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By: What I Learned in March 2010 — Strocel.com

What I Learned in March 2010 — Strocel.com — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:01:51 +0000

[...] 2. I learned that Scattered Mom makes the best cookies when she handed some out at our Vancouver-area mom bloggers meet-up. [...]

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» Is Blogging the Path to Dreams? Strocel.com — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:36:38 +0000

[...] March’s theme is blogging. In previous weeks I talked about blogging your dreams, about how bloggers are real people, and about the ins and outs of building community through blogging. This week I am talking about [...]

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» If You Blog It, Will They Come? Strocel.com — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:59:38 +0000

[...] theme is blogging. In previous weeks I talked about blogging your dreams and about how bloggers are real people. This week I’m talking about the ins and outs of building community through [...]

By: Jessica - This is Worthwhile

Jessica - This is Worthwhile — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:18:39 +0000

I haven’t had any real-life get-togethers, yet, but I’m looking forward to them. It may be that BlogHer is my first experience, but I’m going to try to organize one sooner.

It’s critical to reach out to others who do what you do. I hate feeling like I’m in a vacuum and unique. I definitely want to feel like I belong to something real.

RE: positive comments, I think the majority of us want them. It’s the rare few that have the gumption to host those heated debates and I’m really in awe of them.
Jessica – This is Worthwhile´s last post ..Deliberately vague

By: Lady M

Lady M — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:31:56 +0000

I love the in-person get-togethers. The first time I went to BlogHer (when it was a much smaller event) was amazing. We were all going around reading each other’s nametags and exclaiming in surprise. Oh, it’s you!
Lady M´s last post ..If You Give a Baby a Cookie

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:21:24 +0000

You remind me of a friend whom I just adore. There is such a gentleness and care behind your words. I’m so glad we had the chance to meet at the tweetup at Timbre, truly. And I’ve never seen a picture of myself with hair straightened, so that was, uh, interesting…. I’m in love with the community of mom-bloggers I find myself in the midst of. Online or off, I think we’re a damn good bunch.

By: lynn

lynn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:52:14 +0000

This was such a fun post to read, Amber. I have never met other bloggers in real life, but I’ll bet it would be a kick. And maybe a little scary, because what if y’all didn’t like each other? The other day a couple women in my exercise class were wondering aloud just why people blog anyway, and what they write about. It made me laugh and I had to tell them that I am a blogger and I write about recipes. It’s like you have a new community of pen pals who are interested in the same things you are

By: Marilyn @ A Lot of Loves

Marilyn @ A Lot of Loves — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:53 +0000

I feel like I’m still learning. Always learning – about blogging, about me, about how to meet new people. It’s all good stuff.

As for blogging in particular I still feel like I haven’t fully found my voice. My niche or style. It’s there but it’s fluid and I often feel so overcome by my daily life that I just kind of toss something off. Sometimes it works and other times not.
Marilyn @ A Lot of Loves´s last post ..Argue, Rinse, Repeat.

By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama

Lauren @ Hobo Mama — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:20:30 +0000

Meeting people in real life has been so good, even as I’ve been scared to death of it.

I agree with you about hosting comment debates. It makes my stomach clench. I feel like maybe I’m a wuss for wanting only positive feedback, but…well, I do. So there. I think each blog has its own atmosphere; some are contentious, and some are friendly. I like that this is one of the friendly ones, because I don’t have to be afraid I’ll be attacked and every phrase of my comment picked apart. Hooray for you for hosting such a lovely blog space!
Lauren @ Hobo Mama´s last post ..Wordless Wednesday: Little sprouts

By: Francesca

Francesca — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:18:19 +0000

That must have been fun. I wonder what it’d be like to actually meet one of the bloggers I’m in contact with. Still, I don’t really know that I see a need for it, and I do like to keep some parts of my privacy. I haven’t given it much thought, as the chances of me ever meeting a blogger are very slim. I think I’m still trying to find my voice. When I started a blog, I thought I’d blog more about pregnancy loss and my experience with having a child go through IC and hospitalization several times. I thought I’d give a voice to issues that are either taboos or not fully recognized. So, I guess, my voice and my blog are very much a project in progress.
Francesca´s last post ..Flowers under the snow