Well we made it to Navy Pier in Chicago where 800 women bloggers have converged to swap business cards, collect swag, and quite possibly change the world. The Mommosphere seems to have taken over and there are Mommybloggers everywhere. As I wade through this sea of mom-writers one set of partners-in-crime stand out: Emily and Cooper of The Motherhood. These two are changing the world one tiny step at a time, by committing to blogher activism, Mom’s Uprising, and artful living. Go visit them at their first site Been There, or at their community site The Motherhood.

I’m off to learn how to brand myself. Do you think they mean this kind?

Cheers!

Rachelle

My nephew, Ulysees, sporting my Magpie Girl swag on his bulging muscles.

Hello Lovelies! How nice you’ve all been to me lately with links and kudos and encouragement. I do so appreciate you! My comments somehow caught the flu and forgot to call in sick. I discovered a hidden treasure trove of messages waiting unannounced in my moderation queue — some dating back to July 11th! I hope none of you even dreamed that I would refuse to answer the door when you came knock, knock, knocking. It was entirely technical difficulties, my dears, and now we are back in business.

Paul and I are in Chicago visiting a vast sea of cousin playmates. On Thursday we’ll abandon our girls to their grandparents and skitter downtown to play at BlogHer. We have adjacent rooms with Jen and her sister, Kristen, so it will be all red wine and dark chocolates all the time at our pad. I can’t wait to meet my virtual blogging pals IRL, including Elaine and Jennifer, and of course my partner in crime, Jen. Have you seen her just-in-time-for-blogger product? Dreamy! I do wish Leonie could be there from across the waters, and my nearby neighbor Shari, along with my priestessy friends Rose and Christine. We shall simply have to drink a toast in your honor dear ones!

Jen, Kristen, and I are big believers that small is beautiful, so we are filling our pockets for BlogHer. Will you be there? Come find us for perfectly tiny treasures. Well be the ones laughing our asses off in the hotel bar…

Woo Hoo! I just got invited to be on a panel at BlogHer ‘07! Jen and I will be on a panel she suggested entitled: It’s your passion, not your size that matters. (Hmmmmm….that just may be true about more than just blogs…) Oh, but won’t we have fun!

There’s still time to sign up for the great BlogHer gathering in Chicago, July 27th-29th. Why come to BlogHer? Well, to meet friends who up until now have been invisible, to network with other blog based business people, to hone your technical skills at the Deeply Geeky track, to meet great writers, and….oh, I’m sure we can organize a late night nosh chocolates and wine in one of our hotel rooms. See the BlogHer button on the right…go click it!

P.S. Thanks Jen, for suggesting me to the organizers!