Unfortunately I ran out of time today. A co-worker bought a house today! Wooo! So in celebration, we ran downstairs for a much-needed beverage. Well, I had water, but that’s because the piggy bank is hungry and I have little to feed it. Must abstain for a few days. So we’re downstairs and there’s free pizza during happy hour, so I help myself. Cool. Dinner is free. But now my whole plan for the evening is thrown. I had planned to do my weekly Tae Bo Tuesday, eat dinner and quickly resume knitting my No Sweat Socks from No Sheep For You. With the delay in my departure and the fact that I have now eaten dinner, working out was, well, out. I merely went home and knitted. That was, however, a really productive idea as I finished the first sock tonight. That’s right kids! I knitted that darned thing in two days. How rock star is that? On to the second sock, which I have already casted on.
I also had high hopes for today’s post. I had planned this cool idea that I would roundup a bunch of stuff and kind of educate myself on a topic that I’m interested in knowing more, but I lost track of time. I’m still working on it and hopefully will have it pulled together by Thursday.
Also next Monday is One Day Blog Silence, in honor of the Virginia Tech shooting. If you would like to participate, there are available graphics on the site in which you post on Monday. That’s it. No other text or discussion, just the graphic. Check it out if you’re interested.
Update: Not only is it TV Turnoff Week (Monday, April 23 to Sunday, April 29), it’s also National Downshifting Week (Saturday, April 21 to Friday, April 27). I remember participating in TV Turnoff Week as a kid. Both are great ways to reconnect and get away from the tube. Or learn to knit!
Be inspired.
Kate did and excellent job with our website. We have received several compliments on how nice it looks and how easy it is to navigate. She also went above and beyond to make sure that we were able to update and the website ourselves through Wordpress. I cannot gush about how awesome she is and how happy we are with the site and her dedication to the project.
One of the best things I've ever done in my career is work with Kate Hamilton. Her enthusiasm for all things editorial, not to mention her energy and passion for any project she's involved with, is contagious. In addition to being a natural born leader, she's also a creative type, a thinker, a stickler for details, and someone with incredible vision and the drive to get things done. I always marvel at how she is constantly teaching herself new things. She always seems to be ahead of the curve on anything related to social media, and she also has an eye for design. This lady rocks! And she continues to be a mentor to me and others in journalism and communications.
Kate has been a fantastic resource for all things digital, whether redesigning my website on Wordpress, fine tuning my social media profiles, or understanding Google Analytics. She's an excellent communicator, and I will absolutely hire her again in the future.
I met Kate through the Association of Women Journalists (AWJ) and immediately was impressed (and inspired) by her creativity, drive, work ethic and use of social media. Her passion for journalism, digital media and communications overall is evident in the projects she takes on, including LoganSquarist, an online news outlet that she founded that uses social media to socialize the neighborhood. What I admire about Kate is her vitality as well as her desire to keep learning and growing personally and professionally. Kate is a modern-day renaissance woman who is multitalented (ask about her travel, knitting and marathon exploits!) and who brings instant value to any team or organization.
I worked with Kate during my time as a community manager at Lightspan Digital while Kate was my direct manager. Kate’s communication practices really taught me how to navigate the sometimes complicated agency world. As an account manger, Kate smoothly orchestrated 10+ accounts at one time as well as help me manage and prioritize tasks in my role. Kate was a role model during my first few years in the professional world and continues to be so to this day.
Kate is a wealth of knowledge who served as a tremendous mentor for all of our team members while constantly improving processes and workflows. She’s a tremendous project manager, pays great attention to detail, and is able to demand results from her team with respect. At LoganSquarist she has built and led a team of dozens of volunteer contributors committed to her vision of a community resource. I would happily work with Kate again anytime!
Kate has an incredible amount of drive when it comes to LoganSquarist. In the six months that I’ve been involved, I’ve watched the site grow from a pet project to a respected community publication. This success can be attributed to Kate’s technical and leadership skills. From building out the site to off-hours community management and a consistent flow of content, the site improves by leaps and bounds on a weekly basis. When it comes to team management, Kate delegates tasks in an organized and efficient manner, making her an all around great and inspiring person to work with.
Kate is a real professional and a pleasure to work with. She is a great communicator and always put her client's (my company) interest first. She is tremendously personal and had a great understanding of our business and how she could help it. She is great and is a tremendous asset to any company.