Category Archives: oh so professional

How to Succeed in Estate Planning Without Really Trying. Or Understanding. LALALALA

estate planning for idiots

Years after we should have made some proper estate planning changes (read: a couple of years ago) (read read: like we were supposed to) (read read read: but you’re also supposed to have a wedding album made after you’re married yet that hasn’t stopped me from staring at two boxes of proofs for six years,…

Top Three Ways to Be Socially Awkward, or Kate Goes to a Conference

blog conference tip survival

(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…

If they leave a chocolate on the pillow, I’m moving in.

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…

The paycheck I bet all of you are dying to get your hands on.

In the interest of expanding our small business, Adam and I recently hired our first full-time employee. It was a golden, delusional moment, what with all the jovial “Welcome aboard!” and “This is a team effort!” By that night, I was downright nauseous with nerves and Adam was doing that thing where he crosses his…

When I win the Pulitzer, she is going to be SO SORRY.

Huh! When did it get to be 2011? I mean, it seems like I was just blogging and it was…oh. December 7. Well, WHATEVER. Mid and late December blog posts are so overrated, anyway. January 4 blog posts, however? TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY. Happy 2011! One of the reasons I’ve been so remiss with blogging is…

It's my party and I'll BlogHer if I want to. I think. Possibly.

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…