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

Read about my engagement story on Joseph Jeweler’s new website, Gold Box Moments! Do it now.

“You just remember that you’re a goddamn superstar.” – Lady Gaga

This past weekend I worked out for the first time since the wedding. Stop your judging right now, you skinny people. I was hungry and it was cold outside. It’s finally beautiful outside again and I can’t use my seasonal depression excuse anymore so I had to start running again. I don’t plan on giving… Read More “Overweight”

Eric and I officially put our house up for sale today. Truth is, I have wanted to move ever since I moved in almost 2 years ago. Not because it isn’t a great home (which it is, so someone please buy it), but because I’m a brat and I get what I want. Eric bought… Read More New Home

Sometimes being a big kid sucks. When I got out of college, I thought I could do anything. Sip cocktails by the country club pool while my husband works? Sure. Write a book? In my spare time. Own a clothing store? Done. But then I found out that “cute and funny” doesn’t count as a… Read More Big Dreams, Little Skills