Have you ever been at a place in your life when you just think I’m completely happy with where I’m at? The last few years have brought soul mates in friendships and the most satisfied and cherished moments with my children. When I look back on those things I don’t think about my career, school and all the other things that really don’t matter in the whole scheme of life.

I went to Blogher with little or no expectation of what I might find. I really would have been completely happy admiring Grace from afar but she gave me a hug instead. I would have been even happier to just sit in the panels and gaze upon my biggest blog crushes without ever walking over and saying, Hi!

Stumpy, walked over to me Thursday night before the conference started. The air was cool, I was a bit frazzled from the flight and I had just settled under the stars by myself with my first cocktail (not counting the ones on the plane). Suddenly this very brazen woman walked up behind me and asked, “Do you want to meet some other smokers?� I’m not a wallflower but I’m also not one to walk up to someone and make them be my friend; unless I’ve had three or four drinks. Something are just meant to be and I think I found more soul mates than one girl can handle.

Thank You Amanda B.,

She and I are cut from the same burlap, and I’m really glad that I had the chance to get to know her. Give her a visit, you’ll be glad that you did.

My roommate and my new mom, Claire.
Claire just started her blog. I’m absolutely certain she will be great whichever direction she chooses. Thanks for the vitamins, I'm feeling much better.

KerriAnne, you make my heart gushy!

Stacy, expresses so elegantly what I could not.

An uncomfortable amount of people don't seem to digest the "personal" blog. "What do you write about," is what we've been hearing. It's a difficult question to answer. What the hell do I write about? It trips me up every time. "Um. Well...I guess...my life? My dog? People and things that suck?" How do you describe a personal blog? Aren't all blogs personal? But when asked, it just seems so frivolous. I'm not blogging about raising a child, like the Mommy Mafia here. That has purpose, obviously. That's something you can say that's pretty fathomable. Outreach bloggers - there's something with purpose. But what of the personal blog?

Kris, Next time I will do more than squeeze your arm.

Erica, is everything including beautiful and charming

And a big wolf call to Lisa Stone, I love tall women. I know you’re exhausted and I know you’re sleeping for a hundred days before you ramp up again.

Thanks Blogher for this wonderful experience and the best friends a girl could ever have. I know that there are a lot of you whom I met and I can’t remember but you are my new best friends too!

Contributing Editor, Chantel Williams also blogs at Life and Times of Chantel