Yesterday I attended the Bupa 2014 blog awards function...
Image courtesy of Bupa
Image courtesy of Bupa
I didn't win any awards - and honestly would have been astounded if I had, there were some amazing blogs amongst the finalists! I had a wonderful morning, met lots of lovely bloggers and enjoyed a very nice lunch
A definite highlight was meeting the lovely Carly from Tune into Radio Carly - we have followed each other's blogs for 5 years, so it felt a little bit like a reunion with a long-lost friend
Image courtesy of Bupa
The day was a bit of a new experience for me, I have never been to a blog event before, and have no idea how to "work the room" in that sort of circumstance - if it had been a work function, I would have been fine! Luckily I found some lovely bloggers to chat with over lunch (including Stace from A Healthy Mum and her beyond-words-adorable little boy!)
It was such a wonderful experience to hear Sally Obermeder tell her story, I was hard-pressed to avoid shedding a few tears to be quite honest! I will henceforth aim to be my own cheerleader
There was a lot of "blog networking" going on, and discussions on how to market or "monetize" one's blog, which was a foreign concept to me. Honestly, I am constantly surprised that people even read this little blog, I could not ever imagine taking it "to the next level", as we heard about from one of the speakers. It obviously works for some, but I lack to tech savy, amongst other things. Don't quit your day job is my motto hahaha
Love your outfit and congrats for being nominated!
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Awesome! Did you meet Renee? I think she won her category.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Cate!!! Looks like a fun event :)
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