The beautiful bodies of Blogalicious

I had so much fun checking out other women at Type-A Mom, I had to do it again at Blogalicious. It was a great weekend: My writing workshop went well (read, nobody threw tomatoes), I made a bunch of new friends, and I got a chance to roam around South Beach (if you're ever there, David's Cafe Cuban Cuisine is fantastic). Once again, I missed the kids and Dave, but I wasn't away for that long this time and Dave kept them happy with pumpkin picking, Build-A-Bear, a haircut for Max (who now enjoys them) and countless French fries.

I love celebrating the variety of shapes and sizes at these conferences, glorious proof that there is no one "right" body type. See for yourself!

Kimberly C. Ellis, aka Dr. Goddess; how could I not put her first?!

Melanie Edwards from Modern Mami (due in December)

Left, LaShanda Henry from Sistasense and Onica Cupido from The Mommy Factor (thanks again for the tech tip, LaShanda)!

Kim from I'm Not The Nanny (who did an impressive Kenmore spring rolls demo and who witnessed me trying Just Dance and who might have, I suspect, secretly videotaped me for future blackmail)

Amanda Rodriguez from Parenting By Dummies (I hate to ruin her ruse but she is super-smart and a great writer)

Lovelies Lorraine Sanabria Robertson from Ask Wifey

and Tanya Seavers Evans from Style Strategist

The charming Maura Hernandez from Cafe Magazine

and The Other Side of the Tortilla, who showed us

how to make albondigas (meatballs)

Takeyah A. Young from Core Connection Lifestyle,

who inspired outfit envy

Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik of Afrobella,

who demo'd making beauty products at home

And my adventures-in-sushi-and-gelato pals Deirdre from Savvypreneur and Toni from Wine With Toni, super-fun ladies who fly.

OK, so I'm considering getting into Just Dance, which I tried at the Clever Girls Collective party on Saturday night. It's so entertaining, you never even notice you're exercising. Which is exactly what I need until someone invents a machine that exercises you while you sleep. Could one of you please get going on that?

What kind of exercise have you been doing lately? *

* It's OK to say "Er, nothing."

* That is my answer. Unless you count my mad dash for the train home today and the 10 minutes I spent doing Just Dance last Saturday night. I am quite sure it effectively wiped out the chocolate-dipped churros I'd consumed for lunch.

* I know I need to exercise more, Mom.

* Churros are really, really, really good.