I wake up in the morning thinking about what I am going to post on my blog later that day.
My kids know where to find me. Mommy’s at the computer…..”Oh. You’re working on the blog again.” They come to sit on my lap, and say, “Who’s that? Is that someone you really know, or is it just someone’s blog?”
How was I to know that these random bloggers would become my friends and my life? How was I to know when I started blogging that not only would I be able to say so much, so often, but that I would want to?
Blogging conferences are all the buzz in the blogosphere right now, and BlogHer is the conference to attend. Honestly, I have been very curious about BlogHer, with so many of my blogging friends expressing their interest or intent on going. It was an innocent comment on MckMama’s forum yesterday that really got me thinking more about the possibilities of going myself. When she included a little shout out to me in her post on My Charming Kids, I wondered…..Could I make this happen? Could she just stow me in her luggage since I was the first person to nominate her to go?
Hmm…maybe not. Maybe I need to find a way to get there myself.
I never envisioned my blog becoming what it is today when I started writing in October 2007. Back then, my blog was mostly a way to keep in touch with family and friends. Ok. I take that back. Actually, it was mostly about the peer pressure from all of my friends who were already on blogger. I started blogging, not knowing what to expect, and then discovered something. I loved it. Blogging took my loves–my family, photography, and writing the stories of my life–and put them together. It was a perfect combination. Add friendly comments in to the mix, and I was a happy camper.
But there was something in me that wanted more from it. I decided to take my friend’s challenge to blog everyday for the month of November with NaBloPoMo. That’s when things took off. I got into the groove of blogging daily and found that I had more to say than I ever imagined. I spent the next month joining networks and giving my blog a new identity (assisted by a facelift by April Showers!). My family members changed names a few times until we finally settled on the candy theme. I found my niche and I love it.
I also found a community. I have connected with women who have supported me through the last 8 months of no income and made the time pass quickly and feel practically normal through it. Blogging has given me the outlet that I have needed to retain that piece of myself that might otherwise have been lost in the stress and pressure of money worries and starting a new business. I’m not alone.
And that brings us back to BlogHer. I want it. But I can’t get there myself. I have been able to do quite a bit with my blog, but I would love to attend BlogHer and learn how to take it even farther. But the biggest draw for me? I would love to connect with the amazing women that I have met through my blog. I have been completely blown away by the connections I have made. There are some awesome women out there doing incredible things. And I have been blown away by the opportunities I have had to learn, grow, and influence other people as well.
The ladies at Extraordinary Mothers and the Slanket have posted an opportunity for one lucky blogger to win a pass to BlogHer ’09. Here’s my plea. Pick me! We can take this far.
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