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welcome!

hey ya'll!

I’m excited you’re stopping by.
My name is Katie.
or as my mom likes to call me,
Katie Kate.

I’m here to share a little bit of my life
and the things I like to do.
I love to make people laugh or
teach them about topics I’m interested in.  

You’ll see content here about my career experience
working in death care as a mortician,
living in Houston, relationships,
mental health and general life
things through my eyes.

So, I hope you’ll stick around so we can
get to know each other better!

"the most important relationship we can have in our life, is the relationship we have with ourself."

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Career

“Why Did You Become a Funeral Director?”

August 22, 2023

The most common question I get asked after I tell people what I do for a living is, “Why did you become a funeral director?” or some variation of that.   https://giph[...]

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Life

What Am I Doing Here?

July 30, 2023

My first blog post. I'm sure you're dying to read it ◡̈

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meet katie...

I’m originally from a very small town in Southern Illinois.
Fresh out of college, I moved to Houston for my first job.
It’s been 9 years living here,
I’ve learned a lot about life and myself along the way.

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The ADHD was hyper fixating tonight 😂

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Be a Funeral Director, you’ll make a difference they said… 

I’m well aware you are in a place you don’t want to be, talking to someone you don’t want to be talking to, about something you don’t want to be talking about. Trust me, I know. I wish you didn’t have to do any of those things either. But then there’s reality. 

Sometimes I’m a referee because someone got grandpa’s pocket knife or grandma’s cookbook. Or maybe he was married to you first but had kids with his second wife…. either way, now’s not the time or place. Let me give them a dignified service, afterwards you can do whatever... but until we’re done, be adults.

Sometimes we’re nothing short of an artist. Some people have a gift for certain things. I know what mine is. Humbly. Sometimes we spend soooo many hours getting someone ready for a viewing because that accident was a bad one… and you just want to see them one last time. I would too. And in one or two cases, I’ve failed… it just wasn’t there. And for that, I’m so sorry. 

Sometimes we’re looked at as the money hungry undertaker. Trust me, the overhead is astronomical. A complete professional staff readily available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year is taxing. It’d scare you. Literally. 

Sometimes you’re angry at me, I get it… and it’s okay, I understand. When I’m walking out of the hospital with a baby in hand and two security guards I don’t like me much either. I’ve learned that the smaller the casket, the heavier it is. If you don’t speak to me when I see you around town it’s okay… again, I understand.

Sometimes there’s dark circles under our eyes because we’ve been up for a couple days. So if we just say “hi” and move on, we’re trying to get home for a little sleep. Please understand. 

And sometimes we are left taking care of our own. Our own family, our own friends, and our own brotherhood… with honor, and with the utmost dignity and respect, as always.

So yeah, be a Funeral Director… some days we make a difference.

Borrowed from another funeral director

#deathcare #funeralprofessional
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Be a Funeral Director, you’ll make a difference they said… I’m well aware you are in a place you don’t want to be, talking to someone you don’t want to be talking to, about something you don’t want to be talking about. Trust me, I know. I wish you didn’t have to do any of those things either. But then there’s reality. Sometimes I’m a referee because someone got grandpa’s pocket knife or grandma’s cookbook. Or maybe he was married to you first but had kids with his second wife…. either way, now’s not the time or place. Let me give them a dignified service, afterwards you can do whatever... but until we’re done, be adults. Sometimes we’re nothing short of an artist. Some people have a gift for certain things. I know what mine is. Humbly. Sometimes we spend soooo many hours getting someone ready for a viewing because that accident was a bad one… and you just want to see them one last time. I would too. And in one or two cases, I’ve failed… it just wasn’t there. And for that, I’m so sorry. Sometimes we’re looked at as the money hungry undertaker. Trust me, the overhead is astronomical. A complete professional staff readily available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year is taxing. It’d scare you. Literally. Sometimes you’re angry at me, I get it… and it’s okay, I understand. When I’m walking out of the hospital with a baby in hand and two security guards I don’t like me much either. I’ve learned that the smaller the casket, the heavier it is. If you don’t speak to me when I see you around town it’s okay… again, I understand. Sometimes there’s dark circles under our eyes because we’ve been up for a couple days. So if we just say “hi” and move on, we’re trying to get home for a little sleep. Please understand. And sometimes we are left taking care of our own. Our own family, our own friends, and our own brotherhood… with honor, and with the utmost dignity and respect, as always. So yeah, be a Funeral Director… some days we make a difference. Borrowed from another funeral director #deathcare #funeralprofessional
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Who are you going to be buried next to? 👀 ⚰️

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My younger self didn’t understand the full scope. Regardless I’m so proud of where I am today. I worked my ass off and no one can take the experience away from me. #mortician #funeraldirector #funeralservice #career #careerdevelopment
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My younger self didn’t understand the full scope. Regardless I’m so proud of where I am today. I worked my ass off and no one can take the experience away from me. #mortician #funeraldirector #funeralservice #career #careerdevelopment
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