Kate L.

@katelufkin.bsky.social

A girl with a lot of jobs who loves to bake for people. I get a lot of joy out of gardening and exercising. Certified menopause practitioner, lifestyle med and chronic pain provider.

Not sure what was in town tonight but the restaurant was SLAMMED (including A, someone who went to Vegas with my Dad (who has been dead since 2014, and I grew up 1500 miles away from here), B, a medical emergency at my table that required EMS). Made a kimchi egg sandwich for dinner just now. So yum!

A cross cut photo of an egg sandwich with kimchi

14 years ago today, my whole life changed. Found out my husband (during a time we were actively trying to conceive) was cheating on me. He was out within 48 hours (my doing). I was devastated. For years. But since then I’ve moved back here, bought a house, gotten a doctorate and rebuilt my life. 😁

I’m setting my alarm earlier than usual tomorrow. I’m making dinner for a friend who has 2 babies under the age of 2. She texted to say it’s easiest for her to pick up at noon (instead of me delivering later). The focaccia I’m making has a 3.5 hr ferment. Glad to be able to feed her family!

I have lived away from MA longer than I lived there (the first 18 years of my life). I don’t often think (nor am I told) I have a New England accent any more, but then I watch these videos where everyone is commenting on this man’s accent, and I don’t hear one… lol.

cait (and adonis)@cait.bsky.social · 5d ago

I keep seeing videos of a guy who catches crabs and lobsters, cracks all the barnacles off them, puts a shrimp in their claws and throws them back. can you imagine. abducted by aliens but they just give you a spa day and hand you two hot dogs and let you go

Hello Mr. (Or Ms.?) cicada!!! They showed up on my screen last night. I tried to get a photo of it last night but it flew towards me and I screamed. Sorry to my neighbors! Lol. But they were still there this morning, so I was able to get a good shot. Cool looking thing! Nature is metal. #nolasky

A cicada bug on my front door screen

Boston is offering FREE swim lessons to hundreds of kids across the city. More than $114,000 is funding beginner lessons and water safety programs expected to reach about 700 youth, on top of thousands of free lessons already offered at city pools.

21 servings of chicken and veggie pasta with a pesto tomato sauce, 30 Biscotti and 30 kids books (in memory of Dolly) being dropped off to the community fridges on Jackson and Washington. I don’t have FB so can’t post there but hopefully whomever needs some gets some! #nolasky

2 pans of chicken and veggie pasta Packaged chicken and veggie pasta on a counter top

OMG DOLLY. I’m so grateful I got to see her in concert when she came here a few years ago! (Even if I did get accidentally drunk. Those doubles in the superdome will get you if you’re not careful!!)

Ok, today is day 4 post topical chemo for skin precancers and cancers. 2nd time I’ve had to do it (last in 2023), this reaction will last a few more days. My neck hurts really badly, but I know it will get better. But take this seriously, friends! Protect your skin and wear sunblock, please!

A shot of my neck and face, I’m wearing a white tank top. There are red spots all over my neck and my face is red. A shot of my face, showing a reaction to
Topical chemo for skin cancer and pre-cancer.
I’m wearing a blue tank top.

Interesting!! This was just delivered to my house from SWB. I didn’t request it, so I’m not sure who they are sending them out to. But I will be very interested in my results. I installed a whole home filtration and reverse osmosis system, so we will be good to see what’s still showing up #nolasky

A photo of a white box on a brown table. The box says “drinking water test kit for lead”Inside contents of the box, it has five plastic containers in it that will be filled up with water

I need to work out today. I do not want to work out today. I took the day off to get stuff done and I’ve done very little of it. Teaching the last class of the summer semester tonight. Started topical chemotherapy last night on my face, so face is also covered in Aquaphor. The idea of sweating 🤮

My kitchen renovation was officially completed like 2 full months ago. I still don’t have everything up from storage or where I want it, but today I found both my immersion blender and my mandoline!! Yay!!

Picked up my summer reading challenge prize from the library today, I love the illustration! The tote bag is actually pretty sturdy, also! For my “explore” badge for the challenge I listened to music on Crescent city sounds, what a great resource! Had never used before…

A blue tote bag from the New Orleans Public library that has a photo of two Black folks reading books and the words that say “read books”. The name New Orleans Public library is written vertically on the right

At 4 pm today I realized I had only had a protein drink, an iced coffee and a banana. No wonder I felt bad!! So I made some ramen for dinner. The pre-made broth from Costco is good!! Soft boiled egg, shrimp, garlic chives, local corn, sesame oil.

A blue bowl with ramen broth, corn, shrimp, chives, corn and an egg in it