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| Blogging from the air, en route to the Aria in Vegas |
I'm writing this post on a plane to Las Vegas, where I'm headed for a press trip for MLife, a rewards program for MGM Hotels. If you'd told me seven years ago that this is what would be happening to me, I never would have even BELIEVED you. I've mentioned that before BBJ, I wrote a (very short-lived) TOTALLY NEGATIVE, sad blog about my life's state of affairs. It was called Miss Celebutante and it was ridiculous. The name was incredibly stupid, but was based on a word that made sense in Paris Hilton-heavy 2005. I also inexplicably called it a beauty blog, but didn't really mention beauty. #glamateur
After seven years, I've written over 5,200 BBJ blog posts. In the past year, BBJ has grown considerably and has offered me opportunities to write for more outlets, like Refinery29 and Gloss Daily (powered by Ladies' Home Journal) in addition to my old standbys, StyleUnited, Elle.com, MTV Buzzworthy and Daily Glow. I've officially been a full-time freelancer for three years and it was the best decision I've made. In 2012, I also introduced two new BBJ columns, Five Rules for Life (featuring bloggers' and industry insiders' five rules by which they live) and Fictitious Fragrance Fan (where I assign a fictional television, book or movie character a scent I think they'd wear). I've journeyed to Brazil, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Boston and Vancouver to harvest sea kelp with La Mer.
It's been an incredible year and I'm so grateful to my smart, funny regular BBJ readers who are the reason I haven't watched a television show since 2006 without my laptop out and on my lap. I so appreciate your comments, insight and questions. But most of all, I love that you ALWAYS get the reference. You, my friends, are always right on top of that (Rose), and that's why I adore you.
Thank you for seven years of your readership and support.
XO,
Glamber
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