Hello my name is Be Careful what's yours?

As I was cooking dinner tonight I was looking over into the living room at my very busy beautiful 9 month old and watched as she tore through several of her toys and made her way over to the TV stand.  We mounted the TV on wall months ago in order to prevent a fall accident but the stand still supports our Xbox & PlayStation; for the millionth time I heard myself saying "Be careful!"  I couldn't help but laugh at myself a little because I find I say "Be careful!" more than I say her name.  I can only imagine the conversation she and the cat would have in their own language:

Baby, "Hello, my name is Be Careful what's yours?"

Cat, "My name is get down, run away!  Nice to meet you!"

As I giggled on, I'm incredibly tired and loopy so it struck my funny bone just right, I realized that we all have our "Be Careful" phrases.  In conversation we repeat words that are fillers, my own is the word so, and we use them to fill space or to allow time for our brains to catch up to our mouths.  

Then I came to the realization that I also have those filler phrases, or words, in my writing.  How often do I use a word or a phrase as just a way of just putting ink on a blank page?  When I'm writing my rough drafts is it just full of filler words?  What are my filler words and phrases?  How do I fix them? I need to dig deeper into my own vernacular to create more meaningful writing rather than creating a mindless drone of repetition.  So for now as I contemplate my own stories, here is hoping I haven't unknowingly given them the title of "Be Careful!"