Thursday, August 8, 2013

Bloggers IRL.

How are YOU all going? Hmm? You'll have to speak up, I'm on the internet.

Some housekeeping points;

- blogging is taking up too much time so I've cut it back
- Some lovely people have nominated me for a few Leibster awards. I DON'T THINK I AM GOING TO GET TO PASS THEM ON OR ANSWER THEM PROPERLY I AM SO SORRY! But thank you all VERY much.
- Today is The Lounge linkup - at Kimbo's blog - http://www.fff.net.au/. 

 Let us proceed now we have that out of the way.

Do you ever wonder if bloggers are real people? Or if they really are like their blog personas, or if they are actually 60 year old men using a computer in their mother's basement?

I used to. I don't any more because I've met a few IRL. That's internet speak for "In Real Life".  One of the most wonderful things that's happened since I started the blog, apart from allowing me to EXPRESS MYSELF CREATIVELY LIKE THE ARTISTE THAT I AM, is that I have made new friends. So exciting. I always feel a bit weird explaining I have friends I made on the INTERWEB like. But look, it's the way of the future, dudes. Who am I to stand in the way of PROGRESS!

Frankly it's a bit of an ask making friends when you get into your 30s so hooray for technology.

I'm just going to randomly rave on about some of the blogging peeps I have met for a bit.  Maybe you will like them too.

Veggie Mama
Veggie Mama blogs about motherhood, and food - vego food and recipes. Stacey is the most lovely, kind, truly helpful person. As well as being STRIKINGLY BEAUTIFUL, she is also smart and funny, and has been super generous with her bloggie help. She is a veritable treasure trove of blogging info.


Sit Down Mummy
Well I don't know if she counts because I knew her IRL before blogging but Kate is hilarious, kind, sporty, hilarious, multi talented, and did I mention hilarious. I luff her. She was at our wedding! Oh the memories...


Mother Down Under
Caitlin is adorable, utterly unpretentious, funny and kind. We met for the first time a little while ago, when we met up at our fellow blogger Housewife in Heels' new dress shop in BrisVegas. She has also recently started up her own Hypnobirthing business so anyone in Brissy about to pop out a sprog should look her up.

Housewife In Heels
As well as having a totes hilarious blog HiH is in person super glam, funny and warm. You should go and visit her dress shop, it's in Paddington and is called "The Pop Up Shop", you might snaffle a bargain. I tried on some frocks a while back but it was in the uber hairy leg days so it was all a bit unpleasant. She was very polite about it though. You can't take me anywhere really.

Faux Fuchsia
FF is a CULT BLOGGER - she blogs about style, fashion, motherhood, cushions, the royal family - you name it. And through a fortuitous connection she is also friends with Mother Down Under, who introduced us one evening over a glass of red wine. Talk about freaking star struck. I've only read her blog like FOREVER! She is just as you might expect IRL. SUPER GLAM, very very funny and warm. I was awkward and dorky. But, oh well. We swapped mobile numbers so WE ARE TOTALLY FRIENDS NOW, RIGHT? AM I RIGHT??

The Very Inappropriate Blog
Ah, Rachel. Rachel my fellow lounge lizard. I read her blog and instantly knew - we were KINDRED SPIRITS. If you haven't read it then start here. I did. I've recently had the pleasure of sharing a rather boozey and mental weekend with Rachel and our other Lounge associate Kim. TRUE FRIENDS FOR LIFE FOR REALZ NOW!


HOW GOOD IS THIS PHOTO? Pretty good.



Falling Face First
Kimbo, Kimbooli, Kimbo Slice. Kim is my mum's favourite commenter on this blog, along with Sulky Kitten. Look, mum loves you all but I am allowing her favoritism just this once. Kim is a blonde bombshell, and writes with a witty flair about the trials of motherhood second only - well, second only to MEEEEE DAHHHHLINKS! I kid, I kid. Not about her being witty. We've shared a lot, have Rachel and Kim and I. WHAT GOES ON TOUR STAYS ON TOUR RIGHT PEEPS?

Before we started getting VERY INAPPROPRIATE and in danger of FALLING FACE FIRST - see what I did there?


