The Blog - Thoughts from a Professional Fangirl

Everything has changed
It's been a while since I've blogged on here, but that's my own fault. It's not for lack of wanting to do it or keeping...

“Saved by the Bell” still owns me 30 years later
As a child and young teenager, my favorite television show besides "Beverly Hills, 90210" was "Saved by the Bell." Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar - yes, I still remember how to spell his last...

Fangirl Rules To Follow in Your Respective Fandoms
Do you remember back in, I think it was '98 or '99, Chris Rock came out with a song called "No Sex (In The Champagne Room)?" and dedicated it to the Class of '99? That song and this post is going to...

Balancing work, a blog, and an etsy shop
Juggling work (where I’m down a co-worker), taking care of my disabled mother, running a popular blog AND an Etsy shop is NOT easy. Let’s make that very clear. But, I like to stay busy. So how do I manage it all? Planning.

Why I Focus On Plus Size Fangirl Merch
I have always been plus size, even when I was a kid. I've always been fat. My weight has gone up and down over the years and whether I lost a lot of weight or not, I was always a fat girl, at least...

Why Journalism Leaves A Bad Taste in My Mouth today
A lot of people know this already, but I spent over 10 years in journalism. I won awards for not only my writing, photography and designs, but toward the end of 2017, my heart just wasn't in it...

A new beginning, but stuck in the past
I know what you're thinking - here we go again. Karah has started another site which will end up closing, blah blah blah. Well, I can probably agree because over the last 20+ years, that's kinda...

Throwback Article: Backstreet’s Back (Interview with Howie Dorough)
Interview from June 1, 2010 that I did with Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys.Backstreet’s back. In reality, the vocal group was never really gone, and they will prove that Saturday night when...