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Yay!!! I’m On The Community Advisory Board For BlogHer17!

BlogHer17 Community Advisory Board

Yo. I don't ever start sentences with yo. In fact, yo is not a part of my vocabulary, but as the newest, coolest member of the BlogHer17 advisory board, I feel like my vocabulary needs to evolve. So yo. Wait, lemme tell you about the BlogHer17 advisory board. You guys, I love BlogHer. You know this, right? I attended my first ever BlogHer conference in 2014, and ever since then, I have continued to go consecutively. Last year, I was 6 months pregnant when I went, and this year, I went with Read More

Vera Goes To Los Angeles, California For BlogHer Conference

Luggage For BlogHer Conference

Yesssss!!! It's time for the BlogHer Conference, and I am pumped! This year is my third consecutive time attending the BlogHer conference, so it goes without saying that I love this conference. It has been worth it every single time, and I expect this year to be the same. I have come a long way since I first attended the conference. The first time I attended the conference, I did not know anyone. It felt like I was dizzy and playing pin the tail on the donkey ... on a frog. Frogs don't have Read More

4 Reasons Why Kim Kardashian Should In Fact Keynote BlogHer16

Kim Kardashian BlogHer16

Yesterday, BlogHer broke the blogging internet by telling us that Kim Kardashian will be keynoting the BlogHer16 conference next month. Honestly, my first reaction was ugh ... why Kim Kardashian? Two years ago, there was Kerry Washington, and last year, there was Ava DuVernay, and this year, my biggest excitement has been Mayim Bialik because ... Amy Farrah Fowler. But then I thought about it some more and I thought, hmmm, there's a lot I could learn from her actually. Kim is an incredibly Read More

Rude Party Guest — Or Was I Overreacting?

Rude Party Guest — Or Was I Overreacting?

This is something that happened at this year's BlogHer conference. I just kind of forgot to blog about it. On the first day (Thursday), that was when the ice-breaking parties happened in the evening. For me, the first conference day is usually just for fun and nothing serious. Anyway, I attended one of the parties of that night, which was the Multi-Culti party. It's supposed to celebrate influencers of different cultures. I got there about an hour after it started and I didn't know anyone Read More

BlogHer15 Recap: My Best Blog Conference Yet

BlogHer15 Recap: My Best Blog Conference Yet

Considering that this is only my second conference, I know it's hard to explain, but let me try to explain. First, let me tell you about last year's conference. Let me tell you the difference between Vera circa 2014 and Vera circa 2015: Circa 2014: When I went to the BlogHer14 conference last year, it was my first time and I did not know what to expect. At all. I did not have any friends or acquaintances, and I did not know if I would even make any friends. I went there with a ton of business Read More

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