I do apologize for doing this. I know that a few months ago I changed my nickname from Little Katie to K.T. Leone. I didn't know that my life was going to spiral into control (see what I did there?) and that I would actually transition and be so immersed into being me so quickly. I have decided, that since I am so fully committed to being the real me that it is time to drop the damn initials. At first, K.T. was a clever way to make people say Katie anyway but gave me an out. If I introduced to myself to someone as Katie and they gave me a sideways look I could counter with ... no, not Katie. It's K period, T Period and then go on to explain the K stood for Keith and the T stood for Tiny, my h.s. nickname.

All that said, it's time to stop all that jazz and I think I am better for it. I am still growing and learning, but life sure is a lot easier (go figure) when you aren't living a lie.