Cheese for the Professional: Who is this Kelly?

Who are we? And why you should care.

We're regular folks. We have a sense of humor. We're a tad sarcastic. We aspire to be professional. We like cheese. What is the Cheese? It is everything good and bad within the "professional" workforce. We use that term loosely. We want to reduce the assocation and image of separate classes within the professional world (i.e., lower, middle, upper). So, in a nutshell: we want to shatter and disassociate the typical image of the "hootie, snootie, aristocratic, champaigne party throwing, money hungry professional" who looks down on anyone that does not drink their cup of tea... or beer.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Who is this Kelly?

I have lady-parts; but don't get too excited about that. It doesn't matter.

I'm 34. A mother. A wife. And I think I'm professional (maybe...jury's out). I've worked for (and with) the department of defense (i.e., the military) since I was 18 years old. I used to be in the U.S. Army as an Intelligence Analyst. But I wasn't that good at it, so I moved on. I am now in the Administrative world.

I've had great bosses. I've had not-so-great bosses. My current boss is pretty cool. My professionalism stems mostly from common sense. I'll discuss situations I've been in and where I went right or wrong in them. I love empowering those around me. Not everything is a competition. If I think Charley would be a better fit in a more supervisory role, I'll say so. And I have. I do not think everything should be taken so seriously. Like Charley: I rarely take him seriously. Ok, I kid.

I have always found it difficult to talk about myself -- and this blog post is no different. In my spare time, I build Lego sets with my son; watch Doctor Who with my husband; and then in my spare-spare time, I read voraciously. In my oh-so-little spare-spare-spare time, I write fiction. My sister says it is good stuff, so it must be.

I have a dry sense of humor. I'm sarcastic, too. If you read something that I've written and you are unsure if I'm being serious or not, go with the one that pisses you off the least.

I hope you enjoy yourself. I would love to hear from you in the comments section.

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Bios

Kelly is 34 years old, a wife, and a mother. She is a military veteran. Her experience is in intelligence, communications technology (like video teleconference technology), and administration. Her current gig is a senior executive assistant to a senior department of defense official. In her spare time she spends time with her family and reads a ton of books. She is also a writer and hopes to publish her first novel in 2012.

Charley is 28 years old, a devoted husband, and a father of two. He served in the Marine Corps for seven years. He has a bachelors in business administration and he is currently working on his MBA in Information Security, as well as his project management creditials. In his spare time he spends time with his family and friends. He also grills up a mean steak.