Catie Parrish is a freelance writer, editor, and content marketer. Over the course of her career, Catie has contributed her expertise on home, family, food, and more to dozens of websites, magazines, and newspapers. Surrounded by testosterone, she lives outside Chicago with her husband, three young sons, and devoted mutt Gus. Gus has a naughty alter ego named Russ, a running joke in their family for the past 9 years.