blogher - but not as we know it

one strangely lush mum (sass) has decided that if she can't get to blogher, then she will bring blogher to her! (well, sort of). a virtual blogher if you will.

she asked her readers to post a pic of ourselves, imagining we were at Blogher. would we be wallfowers, guru key note speakers, nervous drinkers, loud talkers, quivering wrecks or hyperactive and full of excitment?

put me down for the latter, in ANY new and fun situation - hellooooooooooo!!!

her post got me thinking though. as women, we naturally compare ourselves, and before you know it, we've created a hierachy of who's 'good' and 'great'. i've seen it with scrapbooking. we all started out making memory albums because we cherish our family photos and memories.

fast forward a few years and scrapbooking has now become 'art'. we have 'hall of famers' and design teams. it's a multi-million dollar industry and we pay someone who we've somehow deemed a scrapbook 'celebrity' to show us how it's done. yes, it's a great way to be inspired and to network with likeminded souls, and i have been to several of these classes, but somewhere along the way, we decided that one woman's scrapbooking/layout/album is better than our own. "you're so good - i could never do that". "it takes me hours just to make ONE layout!" and so it goes on.

to me, what i create scrapbooking i liken to baby photos. everyone ought to think theirs is the cutest, the smiliest, the most colourful. the only one who should like your work is you - just as it is.

it's the same with blogging. we've already decided that someone else's blog (other than our own) is more fabulous, more fun. she writes better, she's thought-provoking, she's a great photographer etc etc etc.

well, our blogs are our own. we want to share (that's why we have blogs) and if you like my blog - then good. great even. i have made some WONDERFUL friends in the 5 months i've been blogging. i've met two already, and i'm meeting a whole bunch more in october - IN NEW YORK - 10,000+ miles from where i now sit!

so before you go comparing yourself to a 'fabulous' or 'famous' blogger - remember we are ALL fabulous and famous, and i like you - just as you are! (name that movie)

now - on with the celebrations!

here's a pic of me with some groovy chicks i met at the bar during the friday night mix and mingle. those yellow drinks are yummy and sweet and go down a treat

this is me much later at the friday night mix and mingle after too many of those yummy yellow drinkies
and here's me and another fabulous chickie outside at the impromptu 'be-like-an-angel' photo shoot. (note i didn't say "be like a charlie", coz if you drink too many of the yummy yellow drinkies you will generally have that covered anyway)
happy virtual blogher!