1.0Soft Sensibilitieshttps://kimberlypearl.co/blogKimberlyhttps://kimberlypearl.co/blog/author/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="69FUGbgo9k"><a href="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/oceans-18-years-of-blogging/">Ocean’s 18</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/oceans-18-years-of-blogging/embed/#?secret=69FUGbgo9k" width="600" height="338" title="“Ocean’s 18” — Soft Sensibilities" data-secret="69FUGbgo9k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> I started blogging on this day, 18 years ago. I’m not even sure what made me recall that date, although it cannot be a coincidence that just yesterday, the fifth of my Five Things was about writing here. The anniversary just came to me like an epiphany as I headed out the door, arms preoccupied with my bag, keys, recycling, and samples to ship—and sure enough, I wrote my first post on July 25, 2008. (I published a second one mere moments later, a short feature titled “Bag of the Week”, no doubt unable to contain my excitement.) It had been at least a year, maybe more, in the making—but I was young, needed my parents’ permission, and quite frankly, was nervous to begin. But I was earnest in my pursuits: The first iteration of this website was on Blogspot, where I wrote feverishly under a pseudonym, La Couturier. I was tiny but felt mighty, proud when I started gaining momentum and POP magazine asked me to join as one of their contributing bloggers. I did this in secret between dance team rehearsals and homework, and even snuck my laptop open to draft articles at 1 a.m. while the rest of the…https://kimberlypearl.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/blogger-embroidered-words-in-royal-blue-on-ll-bean-canvas-boat-tote.jpg