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Welcome, Kate — Retro Renovation’s new Managing Editor and first full-time employee!

pam kueber - Updated: September 14, 2012

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

kate and leo from retro renovation Yup, it’s official: I’ve hired Kate to write fulltime on the blog. Can you believe it? We created an American job. Well, two, if you count me. Three, if you count Leo, but, don’t tell the IRS, okay? Kate’s official title is Managing Editor, RetroRenovation.com. She will be doing lots and lots of writing and chasing stories, helping me to ensure that the best new products, reader projects and vintage love get on the blog as fast as possible. Our goal: To continue to be The Action News Leaders in Retro, live online at 4:30- and 11:50 a.m. Monday through Friday and 24/7 whenever there is Breaking News.

As the blog has grown — to more than 200,000+ unique visitors every month now — it’s been increasingly difficult for me to juggle it all. In fact, I’m giving Kate as many writing assignments as possible, because I need to focus more than ever on being a better webmaster managing complicated tech stuff behind the scenes… to reach out to new sponsors… to research new story ideas — and to catch up, then keep up, on all my emails, too. I’ll be super duper active on the blog each and every day, no matter what, though! It’s my baby, you would have to pry it from my cold dead hands. Oops sorry for the not-happy imagery, but the emphasis is real.

Working together, we want to (1) make the blog even better than ever… (2) ensure that homeowners eager to renovate their homes in a way that’s sympathetic to their original styles can find the blog to get the information they need and to join in the fun… and (3) make enough money so’s we can keep the blog boat afloat. Curious how we make money? See my explanation here, it’s kinda interesting if you ever wonder how bloggers make a living.

Oh. Kate is way more the DIY maven than I am. So there’s that, too. What the heck is that she’s holding? A jigsaw? Kate is ready to get started, buckle up! 😉  Kate also will continue with her personal blog, RetroRanchRevamp (which is where I discovered her.)

I am so excited and energized to have Kate on the team. Thank you, Kate!

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  2. Mid Century/Mid TN Mom says

    While I have been reading RR for about a year, this is my first comment. Couldn’t resist as I am Kate’s proud mom and Leo is my granddog. 🙂 Kudos to Pam for a great hire … and congrats to my darling and talented daughter Kate. Your family, friends and especially your Mid Century parenti are VERY, VERY proud of you. All the best!

      • pam kueber says

        Golly, I just noticed that Kate and I both look pretty formidable with our power tools. BaM! POW! sPLat! I think I better switch to my flower power photo so’s not to look too… Charlies Angels???

      • Mid Century/Mid TN Mom says

        Hi back to Pam! Thanks for the positives on my parenting 🙂 …. Every minute of being Kate’s mom has been fun, interesting and very rewarding. As you can tell, I’m her biggest lifetime fan and always will be. Thanks for making her so happy in her new job … she truly loves what she is doing now and that is a dream come true. 🙂

    • pam kueber says

      I am able to pre-program the publish times. I publish the first story at 4:30 a.m. so that there’s something live by lunchtime for readers in Europe and early evening for readers in Australia and Asia. Also for folks in North America who get up early!

  4. Sherree says

    Congrats!
    Kate, that polka dot dress is adorable 🙂
    BTW, I have the same problem mentioned above trying to comment on Ranch Dressing with Eartha Kitsch’s blog. It asks me everything but my blood type and then it makes my computer freeze up 🙁
    I will have to be happy just to read it.

    • Kate says

      Thanks Sherree!

      I wonder what’s up with the blog commenting issues. I haven’t changed anything on my blog recently that would cause this problem. Maybe it is a tech glitch?

  6. Annie B. says

    I, too, celebrate Kate! I spy lots more home grown retro happiness on the horizon for the RR family. Welcome aboard full time, little Duchess of DYI (Pam, of course, being the Queen!).

  7. BungalowBILL says

    Congratulations! Hope you both have many years of prosperous fun. I’ll look toward to the future “Save the Granite and Stainless Kitchens” blog coming from the RetroRenovation family!

    • pam kueber says

      Thank you, Bill, for all you’ve done to help with the blog, too! Your tile archives are STUPENDOUS!

  8. RetroSandie says

    Congratulations Pam and Kate!!! I, too, have followed this blog I think since the beginning; and it continues to be a DAILY go to for me! I have loved everything!!! I can’t believe how it has grown! Your hard work and dedication, Pam, have certainly brought it the success it is! I look forward to your continued success, and for many years to come.Enjoy Ladies!!!!! 🙂

    • pam kueber says

      Thank you, RetroSandie, it is SO COOL for me to know so many of you for so many years, since the blog was a wee babe calling out into the darkness!

  9. Jenny A. says

    I’ve been a daily reader since we put the offer on our 1956 ranch in April 2010, except for the few times I’ve had no internet access and then this is the second thing I’ve checked, after my e-mail ;-). This is, by far, my favorite blog and I have enjoyed reading Retroranchrevamp, as well. I think you and Kate will make a great team and I’m looking forward to many more years of retroliciouness. Thanks to both of you! And Leo – woof.

  10. Suzanne says

    Congrats! I’m so happy to see this site growing and prospering. I stumbled upon it while my husband and I were looking for a house. He wanted mid-century ranch and I wanted a 20’s or 30’s arts & crafts home. Since I needed to learn to love MCModest, I googled and found this place. I found so much that touched my growing up years that I couldn’t help but fall madly in love. We found a 1954 major fixer upper. Although the road is long to get it looking like some of the readers’ beautiful homes, I keep coming here to get inspired and to keep motivated. This is my favorite place on the web.

    Keep up the excellent work. May you both have lots of fun and joy.

    • pam kueber says

      Thank you, Suzanne — yup, I think a lot of us are “accidental modernists.” It’s like our houses found us, not the other way around, but it was Love!