A Cooker and a Looker
Amanda's blog is  AWESOME AND EXCELLENT. She takes good snaps and writes witty recipes and is downright high-larious. She once made me some biscuits and had them couriered to my house from the Sunshine Coast! I KNOW RIGHT! She also made the journey down to meet us on the weekend and helped nurse me through one of the worst hangovers of my life. Also, her oldest daughter, colloquially known as The Big Sister, and P, were immediate fast friends so everyone's a winner.


Hello you angels of hangover sustenance.


Have a Laugh on Me
Thanks, Em, don't mind if I do! Em and I met at my first bloggers meetup thingo (Amanda was there too) and we HIT IT OFF BABY! And also discovered we live practically two seconds away from each other. We've met up since for a park playdate that was cut short, due to an unfortunate incident that meant I was - oh God I can hardly say the words - FORCED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON A THREAT! That is, I told P if she didn't stop being heinous we would have to LEAVE. SO, you know, we left. But here's hoping a ladies only WINE NIGHT might mean we can finish a conversation one day. 

The Tunnel Presents  
The Tunnel dudes write HILARIOUS and WITTY political satire, and have started a tradition of enacting humorous political scenes with LEGO. Also, it is vaguely possible that I might be a little bit related to one of them. A bit. Maybe. READ THIS BLOG - DO IT!


These are just a few of the awesome bloggers out there who have now become part of my life FOR REALZ. Motherhood is weird and finding kindred spirits out there has really meant the world.

Life is confusing and hard. We can help each other by reaching across the interwebs and making CONNECTIONS and shit. Maybe one day I will connect with you. And stuff.

Check ya!

47 comments:

  1. 1. That Stacey, Veggie Mama is crazy beautiful.
    2. You followed through on a threat? We're meant to do that, are we? Oh. Of course. Nevermind.
    3. New friends are hard to come by in these parts, so its always a thrill to meet new people. Especially if they're fabulous.
    4. Life is confusing and hard. Fo shizzel.

    I had a great time on Saturday, hope we can do it again soon. x

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    1. Yes to all! Next time I come up to Mum's for a bit I will DROP IN ON YOU! I EXPECT BISCUITS AND TEA!

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    2. It was lovely to meet you Amanda - yours was one of the first blogs I started reading :) I am looking forward to some karaoke-style shenanigans with you and Em as per our twitter conversation this morning x

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  2. YOU MAKE ME LAUGH!!! 'uber hair leg days' and that is just the start of it!! What a legend Amanda was to meet you all on Sunday - if I had some willpower the night before and had not guzzled an ENTIRE bottle of vodka I would SO have been there - I'm still recovering BTW :( I agree that it's so nice to meet bloggers IRL, you are more awesome IRL and UBER funny!
    BTW - congrats on the award, you rock!
    And if you're free tomorrow let's race around the Coomera lake, put the kids in strollers, get a nip of medicinal compound and laugh our way around it!!! xxx

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    1. OMG you outdid yourself in the booze hound stakes! But then so did I.
      Talk about lesson learned.
      Text me tomoz and we can lake walk!

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  3. Whyyyy do I live in this stupid town so far away from all of the awesomeness! Looking forward to meeting you in the flesh in 5 weeks!!!

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  4. Aha! as a fellow Brisbanite (there are so many Brissie bloggers) I will have to trap an invite to a get-together next time. I know what you mean - sometimes you read some writing and think Yes. This person should be my Real Friend.

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  5. You are very generous - not just for mentioning The Tunnel but for spruiking the other blogs as well. Thanks also for not including drunken photos of people dressed up as the Archies.

    But what about the big news of the day: Peter Beattie has followed you south!

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    1. I know right!Amazeballs! Also, I don't have any of those Archies photos. If I did I would be splashing them round the place like there was no tomorrow xx

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  6. I enjoyed reading this, Sarah. I read a lot of these great blogs already but you've given me a couple more to add to the list. As a Brissie girl, I'm looking forward to maybe meeting a few of you IRL, too x

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    1. Oh I didn't realise you were in Brissie! Would love to meet up x

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  7. Can't believe you've met so many fellow bloggers. I've met....NOBODY! The only time I'll run into like-minded folk will probably be on a psych ward....Lucky You to have met so many good people!

