A few weekends ago, the corner of the blogosphere where I have set up camp was a flurry of activity based on one topic: Blogher09. It is a conference for bloggers, mostly women (but men can go too!), put together by the community over at Blogher.com. Blog posts pre-conference centered on nervousness, wardrobe decision, and excitement. There were mentions of parties, meet-ups, sponsorships, and swag speculation.

It was really hard to dodge the build up.

When Blogher09 actually happened, the pictures, tweets, and blog updates were everywhere. I had wanted to follow along with the liveblogging, but I have two pretty important distractions and didn’t actually get to look at any of the liveblogs until today.

After Blogher09, the recaps (from disgust to exhilaration, resolutions to blackmail) were interesting reads. And after all of that, I learned one important thing: I wanted to go to a blogging conference.

The past two years I have gone to conferences affiliated with Izea. In 2007 I headed to Las Vegas for Blog World Expo and Postiecon. In 2008 I flew down to Florida for Izeafest. This year I am passing on Izeafest for several reasons, the main one being Tebow and the second one being money. I wish I could go, mainly because it is being held at SeaWorld and I’m really going to miss seeing my friends.

Since my go-to conference was off the table, I started paying attention to a hashtag in my twitter stream: #typeamomcon. I was familiar with Type A Mom due to some folks I follow on twitter. And it appeared they were hosting a conference. So I started digging around: visiting the Type A Mom Conference website, checking out the speakers, and seeing what the cost was.

The conference is being held in Asheville, North Carolina. Which means it is a 3 1/2 hour drive for me. The cost was only $100. I was able to also pay for childcare for Tebow (Kidcon!), which made me feel the conference was family friendly. The room rates are reasonable, and if I find a roommate, it is even more reasonable. So I quickly discussed it with Damon, checked my paypal account, and got my confirmation email. I was booked to go to a blogging conference!

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I really want to go to one because it really is an energizing way to connect with people who do something you do too. Here in my living room, it can get a bit monotonous being the only one excited about my blogging. So, in September I will be off to North Carolina, Tebow in tow, and enjoying a weekend focused on something I really, really love. I can’t wait!

Update on 8/15/2009 : Sarah, of Real Life, started a McLinky Blog Hop for the Type A Mom Conference Attendees. So, I entered this post. Hi to all the visitors! I hope to meet many, many of you in September.

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