Quantum Kate

Yes I did lift in a skirt. Ridiculous? Yes. Fun? Absolutely! The reason I got through the squats that were heavier than I expected? Most likely 😂 #workoutskirt #cantthinkofanymorehashtags https://www.instagram.com/p/CdcKhGqOazF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Accidentally waking up the dog: a story in four parts #banjothedog #sleepydog #bigstretches #biggersnoot https://www.instagram.com/p/CairgXiOcNr/?utm_medium=tumblr

I'm so good at keeping the world updated... Tyler and I hiked Mt Olympus on 10/24 for a special surprise! It might have been a little cold, windy, and rainy, but I couldn't have asked for a better day 🥰🥰🥰 #apparentlyselfiesarebackwardsthough #worthit #engaged #thehikewasrealhard https://www.instagram.com/p/CVwo0wOMAHo/?utm_medium=tumblr

It's November so it's time for me to pretend to write, but this year I'm pretending to write with a bunch of other people who actually do write. I'm hoping it will keep accountable so I can really get moving on this story I've had for a long time. Yay accountability! The people are part of a group called The Mighty Pens and they write words to raise money for charity! This year's charity is Every Mother Counts. Every Mother Counts raises money to help more women have safer pregnancies and births. Did you know the US is ranked 55th in maternal deaths? We still have a long way to go, and Mom's are important! So, as part of the group this year, I'm asking for sponsors (cue discomfort, but... It's good discomfort) You can donate a one time amount or, to keep me working, you can donate $X for every X amount of words (say $10 for every 10k I write, keeping in mind the goal of NaNoWriMo is to write 50k words in a month 😬). If you're interested in what I'm writing, maybe I can give a little sneak peak (I say as if it'll ever be a published work 🤣) I know everything is shitty right now. Like, really shitty, but maybe we can raise a little money for a good charity and decrease world suck just a little. https://secure.givelively.org//donate/every-mother-counts/birth-justice-in-2020/katelyn-shacklock I'll leave the link in my bio too. #themightypens #everymothercounts #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDb0_mBgzp/?igshid=1vzb33r1gkpd7

Boo! Happy Halloween! 🎃 #boo #happyhalloween🎃 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCIG8qhIDZ/?igshid=ztnopno2ydeg

Happy adoptiversary pupper! It's been an interesting year, and I still miss Gerald every day, but it's a smaller hole than it used to be and now there's a Banjo shaped spot next to it in my heart. He's curious, expressive (aka grumble-y), pathetic, snuggly, ridiculous, loveable, and just has so much personality! He greets me every day when I get home with a whole slew of sounds and sometimes even presents, and I just love him! Plus his little nubbin tail just makes me happy. Thanks for being such a good adventure dog buddy #banjothedog #itsbeenayearalready #hessocute https://www.instagram.com/p/CGROgANhpnZ/?igshid=1wwv54z5fddfj

Happy adoptiversary pupper! It's been an interesting year, and I still miss Gerald every day, but it's a smaller hole than it used to be and now there's a Banjo shaped spot next to it in my heart. He's curious, expressive (aka grumble-y), pathetic, snuggly, ridiculous, loveable, and just has so much personality! He greets me every day when I get home with a whole slew of sounds and sometimes even presents, and I just love him! Plus his little nubbin tail just makes me happy. Thanks for being such a good adventure dog buddy #banjothedog #itsbeenayearalready #hessocute https://www.instagram.com/p/CGROgANhpnZ/?igshid=1gu096j7x765c

Some assembly required #banjothedog https://www.instagram.com/p/CDHx3FxhXx1/?igshid=6wjjfzj54y19

Banjo's first climbing trip! He turned out to be an excellent crag dog! There were the initial moments of anxiety but he settled down and was content to just lay on a rock. This picture was pre climbing anxiety... Also, it's weird to have such a photogenic dog. Gerald stopped doing the cute thing he was doing the second the camera came out. Banjo lets me take great pictures of him. #banjothedog #cragdog #modeldog #climbingstuffiscomfytosnuggle? https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoXBsPhGv9/?igshid=3ewegtrua9i7

This was a really fun thing to make! I've never crocheted around a solid object before, or really made anything like this before. Happy Mother's Day Momma!!!! I love you! The pattern is the tree of life from @moralefiber for anyone interested. I love how it turned out! #mothersday #treeoflife #crochet #yaylearningnewthings https://www.instagram.com/p/CAA2RZ0jBWF/?igshid=1085jj14p1vyi

Banjo helped me start a sewing project this weekend. The pieces themselves aren't hard, but there are a lot of peeves so I'm calling it a project anyway. #banjothedog #sewingfuntimes #ishoulddothismoreoften https://www.instagram.com/p/B--3H_TBVbw/?igshid=1k0b76t68uvr4

Life with this pup had definitely been interesting! He's such a cuddly, needy, doofus and we just love him! #happynationalpuppyday #banjothedog #suchagoober https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GP_BHhcCp/?igshid=1hr7u0r4kuq2u

Just a cute dog doing a real good snooze #banjothedog #sosnoozy https://www.instagram.com/p/B71FP9jpbJB/?igshid=axbjtncvf3l3

What happens when you take the dog for a walk before you shovel the driveway... #ice #puppypawprints #maybethesunwillmelttheice https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MCbwahyJK/?igshid=1sxpdjb2v51su

Banjo gets really bad snowballs between his little toesies, so now he has shoes. Bonus: he found an extra large stick to chew on. He even carried/dragged it for a few feet #snowdog #shoedog #thebeststick https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rGdIkhSEX/?igshid=zjxn87752mck

I've been waiting a long time to post these pictures but the blanket is for my sister so... I couldn't til now. I'd like to thank Banjo for helping and @army_of_gnomes for teaching me to crochet in the first place (like 12 years ago). I think this is the project I'm most proud of, it's definitely the biggest! Check out the last photo for a temperature blanket for Denver in 1992. #helperdog #crochet #temperatureblanket #merrychristmas🎄 #happyholidays https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gRMTHBycV/?igshid=jfse6hqny6n8

We went for a very snowy walk on Friday! Banjo is most definitely a snow dog. #banjothesnowdog #snowshark https://www.instagram.com/p/B5i4UkThzHg/?igshid=1rbzjfq1cdro9