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 wedding vows for the second time and all my children were there.
Here is a picture of Judith O’Reilly of “Wife In The North” speaking:-
India Knight speaking:-
And me:-
PippaD
July 4, 2010Everyone of those ladies pictured up there is like an idol to me! And that includes you!!!!
LoopyLu
July 4, 2010Well done, you! xx
saz
July 5, 2010so 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
A Modern Mother
July 5, 2010Glad 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
Family Affairs
July 5, 2010Thanks and I’ve added the link Lx
Di@PowderRoomGraffiti
July 5, 2010You 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!
Family Affairs
July 5, 2010Thanks Di, great to meet you too and thanks for your compliment…..I will try harder to get some stuff over to you. Lx
Jon Storey
July 5, 2010On 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!
Expat Mum
July 5, 2010Great 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.
Family Affairs
July 5, 2010I 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
janelle
July 5, 2010you look GORGEOUS!!!!! which post did you read out?? xxx j
Family Affairs
July 5, 2010Well 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
Linda
July 5, 2010So, so pleased to see you. xx
Lucia
July 5, 2010Which post did you read? Glad it went well, especially on a difficult weekend for you.
Family Affairs
July 5, 2010It was called “Invisible In Your 40’s”…..Lx
Kat
July 5, 2010Your post that you read made me cry with laughter. Well done!
Rosie Scribble
July 5, 2010Your post was wonderful and the waxing will stick with me forever!
Anna
July 5, 2010Well done! Sounds like it was a great success. And a very good picture too!
Vonnie
July 5, 2010Your 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
Family Affairs
July 6, 2010Thanks – yes, was a bit mad to read that out to everyone but at least nearly all women!! Lx
Chic Mama
July 5, 2010Your 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
Family Affairs
July 6, 2010You’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
Chic Mama
July 6, 2010In 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
Family Affairs
July 6, 2010So sorry to miss you. What a shame Lx
Family Affairs
July 6, 2010I wish I had stayed to have drinks – would have met you then but had to get back to sort party! Lx
London City Mum
July 6, 2010Loved 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
Family Affairs
July 6, 2010Perfect – wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference Lx
Pig in the Kitchen
July 6, 2010Yep, you definitely had the biggest laugh, I’m stil thinking about elasticated waists and overgrown fur burgers 😉
Ha ha ha!
Pig x
Family Affairs
July 6, 2010Was lovely to meet you – v jealous of your v cool nose stud actually – “fur burgers” – haven’t heard that one before Lx
Pig in the Kitchen
July 7, 2010re: 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!
Family Affairs
July 7, 2010Well I think it was v cool and now want one myself. Lx
Baby Genie
July 7, 2010You were amazing, really really enjoyed it!!!!
Are you in Oxford, noticed Jamie’s Italian review but so tired haven’t read it yet!
x
Family Affairs
July 7, 2010Thank you BG – no I live in London – was in Oxford at the beginning of the year with the kids Lx
Hayley
July 12, 2010Was 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