tanks. Luckily a sweet animal control volunteer was able to convince Dooley to trust him with some McD’s. Mr. Dooley stayed at the shelter for three whole months and was finally pulled by a rescue where we then adopted him! The adjustment period was not easy – we felt like it was way more than we could handle but it was all worth it in the end. He is the snuggliest dog I have ever met and he is the first one to come running when I am upset.