Recently I posted about how good it felt to come away from an afternoon spent with friends and colleagues. It was the SVMoms Group DC Metro Moms Symposium and I needed it. Weeks later it was announced that SVMoms would soon cease to exist.I can't tell you how sad this has made me. Being a part of SVMoms/DCMM was one of my favorite parts of being in this field. I not only enjoyed the camaraderie of other women, writers and friends but came away from each meeting and get together feeling revitalized, smarter and more accomplished. While DCMM didn't pay, it provided something so much more invaluable to me than monetary means. There were adventures that happened because I wrote for that group, opportunities presented themselves that created more … [Read more...]
Finding My Way, Again.
I admit that lately I have felt uninspired. I have ignored my blog, been busy with life, work and incubating the Fifth Element the last few months. It hasn't left a lot of room for contemplation, new ideas or much of anything but the bare necessities. I have felt removed from the blogosphere too. I have tried to attend events only to have to cancel from exhaustion. Last Sunday changed all that. I managed to get myself dressed and have the energy to attend the Silicon Valley Moms Group/ DC Metro Moms event that two of my friends put together. After a brunch that I missed (The Comedian got sick, that's life) there was a ssymposium of companies and professional bloggers that allowed me to not just eat some damn fine cheese but to sit in a room full of women … [Read more...]