[set scene: Kate experiences pivotal moment] Whenever someone has asked me to guest post on his/her blog in the past, I have regretfully declined, for no other reason than extreme stage fright. I like to think this all stems from when I played Dorothy in my high school’s production of the much-renowned musical Christmas in…
Tonight finds me conflicted. Anxiety-ridden from the business expansion, nervous from information presented at the recent blogging conference, and all heart-racey from a few aprés-dinner jelly beans (okay, so maybe it was more than a few; a generous handful, we’ll say) (I sense that you can see that I’m lying there, despite the fact that…
(The speakers at this weekend’s conference reminded us repeatedly that Lists Are Good. Also, Big Fan Favorites. Also also, Much Better Than Telling People About Masturbators.) (Well, no one actually mentioned that last part. But there was a lot of floral-print-wearing going on, so I’m going to go ahead and make that assumption for all…
I’m not sure any of you have seen one of these before, but let’s try it on for size, shall we? Yes! Indeed! It is what you suspect: that rare, elusive thing called a “hotel room all to oneself.” It has the usual suspects: a bed, a chair, a desk, a bathroom. But do you…
Guess what? A month and a half ahead of time, I have already researched, chosen, and purchased my own birthday present. On August 3, I will turn 33, an age I have decided to be excited about because it involves a double digit and therefore bodes of Good Things, much like a four-leaf clover or…
Since Friday morning, I’ve been wracking my brain for something to post about, something beyond a rundown of the numbingly boring drivel that became my weekend. But it’s SO MUCH WORK. Here, let me show you Post Ideas #1-3, all of which suck equally. I appreciate such equal suckage, though. It seems to make everything…
Ding dong! The cat is gone! Which old cat? The wicked cat! Ding dong! The wicked cat is gooooooooone…. I could just keep singing and singing. You know why? Because singing is what you do when you are ECSTATIC and SUPER HAPPY and OVERJOYED. Such as when you kick your first soccer goal or fall in love or…