Adjust my top.
Suck in my tummy.
Pretend not to be nervous.
Breathe.
Apply more lip gloss. I have so much of it on by now, I can barely form a word without sounding sloppily drunk.
Check the tube schedule for the umpteenth time.
Realise I'm on the wrong tube line thing.
Panic.
Breathe.
Apply more lip gloss.
Change trains 10 times.
Race manically to Britmums Live Venue with 2 minutes to spare.
Breathe.
Find Sew Scrumptious.
Insult her on being tall.
Panic.
Breathe.
Suddenly realise that the blogs I read every day are really written by REAL people... These people Breathe.
Scan the room desperately for bloggers I feel I already know through their blogs. Search my brain desperately for clues on how to recognize people.
Is that 'So-and-So?' She looks taller/shorter/thinner/blonder in real life. Did SHE just have a baby??!! How long is it since I read her blog?
Panic.
Breathe.
Spend a day and a half falling in love with blogging. Again. Listening to awesome speakers. Frantically scanning people's boobage to read their name badges. Walking up to total strangers with a big smile, saying hello, and hoping they know who the hell I am.
They do.
More people recognize me than I had ever imagined. 90% of people ask me where my bubblegum is :)
90% of people ask me what the heck a Lovebump is. It's a nicer name for a goosebump. There you have it :)
Realising that some people use their blogs as a creative outlet, or an escape, and they are absolutely NOTHING like they come across in their blogs. And that's cool too.
Get told numerous times I have the coolest tshirt in the world.
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Relax.
Breathe.
Learn stuff.
A lot.
Laugh.
A lot.
Drink booze.
A lot.
Make friends.
A lot.
Vow to Blog.
A lot.
Breathe.
I have had love bumps for the last 48 hours and breathing DID NOT HELP!
ReplyDeleteLovely to meet you, as gorgeous, funny and lovely in real life as in your layby vlogs x
Awww you honey!! I loved meeting you, you're so chatty and funny and lovely. I'm seriously thinking of becoming the Layby vlogger! except I can't spell Layby. Lay-bye? Laybye? xx
DeleteSo Soooozzzzz didn't meet you. So close and and yet so far!
ReplyDeleteI found wine affected my focus this weekend - had a really fabulous time.
Next time I will find you!
haha! I was pretty trashed at the awards ceremony but I sobered up quickly on the endless tubes I had to take afterwards, so luckily I had a clear head on saturday morning... but i know a few were suffering. next time i'm going to HUNT you down x
DeleteOh Man-I wanna go. Sounds like fun. Lucky peoples getting to meet you!
ReplyDeleteJoin us next year! It'll be awesome.. there's champagne... and brownies too .. convinced?
DeleteHa ha. Love that you thought I would be small!! I felt exactly the same about going. Really nervous. Loved meeting you there tho as you were so easy to chat to. Was worried that you might think I was stalking you at one point! Thanks for getting me back to Paddington safely. I read that it took someone else nearly 2 hours because of the delays!! Lets catch up soon. xx
ReplyDeleteThank god we went a different route!!!!!!! I thought you were teeny. And great. And awesome. And funny. And not-stalkerish at all. Can't wait to catch up! xxx
Deletei LOVE this! And I loved meeting you and nabbing your skittles.
ReplyDeleteaww fanks... I would have fed you endless skittles to save you!!
DeleteGlad you finally got off that underground and made it. I love you like pecan pie ;) MelkshamMum x
ReplyDeletewith cream on? yeah! see you soon sweetie pops xx
DeleteI reckon that's a pretty good summary of the event and probably how an awful lot of people felt.
ReplyDeleteaaah thanks! you're a doll :)
DeleteGreat to meet you!! Come and hang with us in The Shire xxx
ReplyDeletedefinitely will do! great to meet you too :) xx
DeleteI really hope to make it next year, I am so jealous of everyone who went! x
ReplyDeleteLovely to catch up with you and can't believe that I didn't realise that you were you and that I knew you all along. Doh! Hope to catch up with you and Dave soon. Big hugs xx
ReplyDeleteI did a lot of panic and breathing too and weirdly sew scrumptious had a very calming effect on me! I really enjoyed it, would have been sooo lovely to meet you!!
ReplyDeleteIm hoping you are going to post some pics... and tips... tips woman I need tips :). I read your post from a few years back... I would buy any book you write, although it's nice to just have the free up to date version here ;)
ReplyDeleteIt was fantastic to meet you!
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