I get to do a lot of amazing things as an independent blogger. Just two weeks I ago I attended a beautiful event at the Four Seasons in Santa Barbara. I had fancy cocktails and stayed in a room where the posted rack rate was, oh, it’s too embarrassing to say. I enjoy the things I get to do tremendously, and while most of the time I feel unbelievably lucky, I also suffer, a little, from the noise of being active in the blogging community.… continued…
I had an unexpectedly awesome time in Cancun on the Bloggers in Paradise tour put together by Diamond PR to promote a bunch of their tropical properties. My main contact prior to the trip was Kara Rosner, the VP at Diamond PR.
There’s always a bit of mystery around who gets invited on these trips and why. Last summer, when Peter, Kelly and I did the TBEX road trip, we had the opportunity to work with lots of supportive PR folks and many of them agreed to help our readers understand the answer to that question.… continued…
When I was a bit less webby, a bit more analog, I made a lot more art. You may not know it because of my nerd cred, but I went to art school. Sure, I make my living in the land of digital, but the visual is where I come from. Mostly, I do photo work and write, but I was a painter, through and through, until my decision to buy a home made me give up my studio space.… continued…
Wow. Wow, I tellya. Wow.
This morning, we sat in Michelle’s (Wandermom) kitchen – me, Beth (Wanderlust and Lipstick), and Debbie (Delicious Baby). Yes, there was coffee, yes there were treats. But mostly, there was amazement at the generosity and overwhelming support we’ve been getting from bloggers and sponsors alike. We have over 25 bloggers participating and, holy cats, the raffle prizes! Wow, do I want to tell you about them because you’re going to want them.… continued…
