My mom sent me this card and I like the quote so much that I wanted to frame the card. Here it is all framed and proudly hanging on the wall. I got this awesome … [Read more...]
Meatless Wednesdays
I've been unofficially observing Meatless Wednesdays for awhile. My motivations are: I want to consumer more vegetables in my diet and this is a perfect way to … [Read more...]
Striving for Green
Last year I read It's Easy Being Green, which has a wonderful list of eco-friendly tasks to clean up your life and your environment. I checked off all the items I … [Read more...]
My ECP Score Is 293
According to Earth Lab, my Earth Conservation Plan Profile (ECP) score is 293. ECP scores can range from 150-900 (the lower being better). c Six categories (home, … [Read more...]
I’m an Owner!
Today D and I finally made it over to the Logan Square Farmer's Market. There were about 10 booths, certainly not as big as the Wheaton Farmer's Market, but still … [Read more...]
Eco Produce Bags
My eco produce bags arrived some time last week. I never blogged about it but I have been HATING using the plastic bags. I even would bring back used ones and try … [Read more...]
Don’t Drop the Bulb
Investing in CFLs lately but you've heard all the mercury hype? Worried about how you'd clean up a broken bulb? Here are some tips from 7Gen Blog on the … [Read more...]
Another Reason Why You Should Eat Chicken
The 7Gen Blog, from Seventh Generation, might be my new favorite thing. It delivers awesome information about eco-friendly topics. Recently it featured some … [Read more...]
Nothing But Sky High
So gas prices are redunk lately. $4.09 is a decent price for unleaded? Come on! So here's some information on making your car, thus your driving trips, a little … [Read more...]
Power Hour Chicago
On Saturday, March 29 I am participating in Power Hour Chicago. It's an effort to reduce the amount of energy consumed. Join in and turn off and unplug everything … [Read more...]
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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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.