Today, I am the featured blogger on The SITS Girls, a community of 40,000 actively engaged bloggers known for helping women grow their online reach. Not only has SITS been instrumental in the rapid growth of my blog readership, but I have felt so genuinely supported by the friends I have made through this amazingly loyal community. Seriously, it brings tears to my eyes just thinking of strangers who have reached out to me and been there for me. Thank you SITS! I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY SO MUCH! If you are a blogger, I encourage you to visit The SITS Girls website and become part of our network.
Now a little bit about me.
Just the Facts
*Catherine Gacad
*American born, Filipino heritage
*Catholic
*37 years old
*Married for 3 years
*San Francisco dweller
*Traveled to 30+ countries, 6 continents
*Undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley: double-majored in Biology and English and minored in Forestry
*MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
*Work for a Fortune 50 company in the financial services industry
Now highlighting the Dear Vixen blog.
In business school, I had an advice column in the school newspaper titled Dear Vixen. After I graduated, people said they missed my writing, and that’s how my blog was born. I blog about living in one of the best places on earth, the San Francisco Bay Area, and traveling all around the globosphere. As an academic, literary fiend, and lover of the written word, I also feature book reviews and blog about current events and thought-provoking social, political, and religious issues that are important to me and my readers. One thing that makes my blog unique is that I take an opinionated stand, while asking readers to weigh in as I am very open-minded and respectful of differing viewpoints. My hope is that the topics I blog about spur conversation and debate, and that the advice I dole out helps people live a more enlightened and inspired life. Every once in a while, I select guest bloggers cultivated from my vast network who are subject matter experts in their field. These posts are always very well received. Thematically, my blog also has a financial bent to it as I’ve set a personal goal to retire when I’m 50 and am always harping on what we can all do to save more money.
I encourage you to wander around this online home I’ve created on the interweb. Scroll down to read my recent posts. And subscribe by clicking on the pink button on the right.
I look forward to connecting and collaborating with you, and living an inspired life.
Congratulations on your SITS day! I hope it’s a fabulous day for you. Enjoy it.
Thank you so much Robin!
Dear Vixen,
Nice to meet you from SITS! Now I know who to ask for advice the next time I find a huge snake in my garden. 🙂 Lynn
Happy SITS Day! Need to go get ready for work, but hoping to get back this weekend to browse a bit!
Happy SITS Day once again! I hope it is wonderful! 🙂
Enjoy your SITS day! I’m looking forward to wandering around your blog!
Thank you so much Michelle!
Huge congrats on your SITS Day again and very happy to get to know you here a bit better. Am now following you on G+ and Twitter, too!! 🙂
HAPPY SITS DAY! As a book lover, I will be looking around.
Happy SITS day! 🙂 Hope you have a great day with lots of comment love!-The Dose Girls
Yes, I definitely feel the love today. It has been amazing!
Happy SITS Day to you! Enjoy your day in the spotlight! 🙂 I hope it’s an amazing one.
Happy SITS Day to you!!
Happy SITS Day! So glad you’ve been receiving lots of love!
Have a fabulous SITS day!!
You do live in one of the best cities in the world. I’ve visited San Francisco twice, and loved it both times. Thanks for creating such a great blog. Congratulations on being SITS featured blogger. Have a blessed day!
Happy SITS Day to you! 🙂 One thing I love is a well written blog, and you have that in SPADES. I’m your newest follower for sure. Love the “retire by 50”, I am a 38 (ouch) and have the same goal…I have a lot of work to do before I get there!!
Happy SITS Day! Enjoy it!
Oh, what a FIND you are! I feel as though we are cut from the same cloth. Both love to travel (though sadly, I haven’t been around the world as much as I would have liked the past few years), and we both got our start as dating/relationship bloggers. I also really admire the fact that you are opinionated but OPEN to dialogue here on your blog. That is so important and I think some people are so concerned about having their voices heard, they forget that good can come from a healthy, spirited debate 🙂
Can’t wait to read a bit more about you. HAPPY HAPPY SITS DAY! Give some love to the Bay Area from me!
Enjoying reading the posts on your Blog – it is easy to get caught up just reading and not realizing how time is flying today!!
Happy SITS Day and enjoy the day!
Happy SITS day! Can’t wait to look around and check out your blog!
Happy Sits Day! Enjoy the limelight!
30 different countries? You’ve been a busy woman! Just stopping by to say Happy SITS day!
Happy SITS Day! I hope you get tons of visitors who leave comments and subscribe to your blog!!
Happy SITS day Catherine, hope it’s great! I can’t believe you have traveled to 30+ countries, wow! I can only dream of doing that.
Awesome. just that is just aweome
or awesome…. depending where your from 😉
Congratulations on your SITS Day!!! I like people who tell it like it is, so your blog is going to be fun to read 🙂
Congratulations on your SITS Day, Vixen!
I absolutely love your blog – I’ve roamed around a little. 🙂
Keep up the good work!
~Dakota
HAPPY SITS day!!! I read your piece over at 3six5 and it was amazing. You are such a gifted writer!! I didn’t see anywhere to comment… sorry!
Happy SITS Day to you! I used to live in San Francisco, and man, it haunts my dreams. I do love fall and spring on the east coast, but part of my heart was definitely left in SF. Enjoy the rest of your day! I suppose you have more of it left than I do, with the time difference.
Hi Tamara, glad you have good memories of this little place on the Bay.
Hey Lady! I’m late but I hope yesterday was wonderful with the SITStahs! I can’t believe the one day that I was sleepy after work and 2nd work it would be your SITS day! Well CONGRATS on being featured!
You are a machine, Joi, thank you for taking the time to show me the love!
Happy belated SITS DAY. Sounds like a cool blogging experience.
I followed you on bloglovin & twitter 🙂
Enjoy your SITS Day! I am going to read some of your old posts now….happy to meet you!
Tracey ( acottageindustry.com )
Catherine,
I love your blog!!! I’m visiting from SITS and am now following on Twitter and via Email! Looking forward to getting updates delivered to my inbox.
Whitney
The Decor Chronicles
Whitney, what a beautiful blog you have. I am following you on Bloglovin!
Happy Sits Day!! Love your Blog 🙂
Thank you so much, Tina!