Jul 21 2008
BlogHer Recap
I wanted to post one final recap of BlogHer 08 before I return to regularly scheduled programming tomorrow. The conference was a great experience, and I heartily recommend attending if you have the chance.
My favorite sessions were Building Traffic via Content and Community, which I live blogged and posted about yesterday, and Coming Out via Blog. My main reason for going to the “Coming Out” session was to meet Stephanie Quilao of Back in Skinny Jeans and hear her speak about what it was like to reveal her bulimia relapse in her blog. Stephanie (who, on an unrelated note, is gorgeous and a phenomenal speaker) is a huge source of inspiration for me–she motivates me to be honest, to be open, and to keep trying. If you’ve never read Stephanie’s moving posts about her relapse, please do check them out.
It was also very cool to see Heather Armstrong speak. She was very honest about the work that goes into maintaining an A-list blog and the impact it has had on her life. Here’s a (poorly taken) picture of her:
By far, the best thing about BlogHer was the people I met. Here are Sarah of Suite Apple Pie, Janice of Our Lady of Weight Loss, and Clair of Clair Nation.
Sarah and I bonded over breakfast, and I just love her!! I also really clicked with Nora of Nonlinear Girl, Tiffany of RedBullMom, Caroline of Remabulous, and Christine of Half Full. Oh, and I got to meet Alison of Uncommonality, whom I’ve been following for a while. It was so great to put a face with the name!
The highlight of the trip was spending time with Zandria (who’s from the DC area and who I met in person a few weeks ago) and Janet. How do I love them? Let me count the ways…
I can’t wait until the ReachOut tour comes to DC in October!
(Note: If I included your picture in this post and you’d like it removed, let me know and I’ll be happy to take it down! I don’t want to make anyone uncomfortable…)
Looks like you had a fabulous time! I imagine going to that was like food for your soul. Thanks for stopping by my blog, and btw you were my inspiration for starting in the first place! I love how your posts break down the difficult questions into manageable pieces. Very helpful for someone like me that usually can’t put into words what the question is that’s floating around in my world.
Thanks for including a link to my live blog (”Coming Out”). I had such a great time at BlogHer and your live blog of Building Traffic was awesome. It was one of my favorite sessions and I’m sure I’ll be referencing it a lot!
DC huh?
I have a crapload (technical term) of family in dc, harrrisburg and western pa.
I may go!!
You and Zan look like you could be sisters!
What a fantastic night! Let’s do it again next year…Or sooner.
Looks SO fun! you got to hang with some of my faves for sure