What a great day I had yesterday. The CyberMummy Conference was fab. Just so great to meet lots of my invisible friends in the flesh – especially Expat Mum who flew in from Chicago. It was a huge success and they even managed to get into page two of The Financial Times with a brief mention called the “Power of Blogging Mothers Grows….
“Britain’s “mummy bloggers” are becoming a powerful force in the digital media market with dozens of brands signing up as sponsors of the first official UK conference for the growing numbers of your mothers chronicling their lives online”.
I had to read one of my blog posts out which was a very good way of distracting myself what else was going on….because at precisely the time that I was on stage, my ex-husband was taking his vows for the second time.
Here is a picture of Judith O’Reilly of “Wife In The North” speaking:-
India Knight speaking:-
And me:-
July 4th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Everyone of those ladies pictured up there is like an idol to me! And that includes you!!!!
July 4th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Well done, you! xx
July 5th, 2010 at 1:04 am
so great that you found soemthing to do this particular saturday, l was thinking of you…and you look FAB too….
love india knight….bet she was good…much kudos to you both….
the wifey though…isnt l feel a ral blogger, she appears to blog just witht he book in mind….probably wa splanned from the get go and she had contacts….and she doesnt appear to visit around the blogsphere nor comment …and people who’ve met her dwon the road say she is terribly snotty and actually says the most ‘foot in her mouth’ ironically things…can;t win em all l guess..
have you any reports of how the debacle sorry wedding went???
thinking of you..
sazx
July 5th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Glad you enjoyed it and hope you can make it next year. Make sure you add your link here: http://www.amodernmother.com/2010/07/what-will-today-bring.html
July 5th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Thanks and I’ve added the link Lx
July 5th, 2010 at 9:40 am
You were great! Your blog post was so funny – and you delivered it so well. It was great to be able to laugh after so many poignant and moving posts that made me want to bawl my eyes out. Really great to meet you!
July 5th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Thanks Di, great to meet you too and thanks for your compliment…..I will try harder to get some stuff over to you. Lx
July 5th, 2010 at 9:46 am
On my occasional visits to the greater Blogging world it seems that the majority of blogs are written by women so it is good that this is being recognised.
Now perhaps if you all got proper jobs I would have time to get on with my chores!
No 1 Daughter has been selected along with her schoolfriend, to attend a week long research project at Durham University organised by the British Science Association ( http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ccaf/crest/ ). The Children’s Mother tells me that it was interesting to note that at the registration session girls out numbered boys 5 to 1! So, contrary to generations of indoctrination, the female of the species does have brains!
July 5th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Great to meet you too, and bloody well done with your reading. For those not there, this ‘ere blogger got the biggest laugh of the conference!
Saz – I know WITN isn’t the most popular person in the north east for a whole list of reasons but she’s not snotty. I chatted with her about books and publishers etc since we’re both about to start peddling a book around the houses, and she was very down to earth. She was also very funny when she spoke in that she doesn’t apologize for getting a book deal or for making money out of it. Apart from those who were justifiably annoyed with her about her attitude to the north and northerners up there, I do believe that a lot of people were simply jealous of her book deal and thought she didn’t deserve it for some reason.
Anyway, – a great day was had.
July 5th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I agree with you about WITN – I think got some unfair bad press. She was lovely when I talked to her and very helpful to me when I started my blog up all those years ago. Lx
July 5th, 2010 at 11:47 am
you look GORGEOUS!!!!! which post did you read out?? xxx j
July 5th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Well really embarrassingly it was a post about waxing and camel toes and just getting lost in forests and all sorts of things I can’t believe I stood up and said. Lx
July 5th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
So, so pleased to see you. xx
July 5th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Which post did you read? Glad it went well, especially on a difficult weekend for you.
July 5th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
It was called “Invisible In Your 40′s”…..Lx
July 5th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Your post that you read made me cry with laughter. Well done!
July 5th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Your post was wonderful and the waxing will stick with me forever!
July 5th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Well done! Sounds like it was a great success. And a very good picture too!
July 5th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Your blog post actually made me howl with laughter, you are HILARIOUS and well done for standing up and reading it in front of all those people. I hope you’re feeling as positive as possible about the ex-h situation – I have much empathy and sympathy xx
July 6th, 2010 at 9:43 am
Thanks – yes, was a bit mad to read that out to everyone but at least nearly all women!! Lx
July 5th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Your reading of your post was fab..you looked fab. I hope the day did help take your mind off of other things. You should have stayed longer afterwards and had drinks.
Cannot believe it but we were sitting next to each other and I knew it was you…then looked at your name badge ( couldn’t see blog name) and got confused…then you did the reading. Was very annoyed I didn’t go with my instinct. x
July 6th, 2010 at 8:25 am
You’re KIDDING – we were sitting next to each other???? Oh no. When were we doing that? I’m really disappointed we didn’t meet Lx
July 6th, 2010 at 10:26 am
In the SEO basics session & book to blog session…I have long curly hair and had a brownish silk dress on. X
You probably thought I was a lunatic because I kept trying to look at your name badge…discretely! Which is impossible! ;0S
July 6th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
So sorry to miss you. What a shame Lx
July 6th, 2010 at 9:43 am
I wish I had stayed to have drinks – would have met you then but had to get back to sort party! Lx
July 6th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Loved your keynote, very funny. Our infamous wigs doubled as hair in dire need of a Brazilian after you spoke. Still laugh if I think about it. Not good in open plan office.
LCM x
July 6th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Perfect – wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference Lx
July 6th, 2010 at 10:32 pm
Yep, you definitely had the biggest laugh, I’m stil thinking about elasticated waists and overgrown fur burgers
Ha ha ha!
Pig x
July 6th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Was lovely to meet you – v jealous of your v cool nose stud actually – “fur burgers” – haven’t heard that one before Lx
July 7th, 2010 at 6:18 am
re: nose stud – agony to get done, now impossible to remove it! I will be sporting a tiny diamond on my nose until I’m 90!
July 7th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Well I think it was v cool and now want one myself. Lx
July 7th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
You were amazing, really really enjoyed it!!!!
Are you in Oxford, noticed Jamie’s Italian review but so tired haven’t read it yet!
x
July 7th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Thank you BG – no I live in London – was in Oxford at the beginning of the year with the kids Lx
July 12th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Was lovely to hear you speak and glad I finally got to say hi to you at the John Lewis event this week
Was an awesoem day still catching up with the posts now lol! x