It isn’t the first time I’ve traveled since my strokes.
It isn’t my first conference since my wheelchair.
It isn’t the first time I’ve gotten up in front of a group of people and let them see my disabilities.
It won’t even be my first time at Blissdom. (It WAS my first conference in 2008 and where I met some wonderful friends for the first time) I have been at Blissdom every year except the year my strokes kept me away.
And they did this:
But this isn’t a post written so you can go “WOW, YOU ARE SO COOL!”
In a lot of ways, this feel like my first time.
At a conference.
Not THE FIRST TIME.
This will be my first event with my new hearing aid. And Bertha. And the eye surgeries that can change things in a BIG way.
Like getting a new wardrobe, these are things that will only be ground-shaking to me.
But yeah, they make me nervous.
I see people talking about their apprehensions and nerves. Their worries and fears.
So I’ll be a community leader talking about “GROUP AND COMMUNITY BLOGS“, but in a lot of ways I’ll feel like I should be considered a newbie.
If you are going to be at Blissdom and see me (and I might not see you, but that’s another post) please come up and feel free to invite me to corner where we can talk.
Please.
INVITE.ME.
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At Babble I wrote about ways you can help your kids when you have to travel for work
Anne’s paying for drinks, so of course I’ll be there. And somebody has to protect you against that stalker, Susan.
Chloe´s last post…Merry Christmas!
Are you kidding? You’ll be getting a restraining order to deal with me.
Looking forward to it.
You don’t scare me one bit!
Susan in the Boonies´s last post…Caramel Cake: Heaven on a Plate
I cannot WAIT to meet you! (I’ll be sure to come over & say hey, but I get really intimidated easily so if I shuffle my feet & say really awkward things.)
I’m leading the newcomers this year, which seems funny since I still feel “new” myself.
But hands-down, I am so giddy with excitement.