So I’m home from my very first blogging conference, Problogger 2014. It was an awesome weekend, filled with a lot of eating, drinking, new friendships and a bit of learning thrown in for good luck! Here’s how it all went down.
The weekend kicked off with a fancy pants lunch hosted by Fat Mum Slim and Olympus at Palazzo Versace.
This event wasn’t part of the Problogger conference, but it was a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the Olympus camera I’ve been lucky enough to borrow for the past few months and meet Chantelle, writer of Fat Mum Slim and creator of the Instagram Photo A Day Challenge!
This photo, taken on the OM-D EM-10 of my entree managed to win me a prize…
You could’ve knocked me over with a feather when Chantelle told me I was the lucky winner of a 3 Annie’s camera bag! (which, FYI, is currently on sale) Thanks to Emily from Have A Laugh On Me for taking this photo, which I then ran through a Light Tone filter on the OM-D EM-10 to cover up my old lady skin issues.
After lunch was over, I checked into the QT Hotel, where the conference was held.
QT GC gives me major bathroom envy.
The view from my hotel room, taking on the Olympus OM-D EM-10 with a pop art filter.
I caught up with a couple of blogging mates for a drink before heading to the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Cocktail Party, where I got my craft on and painted a bangle.
Made a bangle. Am a craft blogger.
Mrs BC’s House Of Chaos, me, The Plumbette and My Vintage Childhood (I know it’s weird, but I call everyone by their blog names. Do you do that too?)
Friday and Saturday was spent learning all there is to learn about blogging:
While Friday night was spent catching up with blogging friends, old and new at the Ahoy themed cocktail party:
Took a photo of myself in a mirror. Am a fashion blogger.
Mrs D Plus 3, Cooker and A Looker (aka The Broccoli Whisperer) and me.
Mrs Woog and my head. Yes Mum, I told Mrs Woog you said hello. Again.
I headed home after the conference finished on Saturday afternoon, where I came down with one hell of a head cold and discovered that my pants are now quite a bit tighter than they were 3 days ago.
Not sure how that happened, but I have a feeling the superior food at the QT and vast quantities of booze that was flowing all weekend, might have something to do with it.
Banoffee Pie QT Style. Amazing.
So if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to put my head in a vicks vapour steam bowl arrangement while googling detox diets!
Were you at Problogger 2014? Did we meet? Are you having tight pant issues too?!
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