Kelly Tutors
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Wise people always say, “Never be the smartest person in the room,” so we’ve got that covered!! I’m not an industry expert.
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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary to make complex topics approachable. I attend events and document what is said (and not said).
“What they said” is written in WHITE and “what I’m thinking” in PINK/PURPLE. You can read the full blog, just the white, or just the pink. Boom!
Across Town for Some Leadership and Equality
TLDR: A women's leadership and entrepreneurship event where Kelly arrived an hour late, found the first workshop on "bad business ideas" unhelpful, switched rooms to a career narrative rewriting exercise, and sat through an AI 101 resume talk, with the main takeaway being two consecutive events telling her to replace "hope" with action.
KT’s Favorite Showdown + The Most Unique Event Yet
TLDR: A double-header weekend starting with Kelly's favorite annual event -- the NW Garden Show's live Container Showdown competition -- followed by a "Mix and Manifest" wellness event featuring dance-offs, yoga, sound baths, caprese salads nobody recognized, and a teenager who didn't know what "self-care" meant.
Hickies for the Bank’s V.P. + Pre-FIFA Economic Rundown (w/ Remote Viewing… 13/16 Accuracy)
TLDR: A bank-hosted small business panel covering FIFA World Cup economic preparation, access to capital, scaling strategies, and workforce development, combined with Kelly's "remote viewing" experiment where 13 of 16 predictions came true.
First Day Remote Viewing Training + Week of Wonder
TLDR: Kelly documents her first week of intentional spiritual practices including fasting, tarot, meditation, dream journaling, and remote viewing exercises where she draws images before revealing target photos, exploring intuition and metaphysical experiences.
Hailing Hinds’ Feet Post-Dancing with Depends
TLDR: A deeply personal reflection post covering Kelly's refocused mission on financial literacy, child protection, and MOASS advocacy, alongside vague but emotional references to crossing national borders and a stay in a mental health facility where she found healing through vulnerability, dance parties, and structured care.
Peace in Portland, Thanks to Teddy
TLDR: A short emotional farewell to Portland after a walking tour, with mixed feelings about leaving the city and cryptic reflections on how much it has changed.
Reverse-Halloween
TLDR: Kelly and her daughter invented "Reverse Halloween" where they walked around town giving candy to strangers instead of collecting it, sparking reflections on why holiday culture normalizes fear and whether trunk-or-treat events at churches should rethink their spooky themes around kids.
Human Trafficking in Transit to Mars: La Trampa de Pleasure Obsesión
TLDR: Kelly transcribes a disturbing overheard bus conversation about human trafficking networks, institutional infiltration, and exploitation, then uses AI tools to analyze and map the systemic funnel of trafficking from recruitment to control.
The Journey to Mars: Reflections while Literally Flying to See Not-Literally Mars, Again!
TLDR: Stream-of-consciousness reflections written on a budget flight to LA for the Mars Society annual conference, covering trip planning, entrepreneurial hustle on a tight budget, a packed schedule mixing Mars lectures with Venice Beach skateboarding, and personal goals for building educational content.
Hour You Justifying Your Fee? (Webinar Attendance, Not Whether We Attend Dance)
TLDR: A short Dress for Success webinar on salary negotiation and defending your hourly rate, with the key advice being to research thoroughly using websites and AI before interviews, and to aim high on wages because showing up happy and motivated is hard to replace.
Semi-Refurbished Computers, for this Tutor’s got Seconds for Salsa
TLDR: The author receives a free refurbished laptop from a women's nonprofit tech organization, reflecting on her journey as a low-income entrepreneur building her tutoring business, followed by attending a salsa/bachata dance social.
Mural Festival + Kids Activities Downtown
TLDR: A downtown mural art festival featuring kids' DIY spray painting activities, live music, and a waterfront playground, offering a rare family-friendly creative event in the city.
Dressing for Success = Success Impressed
TLDR: Kelly attends a Dress for Success event providing free professional clothing to underemployed women, reflecting on living frugally as a startup founder in Seattle while building her wardrobe and planning to give back to the nonprofit.
Well Thought Out Movie & A Kick Flip
TLDR: Kelly juggles the 48-hour film contest while solo-parenting, creating an AI-assisted short film with severe constraints, alongside attending a seafood festival with skateboarding and a waterfront concert with her daughter.
Collaging for the Climate
TLDR: Kelly and her daughter attend a small climate-themed collaging event that takes an unexpected turn when the host's dog bites her daughter's hand, reflecting on art activism and parenting challenges.
Dinosaurs at the Zoo + More for Kids (?)
TLDR: A family zoo outing to see animatronic dinosaurs with observations about the lack of interactive kids' activities at American attractions, plus a positive parenting moment witnessed in line where a mom taught her daughter to think independently before asking questions.
#THEUPDATE Amidst Work Week
TLDR: A non-event blog where Kelly pauses attending conferences to focus on building out her Kelly Tutors website, covering merch design, AI youth education classes, downloadable content, rewriting fairy tales, social media strategy, and blog reorganization after breaking all her old links.
The Ghosted Speech That WAS, wasn’t, wasn’t AGAIN IRL.
TLDR: Kelly was scheduled to speak at an event she helped plan extensively, including volunteering on Mother's Day, only to be left off the schedule and ghosted by three different organizers, prompting a break from events to focus on her own projects.
Celebrating Mothers and Painting Event Prep
TLDR: Kelly rearranged her Mother's Day plans to help paint and prep for an upcoming conference she was invited to speak at, only to discover the art project was not what she expected and growing concern that her speaking slot might not actually exist on the schedule.