How to start…
Obviously, the internet is NOT the same as it was a few years ago when I attempted to start blogging again, or even decades ago when I was a High-Schooler passionate about web design and all the frills and thrills that came with it. How things can rapidly change and all the new changes right now escape me.
So, why this, why now?
Despite the fact that the internet is not the same, what even blows my mind further, is that I am also very far from the person a few years ago, or decades ago. What I’ve realized is that there are things that I want to immerse myself in over the internet (TikTok is not one of them) and that I feel like I have to expel a huge sum of what’s going on inside of me to a very small part of the internet world. Words, thoughts, stories… these things have fueled me back when I was a kid up to this point where I’m now a mom of two, in the middle of balancing our own law practice with my husband and friends.
So, why not add this to my growing list of responsibilities?
Because this means something to me (well, at least at the very moment I am writing this.)
I chanced upon an acquaintance’s substack whose way with words have blown me over several times before. It’s the kind of writing I aspire to be knowing its impossibility. But it was enough for me to open this account, tinker with the settings for a bit, and open up photoshop for a couple of minutes to come up with a random logo minus the pressure.
There are countless ways to grow this. But I’m not sure what kind of community of readership I'd target or grow.
I was just about to write a list of what you guys can expect but I feel like I’m just setting myself up for trouble. So, I won’t box myself this early on. If you know me in real life or follow me on Instagram, then you will probably have some idea of what you can see here. But I do hope I can reach out to some sort of community.
For now, please subscribe and let me fill your inboxes with photos like the one below!
Excited for what’s to come, Pearl! Congratulations on getting this started. Count me in on your readership.