A warm hello and Happy (late) Earth Day to everyone out there reading Victoria-E.com!

I just wanted to drop in and let you know that I haven’t forgotten about my ever-growing blog - new posts will be up soon. For the past few days, I’ve been spending my time on the couch with a bag of cough drops and a number of tissue boxes. Yup, you guessed it - a Spring cold.

Thankfully, I was able to check the San Francisco Zoo for the first time with my mother (visiting from Connecticut) during the weekend, before this cold really took hold. Below are some pictures from our visit. Enjoy!

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Boy oh boy - I have been putting off this post for almost a week now. Putting all of my hopes and dreams for 2008 down on paper (or, in this care, on screen) is a big step, knowing the folks reading my blog (you all rock) will help to hold me accountable for everything I write.

Maybe all of you are just the proverbial fire under my butt that I need to take my career and my life to the next level. In 2007, my second year filing taxes as a business owner, I have made a profit - not a huge one (nearly $6,000) but profit is profit. Whenever I question why I spend my days writing, never knowing if I am really helping anyone, reminding myself that people pay me (somewhat) well to do what I do is a sign that at least I don’t suck.

On the verge of ringing in 2008, I was all kinds of amped to meet the new year head on. Just a few days after January had begun, my inspiration and drive had been sucked out of me completely by some unknown force. I am still unsure of what the force was, but doing yoga for the past two days has helped to revive my spirit somewhat. The only person standing in the way of my success is myself.

There is no time like the present to start progressing forward, so it is time to post my plans and goals for 2008. Notably, I’m not just taking about writing here - these including fitness, networking, travel, crafts, outside jobs … etc. So strap on your seat belt - I’m about to take off in 2008! (more…)

Hooray! Since yesterday, I have begun receiving emails to my victoria[at]victoria-e[dot]com e-mail address again.

So, bring on the messages!

If you have sent me an email in the past week, there is a disturbingly good chance (i.e. 99%) that I didn’t get it.

I’m currently working on the problem with my hosting company and should have it resolved this week.

Til the problem is fixed (and I post an update here on my site) PLEASE SEND ALL PAST AND PRESENT CORRESPONDENCE TO victoriablue[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks everyone

The spectacular Rheanna Fancypants has been tinkering with a number of new layout designs for my website, but I’m happy to say that we have finally decided on one. You might recognize the apple art from Rubenslp, who is also quite a cool guy. I got the same apple as my fourth tattoo (on the inside of my right forearm) earlier this month. Ruben has been nice enough to allow me to use his creation as the official logo for my business, provided I give him credit, which I will gladly do over and over.

So … what do you think?

Aaaaahhhh, she got me! [add in gurgle sound effect] I’ve been tagged by my fellow GLiving fashion buddy, Summer from BTC Elements, to tell six weird and/or unknown things about me. So, here is a small peak into the oddball that is Victoria E:

1) I almost persued a career in architecture. As a kid, I spent many afternoons looking through those magazines that sell floor plans for houses, and drawing my own (crude) designs.

2) Cartoons hold a special place in my life. After school, my dad would come home from work early so we could watch Batman together. I can recite nearly every episode of Invader Zim and Spongebob Squarepants.

3) As kids, my older sister Sara and I used to “modify” barbie dolls, giving them tattoos, mohawks, crazy-colored hair … etc. Who knew we were predicting our own future?

4) If you ever call me and I actually answer the phone, consider yourself special. I’ve avoided the telephone for as long as I can remember!

5) Though I have an affinity for interior decorating, I’ve never actually decorated any of my own apartments. Why? I have no idea … money? time?

6) Countless times, I’ve stopped driving (when I had a car) and helped various animals across the road: deer, rabbits, turtles, dogs, cats, and others.

Ok, so those all seem pretty hokey, but that is what came to my mind first. Now, it is time for me to tag others [dun dun dun]. I tag Matt (my best friend), Logan (my boyfriend), Bev (my mum), Mallory, Stephanie, and Tricia.