When I heard #BlogHer16 would be held minutes down the road from me I was excited, but immediately shut down once I realized I would be heading there alone. I don’t mention this often in my blog, but I suffer greatly from social anxiety. I’m one of those people that can’t even bring myself to call the pizza place to order. It’s a work in progress. I decided that I’d skip the three-day women’s blogging conference because, after all, who could have fun by themselves? The days drew closer and closer to the conference and the buzz grew too, until I simply couldn’t take it anymore: I bought the full conference pass and expedited a box of business cards for networking. I got ready to go to the first night of events — a Wine and Gyn chat which wound up centering a great deal around topics that made me feel like I got lost in a porn convention. Jokes aside, the chat was really informative and a fabulous ice breaker, even if I did wind up leaving wondering why they didn’t put an extra bottle of wine on the table for all those wiggling uncomfortably in their seats. With a couple giggles […]