about

===IN THE THIRD PERSON:===
Meet Kathryn: burlesquer, model, actor, ukulele-er, fantastic cook, and font of wise words and amusing anecdotes. She loves to listen to you and, if she can, help you with your troubles, or, if she can't help, direct you to someone who can. And that's why you're here, no? ~grins~

Kathryn is a person of wide and varied experience. Her only routine is to try something new every day. She has met many people in her travels from many different backgrounds, countries, and expertises. "Knowledge junkie" is something Kat frequently calls herself.

===THINGS I FEEL QUALIFIED TO GIVE ADVICE ABOUT:===
***romantic relationships
***general and nutritional health (I disclaim: I am not a doctor, nor a certified nutritionist yet...I merely have read a lot, experienced a lot in my own life, have personally heard testimonials on a variety of health issues and healthy lifestyle practises, and am a yoga instructor and Ayurvedic health consultant)
***sexual health
***technology (computers specifically, but other techie things like me too ^_^)
***philosophy, theology, and psychology
***social issues
***crafty artsy thingies (excuse the technical jargon)

===POSSIBLE POLITICAL/IDEALOGICAL CONFLICTS WITH YOUR OWN VIEWS:===
*I was raised as a Catholic (the Roman kind), I went to Catholic parochial grade school, I attended a Catholic high school (a Sacred Heart school), and now I attend a Catholic Jesuit university. Although I don't call myself Catholic or Christian, I respect and acknowledge the good things I was raised with.
*I am not prejudiced against any ethnic, socioeconomic, or cultural background.
*I am not prejudiced against any religion or spiritual path, including a lack of one (atheism, don't-give-a-damn-ism).
*I am not prejudiced against any sexual orientation or gender identity. I myself am romantically and sexually queer, physically female, mentally gender-f***ed. If you ever want to talk about sexual orientation and/or gender identity, don't hesitate to contact me! I am working toward a sexology degree, and these things interest me immensely!
*I don't care for politics very much, but I respect the people who are wise with their words and respectful to others.

===SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME (BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY ASK YOUR QUESTION):===
"You're only 24! You don't know anything about the world. How could you possibly give me advice on anything?" Perhaps I am fairly young to be giving advice to people. But I do know this: everyone who has ever come to me looking for counsel has always told me, either during or right after our "sessions", that I am not overly critical, that I am honest and fair, that I am sensitive and understanding, that I am open-minded and tolerant, that they can count on me to give a good outside objective perspective, and (something I think is most important in being an advisor) that I am a good listener.

"What types of things do you give advice on?" Well, I can give you advice on almost anything, really. If I personal experience with what you're asking about, I'll patch it through. If I don't, I'll put in my two cents and let you know where you can get more firsthand knowledge.

"Why do you write sooooo muuuuuch?"
I'm a writer, I blabber sometimes, heh. I do take a lot of care in my writing though, I want to give you a well-thought-out answer. But the other reason I write so much is because I don't want to give you a one-sentence reply, unless it's to a very black-and0white question like "What time does 'House' air on Tuesday in Cincinnati?"

===IN CLOSING:===
You got questions? Lemme at 'em!

I wish you all lives filled with tasty food, goofball antics, and people you love to share them with you.

~*Kathryn*~

advice

my boyfriend wants to give me a gold diamond ring and i told him no but he said he is going to buy it any way should i let him i will feel bad though cause he is wasting his money on me but he said he is not but still he talks about getting me stuff but i say no then i say i am going to get him things and he says no can anyone help me on how me and him can buy eachother things without the guilt? plez help fast he is gonna get the ring on wednessday

like traci said, find out why he wants to get the ring for you. is he feeling like he's going to lose you and needs to find a way to keep you? i know that my boyfriend has been wanting to buy me a silver ring (i like silver better :P), though he hasn't gotten it yet (well, we haven't gotten it yet, he needs to take me with him because neither of us know what my ring size is... ^_^;), but i've been trying to get him to hold off on it for a while.

if you can't convince him to not buy the ring, try and strike a compromise. say that he can get you some earrings, or another ring (like silver?? ^_^) with a semi-precious stone instead of a precious one (meaning like amethyst, moonstone, opal) or a zirconia stone instead (looks like a diamond, but it's not one ^_^).

hope this helped. good luck!

~*kitty*~

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(Rating: 4) thanx so much i needed that
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