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BlogHer08–>I forgot to wear flowers in my hair, but they were all over my shoes
By Tarable | July 23, 2008
Here are a few of my favorite things from this year’s conference:
- Partying with the Kirtsy chicks. This is now the fourth state we’ve hung out in and I always enjoy our time together. An inspiring group of women that never cease to amaze me. Thanks for the invite ladies. And thanks
for your backyard and the paella Guy.
- Partying in a department store. I’ve never done it before and it turned out to be both weird and awesome all at the same time. The party started off a little awkward in the handbag department, but by the time we had made it up to lingerie, we were ready to roll. (The hot chocolate shots and KY lube samples were highlights of that floor!) While I may have had some flashbacks of Mannequin, I just thank god I didn’t break anything.
- The “lactation lounge”…I didn’t hang out in there, but I challenge you to find something like that at any other conference.
- Ridiculous swag. I recycled almost 2/3 of all the freebies I received and I still had this much…
- The BlogHer Unconference and the amazing amount of knowledge exchanged and connections made.This event is the perfect way to end the weekend. It’s always exactly what it should be.
- Spending time with inspiring mothers who patiently listened as I talked about wanting kids and swooning ovaries. Here’s one trying to ignore me as I continue to talk about it…
- Listening, learning, laughing, building new relationships and strengthening old ones. Ironic that at a blogging conference I wasn’t blogging. But I was too busy interacting to be bothered with logging on.
Thanks to all those I met. You’ve restored my hope in the humanity behind the Internet and reminded me just how powerful women speaking their truths can be.
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:34 am
“You’ve restored my hope in the humanity behind the Internet and reminded me just how powerful women speaking their truths can be.” –>you said it!!
Girl, it was great to see yr ass in heels. Wowza. Thank you for sharing your hotel + box in 07 + look how far we’ve come in that year. Who knows where we’ll be in 09!! I hope you don’t change your domain to TarableMom or something, though. I love “talltara” and you will forever be Tall Tara in my mind. Especially now. After the shoes.
Side Note: And I have a Guy story that will blow your mind. Remind me…
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Tara - I missed the cool shoes - dang it! Fun to hang out at UnConference. Thanks for introducing me to Ligit and lots of great info!
Your shoe envy sister - Debba / http://www.girlfriendology.com
p.s. If you or another inspiring woman would like to do a podcast interview for Girlfriendology (with a ‘girlfriend angle’) please let me know! I’m celebrating my 50th podcast this week!
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I wish I’d met up with you at the beginning of the weekend instead of the end. Meeting you and the rest of the kick butt ladies at the conference was such a wonderful and cherished treat.
Was in a meeting yesterday and the topic during a quick break was about ROI of SM and I mentioned what you’d said about measuring in terms of participation and the light went off for the guy and he nodded and said, “Smart, very smart.” and I said, “Yup. That’s what I told Tara from Lijit when /she/ said it!”
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:47 pm
[...] Micah wrote a post about his experiences as one of the few BlogHims in attendance, while I posted some personal highlights of the trip over here. [...]
July 25th, 2008 at 1:53 am
It was awesome to meet you. The energy of the conference was overwhelming at times, but I can say it’s the most fun I’ve had all year!