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
Takeyah A. Young from Core Connection Lifestyle,
who inspired outfit envy
Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik of Afrobella,
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.