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

Now you can ask me anything in my Ask Kate section and I’ll answer it on my blog! Unless it’s my mother asking me what my favorite thing about her is for the 10th time.

  Sometimes when I am out in public, I feel like I have made great strides in becoming a mature adult, but more often than not…I still feel like such a kid in a crowd of grown ups. I went to Wine Fest last night with my friend, Liz, and everyone around us looked totally… Read More These Big Kid Pants Are Uncomfortable

My mom told me tonight that my last post about my marriage coma was too depressing and that she has received several calls from people that are now worried about me. I also received a few messages from friends and family making sure everything was okay. This makes me think 2 things: 1. I’m happy… Read More Mom Made Me Do This

I did the one thing I promised myself I wouldn’t do after marriage. I gave up. On everything. Three months into our marriage, I cut my hair short, I let my natural brunette hair color grow out, I’ve gained weight, I haven’t been to a bar in months, and the highlight of my week is… Read More Marriage Coma

Day 1 Day 2   Ashton Kutcher recently invested in Dwolla and long story short…we are best friends now. Ashton spent the last two days in Des Moines at our office, and I was lucky enough to drool over him to hang out with him. And by “hang out,” I mean creepily follow him wherever he went… Read More What I Wore When I Met Ashton Kutcher