BlogHer Bucket List
Since I plan things for a living, and I like having as much time as possible to plan, I bought a ticket for BlogHer 2011 in San Diego. So for the next year or so, I can hyperventilate and let my anxiety rage (thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for Zoloft). So I have about a year to get my ass in gear on planning what I want and need for BlogHer 11.
I get a real sense of satisfaction with planning things. Not necessarily executing, but planning them. In other words, I’m a lot of talk, and less do.
In the movie “The Bucket List”, Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson make a list of things they’d like to do before they kick the bucket. Some people call this a life list. While I have one of those, those are really long-term goals with no real time limits, and there are some things I want to do before BlogHer.
So I present to you, the BlogHer Bucket List:
1. Buy my BlogHer’11 Pass
2. Lose at least 2 dress sizes.
3. Renew my passport (it expires April 2011 so unless I do that I’m not going)
4. Find someone or a company to sponsor at least part of the costs OR start earning some sort of income from the blog to cover or partially cover the costs.
5. Get a smartphone. Better yet, find a US company to give a smartphone to use for the conference (Verizon? AT&T? you can email me ANYTIME) or find a Canadian company that’s willing to swallow the roaming charges (TELUS, I’m looking at you since I’ve been a customer for a long time. Anyone else – Wind, Virgin, Rogers? – email me, you might get a new customer).
6. Work four to seven extra contracts and save that money to spend there. This might mean doing a lot of 4 hour contracts, but it would be worth it. (To this end, I’ve arranged for two contracts already which are worth about $1100 each)
So are you planning on going to BlogHer? Are you making a BlogHer bucket list?
Once a month, I’ll provide you with an update on the BlogHer Bucket List. Will you do the same?
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I am going to BlogHer. I'm waiting until September to buy my ticket for a couple of reasons, but at this point my mind's made up. I'm so excited that you'll be there, too!
As for the smartphone in the US thing, I know that my husband's Rogers iPhone doesn't allow you any data South of the border. Voice only, which is pretty useless. I will have to look into this, as I am on the waiting list for a Rogers iPhone myself.
I rather doubt I will go…though who knows. The Husband could get knocked on the head and suddenly think blgging is worthwhile
So I will live vicariously through you and Amber
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have fun at BlogHer – i’m planning on being even further away from BlogHer than usual next summer (bonnie scotland) so will be living vicariously thru your tweets
one idea re: smartphone stuff – how about a wireless handheld? no roaming charges and you can tweet.