Inaugural Blog!

Janet Testerman

Editor of Skirt! Knoxville

I am the obsessive, over-protective mother of my 5-year-old daughter, Reilly - a four-legged, ball-chasing,car-riding, food-begging Golden Retriever who's the girlfriend of Ranger, the Chocolate Lab next door. When I'm not fulfilling her every need, I'm anticipating my new boot camp workouts, thinki...

Tuesday, January, 8, 2008

Woo hoo! Look at me. I’m blogging...OMG! Now what? For whatever reason, I’ve had this aversion to starting the Knoxville skirt! blog. Not because I’m not interested or excited about hearing from our readers, but because, like Kelly, in her August essay Home Free, I associate blogging with the responsibility and upkeep of buying a house – or having a child (I presume). Ok, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but my perception (which, in my mind, is reality) is it’s a big commitment, and how in the world am I going to possibly come up with enough topics interesting enough to talk about?! I just don’t know that I’m that entertaining.

Maybe that’s why I subconciously waited until today, because, did you remember? It’s El’s birthday! (HmmHmmHmm..Caught in a trap...I can’t walk out...because I love you too much baby..HmmHmm). “Suspicious MInds” has been my theme song forever. Wooden spoon, please. Don’t ask me why I have this utter and complete love and infatuation of Elvis. Perhaps it’s because the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and my mom has been Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs over Elvis ever since she met him, not once, but twice. (She’s desparate for someone to write an article on her experience(s) – complete with pictures. Can someone please help here?). Unfortunately, I’m not having a big Graceland party. Although, I do know his favorite meal is meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I learned that another year on his birthday at the Hard Rock. Holy rhinestones – there were Elvis impersonators everywhere!

So to all my fellow Honeymoon in Vegas fans, stop in and say hello. To all our readers, please, I beg of you, suggest some topics of conversation. I really do want to know what you’re thinking and what you’re interested in. And please send our website out to your entire contact list – even the guys. You’d be surprised at how many take a sneak peak. Many, I know, linger longer.

Happy New Year, and I wish for you all, great things, peace and happiness.

sidebar: My mantra for the upcoming year...”Nowhere but up in ‘08.” –