About Me

Jane and Me
Name: Cathy Martin (”catbird” see “What is a catbird and why am I in his seat?”)
Age: 36
Spouse: Paul Martin
Children: Jane Catherine (age ) and Elizabeth Anne (2)
Occupation: part-time pharmacist, part-time stay-at-home mother (and sometimes I pretend to be an artist!)
Home is: Birmingham, Alabama

Purpose of this Blog:
I want people to be encouraged and delighted and refreshed and humored and moved and even challenged by my ongoing life experiences. The good and the bad ones. The funny and the not-so-funny ones. All of them.
I hope to share my struggles and victories in the faith (and in life) in a real and transparent way so that others that feel alone in those same struggles and victories will realize that they’re not. Alone, that is.

Tidbits:
I have a big chip on my shoulder for people who think that stay-at-home moms are intellectually inferior to people in the workplace or students of educational institutions.
I am now the proud owner of a minivan; I’ve given up my “cool” Isuzu Trooper and surrendered to the “practical” Honda Odyssey in which I am thriving despite my earlier resistance. (see Minivan ME?)

9 Responses to “About Me”

  1. The Catbird Seat » In Other News…, on June 27th, 2006 at 1:06 pm Said:

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  3. Towner, on February 23rd, 2007 at 1:32 am Said:

    So, baby sister, call us or let us know how to contact you!

  4. Carmen, on April 29th, 2007 at 5:41 pm Said:

    Hi Cathy,

    I am contacting you regarding a blog survey I am conducting. I am a Ph.D. candidate in Mass Communication at Penn State and my dissertation project consists of a survey that looks at women bloggers’ perceived motivations for and effects of their blogging.

    I am sending the survey to a number of bloggers, and I would like to invite you to participate in it as well. Participation should take approximately 15 minutes of your time. I would appreciate it tremendously if you would be willing to take the survey. If you decide to do so, please follow the link below:

    http://www.personal.psu.edu/cds205/blog/signin.htm

    I would be very happy to share the findings of my study with you once it is completed!

    If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact me!

    Thank you in advance,

    Carmen

  5. Mary Elizabeth, on May 29th, 2007 at 12:21 pm Said:

    okay i’m officially stalking you.

    time at your house last night was so fun and so great! Thank you for being real, me and Kristen talked the whole way home about how cool yall are and how excited we are about hanging out with you. We may look like we’re adult-ish, and we may even have adult-ish jobs, but don’t be decieved, we’re really just young 20 somethings looking to be adopted into families! Just ask John and Kristen! ;)

    Also, and most importantly, you are in serious trouble with me because I have spent way too much time today on etsy.com looking at art and such. It’s not 11:18 and I’ve gotten about ummm……30 minutes of work done today.

    Have a great week!

  6. Rebecca Gates aka Rebecca Price, on November 7th, 2007 at 10:40 pm Said:

    Oh my goodness. I don’t even know where to begin. I want to say that I have been reading through diffrent stuff on here and have had a good laugh. I am now a stay at home mom of 3 boys. I passed my nursing boards in October last year and found out I was pregnant in November. I worked for Irene Stacey for 7 months and have been at home since. And let me just say that some days I feel as though I could be a mental health patient. It is now snowing here in PA and I was going through coat pockets so I could wash them and found your web site address that Cheryl gave me when I was in the medicine shoppe one day. I hope to get in contact with you so we can talk on the phone and exchange email so I can send you pictures of my husband and family. There is six of us now, I have a step daughter that is 12. Let me just say I am so thankful the good Lord gave me boys.
    Please email me so we can exchange phone numbers.

    Becca From the Medicine Shoppe in PA

  7. Robin HInchberger, on January 13th, 2008 at 7:07 pm Said:

    Hey Lady!! Imagine my surprise, when out of curiosity I “googled” myself, and my name and Hot Wing Dip recipe popped up on your website! What a hoot!! I’m still making it and it is still just as good! Glad you and the fam are doing so well. Robin

  8. Laura Raney, on February 21st, 2008 at 9:32 pm Said:

    Cathy,
    It is so good to catch up with you. Our friend, Mike, shared your blog with me. Your girls are beautiful! Sounds like you all are doing great. I am still Krogering it. I moved to Cincinnati 6 years ago and met a wonderful man! I would love to hear from you!

    Laura (Schumpert) Raney

  9. Beth (Becker) McMeekin, on August 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm Said:

    Cathy! I found you through Shelley’s blog, which I found through the Scrap, Etc. website. So glad to “catch up” with you!

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