The Who's Who "LIst"...

iiiiiiii'm back to the world of public viewing of blogs. i know. i know. why'd i even go private?! what was the point?! to be honest, i hated having to and i was just annoyed about who was reading but whatever. who cares. if certain people want to read, then so be it.  plus, i've met and helped so many awesome people because of my blog and what i write on it. i hated knowing that i was "keeping" people out too since i had had to choose who i could have read because of that dang 100 readers cap. anyway, point is, there are worse things to worry about and it's NOT going to be "who's reading my blog".

so why the title of this post? well it's how the decision to go back to the world of public first began....

with my love for pinterest projects and the obsession to take on the challenge, i was going in to "hobby lobby" quite a bit collecting the tools needed to transform my house into a home with all of these fun ideas. one day, a woman, the manager, approached me and asked if my name was katie terry. i was a little nervous, wondering how it was that she knew my name. but i gave her a drawn out "yeeeees" to which she replied.

"i knew, we knew, it was you but we had to make sure. you're our famous town celebrity. you're even on our "who's who list" that we have, listing all of the celebrities that have come in to our store."

i was shocked. not to mention that i had just rolled out of bed, put on the sweats, hat on, and was looking stellar...lol. shocked probably isn't the best word. more like completely blown away and purely humbled.

"i googled your name and also found your blog. a few of us here at the store have been hooked reading and now we can't get on. we knew that you didn't know us so we didn't ask for an invite. but now that we've met, we are. we are stalkers but not psycho stalkers" she said, ending with a laugh.

again, purely humbled that this was all happening in an aisle of "hobby lobby" as i resembled a circus act.

"oh my gosh! you are too kind and too funny. and i'm NOT a celebrity. just very lucky" i replied. and then i gave her the whole "why i had to go private" story, promising that i would keep her posted. i also thanked her for reconfirming my reason for NOT wanting to go private in the first place. i knew that something had to change...(don't worry. been in the store a million more times and i talk to her EVERY time i'm in there. she is one of my favorites!)

but again, let me reiterate how humbled i was. you just never know who is reading or watching. it totally proves that you always need to be on your "best behavior" because your actions speak louder than words.

YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. 

point proven. point heard. point understood.

and yes. like so many things that i've been a part of, i NEVER thought i'd be on a "who's who list" and especially one from hobby lobby!? hehehe

ps. i heart pinterest :)