In real life I was simply a party girl who was looking for a
way to share her life with the rest of the world. You have to remember that
this was the infancy of reality TV (which, while growing in popularity, was mostly
looked down upon by anyone beyond the MTV demographic) and before everybody and
their mother (literally) was a blogger. When I told people what I did, they
looked at me like a freak. Of course, they also frowned upon my online dating
attempts (again, before Match.com and eHarmony). They thought I was insane. And
maybe I was.
But I did it (produced my site and online dated) anyway. I updated it with fashion and beauty
tips, the hottest of the Vegas hot spots, and whatever else tickled my fancy.
But, unfortunately, the lifespan of a party girl – even a virtual one – is
tragically short. And there finally came a time when I was forced to decided
to do something “meaningful” with my life.
So I packed up my life and moved to L.A. to go get some
super higher learning (read: three miserable, yet exhilarating, years of law
school). I tried to keep Planet Velvet alive by reworking it into a Los Angeles
edition called Planet Velvet: Los Angeles. But as it turns out, I hate Los
Angeles, and I couldn’t bring myself to write a single thing positive about
living life in L.A. (even though there were a few positive things). Instead I
shut Planet Velvet down and buried the dream.
I finished school, got married and moved to Phoenix. Once
there, I took a “grown up” job (not in the legal field) and kept myself busy.
Or at least I tried. I have to admit that as much as I enjoyed the job, it left
me a lot of down time. When I punched out at 5, I went home without a care in
the world. I never really took much home with me (at least not in the
beginning), which was a good thing, but it meant I needed to find a hobby or
something to fill my nights and weekends. It wasn’t long before I birthed
another blog (the term was mainstream by now) called “Beauty In The Wasteland.”
I named it such because I felt like I lived in a wasteland. Although I loved my
home out in the suburbs of Phoenix, the first few years there were a little
rough for me. I felt out of place. There was no buzz. Nowhere to shine. And
everyone kind of looked and acted the same. I definitely wasn’t in Vegas
anymore.
It was a time of adjustment physically, mentally and
spiritually. During the days of Beauty In The Wasteland I wrote from a lonely place even though what I wrote about attempted to be upbeat and fun. I
was homesick and frustrated and it came through in every character. The blog
was a charade and I nearly gave up again on the idea of writing publicly.
I had a breakthrough somewhere along the way and realized
that no matter what was (or wasn’t) going on around me, I still had to be me.
It didn’t matter if every woman at my local Target had the same highlights in
her blonde hair and wore the same flip-flops, jeans, and blousy top (it was
like the Arizona version of The Stepford Wives). I was going to be comfortable being me. So I
killed Beauty In The Wasteland and started (once again) a new blog called From
Tuesday With Love.
From Planet Velvet until now, the concept has always been
the same: to bring my readers a glimpse into my fabulous life (and it is,
mostly, pretty fabulous). But this time it’s me being authentic. I’m not hiding
behind a persona (what you see is what you get) and it comes from a place that
I love and from a person that I love.
My life (though fabulous) is crazy: I now maintain two residences
in two states, both in the suburbs, usually working from wherever I can pick up
Wi-Fi (I was forced to change jobs several years ago – which was the best
blessing in disguise ever!). It’s not glamorous (although everyone seems to
think it is…I PROMISE it is not) but it’s challenging (in a good way). And
although I live in a world of cookie-cutter, my life is anything but boring.
No, I’m not a party girl anymore. These days, I like to think of myself as a
chic adventurer whose life is full of awesome treasures. And those treasures are
what I am so excited to share with you. From Tuesday With Love is a compilation
of all the things I love brought to you in a way that exudes fabulousness. It’s
the notes of a cosmopolitan, suburban jetsetter brought to with all the love I
have in my heart. I hope that you enjoy.
With Love,
Tuesday
Tuesday
