Katie OneEighty

How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? I remember a lot of moments in my life but the most potent memory is the last breath that my husband took after battling cancer for two years. Our house had flooded the night before and all our kids except…

You're writing your autobiography. What's your opening sentence? This is a story of finding love after long term continuous trauma, losing the love of my life, and commencing on a journey to find out who I really am as an individual. A long time ago, my adoptive parents met me in a foster home as…

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? Looking back on Facebook memories today, I found a tattoo I had wished for 14 years ago. I have had an infinity with fairies since 2001 when I went to a friend’s MLM crystal party and bought a fairy pendant drop. That fairy became…

Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Dear Miss 18Ø, There are a lot of things I need to tell you. One day you will be so very old and so very frail. You will have seen a lot during the years from now until your hundredth birthday. So today, on your 43rd birthday, I…

Do you believe in fate/destiny? I am a big believer in a higher power having perfection in the timing of all things that need to come into our lives, whether that is to bring something wonderful in, learn a lesson, or to remove something from your life that no longer serves you. Every interaction, every…

Write about your approach to budgeting. Even for an accountant, personal budgeting can be hard. Businesses have different agendas and projects to account and provide funds for and different revenue streams to apply marketing to bring in more income into the organisation. With an individual, you either have salary, wages, or personal business income. If…

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Oh man, let’s unpack this. I am a widow for all the new and old who read what I write. My husband died in January from a two year battle with cancer and grief is not just a feeling, it is a…

Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? I had to rack my brain for this. Have I ever done anything in life unintentionally? The autist in me has a strong sense of justice and I have also started and withdrawn from a Bachelor of Laws at university during my life as well. I am sure…

What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? This is going to be short. I am scared to be alone. Losing my husband has been the most painful experience I’ve ever had to experience. The night our house flooded and we had to get him…

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I have always heard of patriots being people who love their country so much that they would defend it with their lives. I have also heard of the term “expatriates” who are people who live and work in countries other than those of their origin.…