BlogHer 2012 - NYC, Here I Come!

I’m going to BlogHer!  Wohoo!  Officially.  Each year it comes and goes and each year there is some reason why I couldn’t participate.  I guess this means I need to actually start blogging again. 

I think a few years ago I would have been most excited about the conference because I was truly “into” blogging. I had followers.  I had time to comment on others’ blogs.  I brainstormed ideas for future blog posts.  I even held a giveaway or two.  I trailed off on my blogging efforts over the past year and a half.  Took my old blog private.  Ditched my old blog.  Started a new blog.  Took it public.  And here she sits, relatively unused and lonely. 

This year, I have to say I am most excited because I get to meet some of my “besties” from the blogging world that I’ve never met in person. (Holla Kam and Liz!)  We’ve watched our kids grow from toddling little ones to spirited pre-schoolers and beyond.  We’ve been around for the birth of new kiddos too, stalking Facebook and Twitter and blogs for pending birth announcements (well, okay, maybe that was just me).  We’ve encouraged one another and been true friends, even if we’ve never sat down over a cup of coffee and bitched about life.  So to say I’m excited about BlogHer is really to say that I’m excited about meeting my friends and a few other authors of blogs I’ve followed in the past.  Oh, and it doesn't hurt that the conference this year is in The Big Apple!

My BlogHer ticket is purchased.  My flight is booked.  Hotel reservations have been made.  My sister is watching the kiddos for me.  And even though it’s still five months away, my biggest challenge will be “What should I wear?”

P.S.  I get to check an item off the new “101 Things to do in 1001 Days” list that is still at about sixty or so items and not yet published.