About

Kara at 3. Her mom thought
this was a good idea.
Clearly she was wrong.

Kara DeFrias, a former journalist, editor, and PR manager, started this blog to keep her family back East aprise of the fire situation here in San Diego during the Witch Fire of 2007.

According to her second grade report card, Kara "likes to talk. A lot."

Which makes sense that she'd take to a blog, where she covers everything from the banal things she notices in life to detailed hotel reviews. Turns out not much has changed over the years. On her yearly performance reviews, there's usually some comment pertaining to a fondness for speech.

Her snarkiness evolved over my high school years, then perfected in college (credited in part to the dry British wit). She parlayed that into a public speaking consultant gig when she's not writing user experiences for one of the best software companies in the world.

Three cancer debacles aside, Kara considers her life pretty lucky. Some other cool things she's done:

• A bunch of entertainment and professional sports jobs (Oscars, Emmys, Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show & Host Committee, FIFA Women's World Cup, US Soccer, Live 8)
• Lived in 3 countries (America, Australia, and England) and traveled to 18 others
• Lived in 5 states (New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, California)
• Studied one year at University of Gloucestershire in England
• Met a guy on a plane on New Year's Eve, then married him 5 years later

Kara today. She forgives
her mom, and doesn't let
her influence her clothing.

Still holding out for that dream job: a fantastic budget from a book publisher to fly around the world, capturing photos of kids being kids. In the meantime, she does pro-bono PR work for women- and LGBT-owned small businesses on the side in her free time.

Looking for a speaker? Check out her topics and experience on the Contact page.

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