This week I was reminded of all the rich and wonderful connections I have made because of my blog. I had the chance to visit the Sea Life Aquarium with Deb a.k.a. San Diego Momma . Her blog is a must: read bold, irreverent, and often thought provoking. We “met” when something she had written on her blog touched me, and I sent her an e-mail to share my own experience.
Last week was the first time we had spent time together face to face, but it felt like we were already old friends. Our older daughters adore each other. Deb and I have some of the same favorite authors and passion for writing. I always enjoy meeting moms who don’t mind talking about kids and their work…sometimes in the same breath. Although she had only known me for about a day (plus several months of blog correspondence and one brief Mom’s Night meeting) she offered to secure me an invitation to the Elephant Odyssey exhibit press preview at the zoo and to refer me to Knudsen who is sponsoring some kind of great state park contest and was looking for local blogs to host it. Knudsen never called…bummer State Park passes would have given me plenty to blog about. Still, I did secure an Elephant Odessy invite, and the kids had a wonderful time.
While at the Zoo, Charity who runs the PR firm Virtue IMC came up to me and offered to introduce me to the PR person . A mad hunt for this woman ensued which ended with Destiny hugging her in the zoo parking lot, but that’s a story for another time. I was overwhelmed by Charity’s gesture. It was amazing that she went out of her way to help a person that she had only met casually at a Mom’s Night Out. That parking lot meeting may open alot of doors for me, and I am very grateful for it.
Anyway, the moral of this little tale is that if you are going into a business that serves other moms, be sure to start a blog and actively participate in the blogging community. In addition to meeting some great friends you could also find some unexpected opportunities.
