Yeah yeah yeah, I know I am a little late on the whole ‘Happy New Year’ shit, but it’s better late than never. So HAPPY NEW YEAR, or whatever. Dear 2012, I’m over you. You were the worst year of my life, and I never want to see your ugly face again. Except for when… Read More An Open Letter to 2012

I started a new website last week called Review Me Kate. On the site, I review companies/startups and products that are targeted towards a female audience. I will continue to write on Men Don’t Get Cold, but I also want something that will broaden my audience (or just get an audience at all), and I… Read More Review Me Kate

  This Thanksgiving, I am equally as grateful as I am cranky. Lately, I have turned into a big ball of grumpiness, insecurities, and irrational emotions. It’s like I’m a teenager all over again. I am just straight up cranky all the time, and I have no tolerance for socializing, work, holidays, non-alcoholic drinks, or… Read More Grateful and Cranky. Happy Freaking Thanksgiving.

Today a news station came into the Dwolla office to take some quick footage of all of us for a segment on Iowa. I did all the proper prep work to get ready. I put on my lipstick, wiped the grease off my t-zone, and ate an Altoid (because viewers can tell when you have… Read More Super Important

I have written about 9 blog posts over the last couple weeks to share with you, but I have decided that they are all crap. I wrote about my birthday, I wrote about my quarter-life crisis, I wrote about living with my parents, but what I really wanted to write about was that I recently… Read More Me Too

Eric and I are in the process of selling our house (crossing my fingers I don’t jinx it with this blog post!) and we are moving in with my parents next weekend until we find a new house. They have a private apartment attached to their garage where I lived before I uninvitedly moved into… Read More Going Home Again

Hi friends. It’s been awhile. I haven’t been writing because I didn’t know what I wanted this blog to be about anymore and it didn’t have any direction and people don’t care what I have to say and it’s so personal and sometimes I don’t want everyone to know about my life but then I’m… Read More Remember That Time I Went Crazy and Stopped Writing? Me Too.

  Dear Kate, Why do the guys I like find my friends and brunettes more attractive? I thought blondes have more fun? -Anonymous Blonde   Dear 27 Dresses, I am a natural brunette but I dye my hair blonde, so I can confidently say that hair color doesn’t matter and I look better as a… Read More Ask Kate: Blondes vs. Brunettes

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” -Coco Chanel Today is my Favorite Day. Let me explain. I can’t remember exactly how it started, but about 10 years ago, I declared June 12th my Favorite Day. I celebrate it every year as if it’s a bigger holiday than my birthday. Favorite Day… Read More My Favorite Day