{"id":22,"date":"2025-12-08T02:02:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T02:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victoriainvegas.com\/?p=22"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:23:18","slug":"what-ive-learned-from-road-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriainvegas.com\/?p=22","title":{"rendered":"Who Am I and Why Should You Care? Spoiler: You Probably Shouldn\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m a nobody living in Vegas \u2014 a speck of a human in a city full of people who are much louder, shinier, drunker, and more determined to be seen. Most people will never interact with me, and honestly? Same. I work from home. I go to the grocery store. I hang out with my husband, my kid, and my two cats mainly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sooo, who am I.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not a guru, a wellness influencer, or someone with life together. I\u2019m a nearly-40, lived-some-shit, and I have no idea what normal is anymore. I just try new things, try to be logical, and sometimes share the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a daughter, twin, sister, mom, wife, ex-wife, employee, and friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve moved <strong>over 30 times<\/strong>, had 7 different step-parents, visited multiple countries, met 100\u2019s of interesting people, worn many hats professionally, survived addiction, rehab x2, 3 marriages, 2 divorces, survived miscarriage, had a healthy son, had successful relationships, had full blown mental breakdowns, bought and sold 5 houses, had miracles happen, and have regrets as well, fought for my mental health, had people fight for me, and starting over is becoming my specialty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve reinvented myself more times than most people change their WiFi passwords. I\u2019ve been the disaster, the comeback, the cautionary tale, the redemption arc, the villain, and the main character \u2014 sometimes simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does any of that mean I matter?<br>No.<br>It just means I\u2019m human and have <em>stories.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So why should you care what I think?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly?<br>You shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My opinion doesn\u2019t matter more than yours \u2014 and I\u2019m not here to pretend otherwise. 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