Last night, I had the pleasure of toasting to the launch of the The Everygirl with a group of Chicago bloggers and other creative gals. Can I just say that this city is FULL of amazingly talented young women? There, I said it (and it's true!) Until moving to Chicago, I had no idea that "blogging friends" actually met in real life. To be fair, I was living in Delaware, where there seemed to be very few bloggers. Perhaps you need to live in a large city to realize that bloggers really do gather together to hang out. Anyway -- I walked in to Old Town Social to meet a group of girls who had all come together to celebrate the success of two friends. Some of them were girls I had previously met, but I was meeting a good handful of them for the first time. This might sound weird, but I felt like I already knew them, since I read their blogs daily. I immediately recognized them from their photos, and they recognized me, too. So, after a couple of hours of meeting and chatting with other bloggers, it is clear to me that Chicago has such an amazing population of creative and driven young women. I love the sense of community and the fact that blogging has allowed me to meet so many like-mined people here in Chicago.
So, I'm curious -- have you found that other big cities have a nice blogging community? Have you met the people who write the blogs you love? I encourage you to reach out to any local bloggers and plan a get-together -- it can be so inspiring!
That is so cute you girls got to meet up for a celebratory toast for The Everygirl! I too live in Chicago and have started noticing that a lot of Chicago bloggers get together quite often. Do you guys ever have planned blog outings? How did you get involved initially. I would love to know. I feel like I need to get more involved in the blogging community. Thanks so much for your post :)
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I love this feeling. We have it in DC too and it's just such a wonderful community!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Rhode Island and as far as I know there aren't many bloggers in Providence. I admire all you girls who have moved to a big city and have been so successful! I love reading each and every one of your blogs and hope to be as great as you all are.
ReplyDeleteI would love to meet up with you blogger gals in Chicago the next time. This sounds like it was such a great event. Ahh... the creativity kills me sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI haven't found a network here in Chicago, but I have met several other bloggers when I've traveled to other cities. I am actually on my way to a blogging conference in Nashville as I type this!
ReplyDeleteHow FUN! I've only been to one blogger meet up, but I hang out with one of those bloggers often! It's amazing when these girls become real life friends!
ReplyDeleteI just moved to a small town (kill me) and I know of a few bloggers here. I've been thinking of hosting a meet up just so that I can meet some people around here and make friends, haha!
This is awesome Jen! I have been lucky to find some great bloggers in Houston and when we move I am hoping to connect with other bloggers quickly :-)
ReplyDeleteYES...I live at the Jersey Shore and although there aren't a TON of bloggers in my area..there are a few..and they are the most fabulous and fun women..I SO enjoy my time/meetups with them:)
ReplyDeleteFirst time popping in from Bon Bon...great feature...Following along and will be back soon for sure.
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How fun!! We actually had a KC bloggers meet up last night and it is definitely exciting to be around like-minded people!!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! We just started our blog last week and are excited to get the chance to meet other bloggers in our area ( outside DC) We keep getting "what is a blog" from friends and family here!:)
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