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    1. I know, I never thought I would meet any either, I was hell bent on anonymity for about 5 minutes and then my inner extrovert just couldn't resist. I would, howvever, be forced to find out where you were if I ever came up your way. TAKE NOTE!

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  8. That is awesome that you've met all these fab people and made friends through blogging.

    I'm scared of meeting other bloggers IRL because then it will be obvious that I really AM a bogan and not a very interesting one. Sigh.

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    1. Don't be scared OMG! I am so boringIRL it ain't funy! I would live to meet youuuuuuu

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    2. Ness I really want to meet you IRL one day. I love your stuff. x

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  9. It's been lovely meeting you. We really should do it again. Let me know your ever up for a Brisbane play date. At the moment Mondays and Tuesdays are good for us x

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    1. Feel free to invite all your blog friends!

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    2. Oh hahaaa! Mondays and Tuesdays are my work days!!!! We must choose another day/way...

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  10. Yeh well - I've met Kimbooli too!

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    1. I know and I'm jealous every time she "casually" throws things into the conversation like "Mumabs and I got completely pissed at the last DP drinks". But I hope to rectify that by the end of the year :)

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    2. Mumabs I long to shoot the breeze with you, my dear. You too are a kindred spirit. Just call me Anne of Green Gables.

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    3. Whats all this "and I" baloney. Mumabs got completely pissed and made an ass of herself.

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    4. Mumabs did no such thing. (Ha! Autocorrect just changed mumabs to 'my abs' - d'you like that??). Perhaps she was too wasted to remember that she exercised the utmost decorum, then swished off in her thigh boots like a mysterious enigma before it actually got messy.... ;)

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  11. I love the idea of your inner extrovert! I was all shady and anonymous about my blogging too for awhile, but now I genuinely like the community that's sprung up around it. Love hearing stories of bloggers meeting IRL. I'm cranky that simply EVERYONE is going to Problogger but me (WAHmbulance please!), but look forward to hearing the stories :)

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    1. I'm not going to Problogger! I might just crash the evening social event though, being a local and all...

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  12. Thank you Sarah - for being your awesome, funny self and most importantly for being a kindred spirit for realz! You, me and Ms Kimbo Slice make a pretty amazing combination am I right? And never fear - as far as I'm concerned I'm all like "What tour? Did we go on tour?" ;) Love your work always xx

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  13. Seriously how gorgeous is Veggie Mama...every time I see her I am amazed that she is even real!
    And FF is just the most warm and generous person...I think it comes across on her blog but in real life she is all that and more...11/10.

    And I can't help but wonder have you done something about the leg hair situation?
    As predicted I couldn't go the distance...I gave up and shaved a while ago.

    Please, please let me know the next time you are in Brisbane! Tuesday and Thursday are good for play dates and any night is good for moms gone wild.

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    1. I caved! I shaved! I couldn't stand it no longer.
      Veggie Mama is insanely beautiful. I know that sounds creepy but I don't care.
      Yay I will think about a date to propose a moms gone wild night, although I am hoping it isn't as wild as last Friday OMG never again....*vomits*

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    2. "Moms Gone Wild" - what an awesome name Caitlyn! That sounds like my kind of shin-dig fo' sho'. If you guys pick a date/venue etc. then I'll make a logo for it :)

      And Sarah we are totes doing that again - we'll just know to block out the rest of the weekend for suffering rather than trying to be all cultural and appreciate quilts 'n' shit ;)

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  14. Oh I LOVE Cooker and A Looker blog!
    Great post S! Now I have some new lovely blogs to stalk.
    Katy xx

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  15. you know we'll all want to come next time....;)

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  16. Oooh I love this list. I've just discovered Veggie Mama and of course everyone knows FF. How could they not? I've also recently discovered your blog, and of course, your Twitter fabulousness and now I'm going to check out the list you've put here :-)

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    1. Yay thanks for commenting! Veggie Mama and FF are blogging legends, right! I feel very lucky to have met them x

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  17. You are just lovely, and so glad we got to go on tour. A tres funny post, you Diana Barry. Xxx

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  18. Are you guys serious? Have you met me? I'm an asshole.

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