A few weeks ago I mentioned that I’d received a sponsorship and am going to the BlogHer conference in Chicago in July. I’m still pinching myself to make sure that it isn’t a dream and I’m not gonna wake up one day without that ticket in my inbox. I just can’t wait to meet some of my favorite bloggers and some online friends who I’ve been dying to hug for one reason or another. (You know who you are!)
But at the same time, I’m a little nervous. I’ll be leaving my littlest ones for the first time ever. Hubby is taking vacation time to be home with them, but he’s not mommy. I hope and pray that all hell doesn’t break loose on him while I’m gone or I’ll never get to leave the house again.
The other thing that has me kinda feeling weird is, well…me. I really hate the way I look right now. I’m carrying around an extra 50 lbs of weight from these last two pregnancies and being stuck in the house for more than 2 years. I’m the biggest I have ever been and not feeling the most self-confident. I know none of that matters to anyone else, but it matters to me. I really want to do something about the way I look and feel before July.
I saw someone on Twitter mention a new challenge called Hot By Blogher, which is a group of bloggers who evidently feel somewhat the same as I do. Each week we choose a challenge to participate in, working toward our common goal of feeling better about ourselves by July. On Saturdays, I’ll be posting about my progress along the way. It looks like I’m in great company over there and hopefully it will be the boost I need to get in a little better shape! Wish me luck! My dream? Dump the 18′s for 12′s by July…I’ll settle for 14′s though!
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That’s going to be a wonderful experience for you Shannan and I’m so glad for you that you are going!
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